[linux-audio-dev] Re: linux use (was [OT] marketing hype) - Linux-audio-dev

11 Jun 2004

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  Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:21:05 +0200
 From: Tim Orford &lt;tim(a)orford.org&gt;

 the major weakness in this setup for me is the neccesity to render the
 midi before mixing. At least that means all elements of the arrangement
 can be visualised and edited in one place, but re-editing the rendered
 parts is problematic. ....snip
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  i wonder if this is a concern to anyone else? 
I see your point. The difference is that I only use MIDI instruments for
certain specific things, where I write the parts on the piano and/or paper
enter them in the computer and make a few small edits. But with a specific
instrument that I like and don't have to tweak. Whereas the effects and
mixes and montages I all do with raw audio. So I never missed the kind of
global sessioning because I don't use MIDI that way.

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 Despite your comment about the 'mega-application', both Rosegarden and
 Ardour aim to be such things, but dont, at the current time, appear to
 do anything that the 2 apps you mentioned cant. 

besides interconnecting with about all other linux audio apps.
Which was my point. I have nothing against applications that can do a lot,
but I don't like applications that are islands.

cheers
Gerard