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

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Dave Phillips wrote: Some of these points are certainly bogus (VST, RTAS , DX and AU are less than LADSPA , DSSI and LV, really?), but some are sound. The core issue here is that the community is mostly comprised of a) developers who b) have little to no experience of using state of the art commercial software and c) are too self-centered. The a) part means that typically teams are not capable of designing usable UIs and presenting results of their work in an appealing manner (one person cannot do everything). Hence people don't know even about things we do well, or they see something they would never want to use, even though deep inside the software is all nice and fluffy. The b) part means that in a number of cases we are trying to do something people think is stupid (and rightfully so). For instance, the whole idea of separating MIDI sequencing from DAW features is, frankly, retarded. Fortunately we seem to be past the point where people argue that it's the right way to go till they are blue in the face. Finally, the c) part is all about fragmentation. On the positive side, most production software on Linux now supports native VSTs (I think, Rosegarden and OpenOctaveMidi are the only exceptions), LV2 is gaining momentum, and JACK session seems to silently have won the "connectivity war". Personally, in 2013 I hope to see a Kickstarter campaign to record a nice free SFZ library. Especially since some of the people in the community *cough* Fons *cough* have the relevant experience and a lot of expertise. And thus a new uberthread begins :) Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org