2 Sep
2012
2 Sep
'12
2:06 a.m.
On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Emanuel Rumpf <xbran(a)web.de> wrote:
conclusion:
1. don't use the kontakt sampler (or other proprietary sw)
2. don't buy kontakt samples
3. support free, libre sample libraries
4. create free, libre sample libraries
this appears as the most effective stategie and long time solution
Although I admire your determination for and devotion to FLOSS, I'm not
currently satisfied with the tools and especially instruments (real
instrument "recreations" or electronic).
I do not mean to offend the wonderful efforts done by the community
already: and I would like to point out that there are significant projects
that I use to make music.
But in the end of the day: I have to put more effort into getting the sound
I want using linux tools than Mac or Win. Although its very honourable to
only support FLOSS, I also want to make music that sounds *great* not just
*good*. If paying for instruments like Modartt's
Pianoteq<http://www.pianoteq.com/>m/>,
then I'll do that. It sounds *wonderful*, not like a 90's MIDI Dance piano.
With that said, I'll get back to reading the rest of this thread :)
-Harry