7 Sep
2005
7 Sep
'05
6:37 p.m.
Jon Stutters wrote:
Hector Centeno wrote:
i think there needs to be a better modular soft-synth/fx like reaktor
still, otherwise i agree...
k
Yesterday I was having a little of a debate with
a good friend about
the possibilities of Linux/open-source audio and music software in
the music market. What are your opinions about this? Is someone there
actually making money using Linux and/or open-source software? Is it
possible to be competitive in a market full of musicians/composers
using Win/Mac+proprietary software (Cubase, Reason, ProTools and
friends)? Probably this has been addressed more than once previously,
so sorry for insisting... I think I need some encouragement!
Why would it not be possible? The medium you're working in is sound
and the sounds that come out of Free software are equal to those
coming out of non-Free software. There's already more than enough
software on Linux to ensure that you're only ever going to be limited
by your imagination and other intangible skills.
The only difficulty I could see is if you were attempting to work with
clients using proprietary formats but that's a different question really.
Jonny
www.jeremah.co.uk