[LAU] Laid to rest is Pro Tools LE"...

[Hartmut Noack]

Am 05.03.2011 20:47, schrieb Kim Cascone:
>> whether it is a technician who flanges the tape using a
>> screwdriver, some dude patching countless XLR cables or if it's a geek
>> using a Terminal: same difference.
> it is not the same difference
>
> flanging has an immediate perceived value for the client in that the
> resulting sound is produced as the tech is resting thumb against reel
> flange - client is impressed
>
> xruns or other tech problems arise causing the client to wait around
> while the engineer twiddles around under the hood

this engineer is badly prepared and/or illadvised.

It is perfectly possible to run a real-world recording-session under 
Linux without running into any tech trouble that would make a showstopper.

Simple rules that work for me:

1.) test your setup with any scenario, you can think of.
2.) do not do anything that is untested

Yes there are scenarios, that escape the range that can be tested. 
Combination of plugins, tweaking presets for synths or FX. I use to 
limit the frustration of musicians I work with by implementing another 2 
rules:

1.) save often, save early.
2.) make sure, that regardless whatever could happen, you can make the 
basics work(again) within less that a minute.

I had a situation, when the HD-controller of my main machine was simply 
broken with a bunch of musicians waitig to record actually doing the 
soundcheck. It took me only a little more than a minute to make all the 
absolutely needed functionality up and running on my Laptop.
We had fairly listenable results that night:

http://lapoc.de/demos/maria-katharsis-feelings-080709.ogg

One cannot go to the limits of what is possible under Linux. But the 
remaining 60% of the opportunities exceed the real needs of many 
productions in the real world.
I had more than one situation, in that musicians told me: "Come on, 
dude, switch off these FX-crap, thats not, what we sound like..."

> chasing down the
> problem - perceived value? none or deferred -- client is frustrated and
> if the problem reoccurs often enough is off to another studio
>
> been working in or around pro studios since 1976 -- sorry but been
> there, seen all that

A commercial studio that is out to compete with top-notch competitors 
would need a quite radical concept if it shall run on Linux only. Every 
client, that would be ready to pay for a production, would need to be 
confronted with the limitations such a studio would have.

A studio that wants to accept any paying costumer would be wise to have 
a spare MacBook with Cubase or Logic.

So having a nice small studio for individual productions in a more 
artistic manner with Linux only: YES!
Having a all-purpose industrial-grade production-facillity with Linux 
only: Better not.

best regards

HZN

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