Re: [LAU] OT: talent and craftsmanship [was: Re: OT: Dub Fx]

[verbose mode on - this is (OT)^2] No. I think the linux audio programs are very well thought, and one can use them as a functional tool to do many things. It does require study of course, as *any* form of art does. IMHO we got too used to those bulky windows programs that try to make it simple for the user to produce funky noises and beats; to me that kind of thing is more a game than a tool. Nothing wrong with it, I like games, but thanks god art is just so much more than a game - it's lifelong study and research. My jazz teacher says me that it takes about 20 years for one to study enough jazz to be able to play "without thinking" and saying something truly personal (i.e. original) with your notes. I think most jazz players would agree with this. I also think it is roughly the same for other arts. The process of transmutation one overgoes in these 20 years can be wonderful and rewarding. So if one likes to just make phat noizes with his computer, linux might not be the simplest and quickest option; if instead you really want to learn something about computers and sound and use it in your music, I think linux is the ideal environment, with lots of possibilities to research and many well-thought programs written by well-thinking people (who don't care about selling their program, which for me is a guarantee) About Dub Fx, I see he's very passionate in what he does and he definitely has done his homework. Renato