5 Aug
2009
5 Aug
'09
8:54 p.m.
Linux audio is a total mess... a normal human being
can't work with pro
audio on Linux, unless he/she spent hours and hours to learn the little
tricks or he has an expert available who helps him...
I spent 5 hours last week to help somebody to get his (pro) audio
working on Linux... He says to his girlfriend, you better spend a 1000
euro's for such a white macbook, then things just work...
I don't know if I can really recommend Linux for pro audio to normal
human beings... at least I should say, you need a lot of time, not easy
give up on things and a lot of patience...
I don't know if there is a connection between LAD and the distro
builders, but it seems there is need for change somewhere...
People are moaning about Linux Audio for a while but should look at the
other systems, pro audio simply doesnt work on any (operating) system
without some involvement. Hard- and software are now very complex
systems and with all these small problems, its still not there.
Computers may work if you do some basic web browsing and writing a
letter but anything beyond is asking for trouble. If its gaming or video
editing or proaudio, the forums are full with horrorstorys for any
operating system. The expectations of the people, driven by shameless
glossy marketing, are not met and wont for the next couple of years.
The best solution is buying a turn-key system, prepared for the heavy
duty of shifting audio bits in a defined time. But it shifts the 5 hours
or more of labour and swearing to the seller and at least he or she
knows which hardware is in it, but work is still involved anyway.
64Studio had it right for a while with a rather smooth out-of the box
experience regarding low latency audio but I dont know where they are now.
Cheers,
Malte
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