[LAU] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

[jim]

    Shell scripts are better than batch files, especially 
given the rich tool set that comes with Linux. As to the 
question below, my answer is "why not?" 


On Thu, 2013-02-07 at 03:15 +0200, cunnilinux himself wrote:
> > Assuming this an open question, I'll share my thoughts...
> >
> > I love Linux audio for its ideology and the huge efforts of its contributors
> > (something beyond my capabilities). But I do find I'm constantly' battling
> > against the elements'.
> > ... that's the point -Linux audio's stability varies from system to
> > system and that's the only negative thing about it compared to corporate
> > OS/Audio.
> windows is EXACTLY the same. some systems just work, some need
> moderate tweaking, some require constant fighting with software/hardware.
> 
> > The majority of linux audio apps are such a mess to work with for the
> > majority of, let's say, pure musicians which in turn are not interested
> > at all in learning an OS to play music with a usb keyboard throug
> > Qsynth, record things with Ardour, use Guitarix, configure a soundcard,
> > etc etc... that's all.
> in the same time, many of them are able and willing to do VERY complex
> and special magic with cracked windows software to make it work :))))
> in fact, it is NOT easier than making average linux system to work.
> the motivation is the difference.
> 
> > usually it means to leech a thousand instruments/plugins from the
> > internet, fiddling around for them for some time, getting bored, having
> > no real idea of what you want your *artistic creation* to be, thinking
> > that the coolest compressor, not practising over and over, will give
> > you a good voice, thinking that the latest guitar FX will make your
> > crappy guitar playing gorgeous...
> > All of this in 90 % cases to come up with a '4 chord song' which
> > is just the remake of all other 4-chord songs out there. the cycle repeats.
> but there's one fundamental thing behind that.
> people want to have endless opportunities to pick some another cool
> thing that does some kind of fancy multimedia show.
> that's about how the whole modern economics works.
> 
> > See, here is where expectations/assumptions are what leads to claims of
> > "linux audio sucks."  First off, expecting a "clone" of a Windows
> > application is unrealistic for many reasons
> but the whole linux-on-desktop thing (and linux-on-DAW in particular) works
> just like cloning the (un)natural monopolist for decades!!11
> 
> to speak about audio production, critical mass of people involved to
> audio production believes that ableton+VST is the only possible &
> acceptable paradigm nowadays, so it should be cloned everyphere.
> 
> as for me, i like linux because it's very easy to make it to be totally
> different... but who cares? :)
> 
> and in general, linux audio suxx because very few people can answer
> one very basic question: «why linux audio?»
> 
> p.s. and very few people can even imagine how much of their hardware
> run linux inside :))))))
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