26 Apr
2005
26 Apr
'05
3:37 p.m.
Thank you for understanding.
When I hit "send", I sat back and thought to myself, "You know, I bet
I'll be called a troll for this one...". And, I was right.
Yes, I am ignorant. Yes, I can be an asshole.
I agree with Andreas that saying "...and probably never will" might be a
little unreasonable.
And the live thing...
Sure, some programs run very well for long periods of time, but the
majority do not. I am not going to point my finger at specific software
packages, sorry.
And ok, I'm going to actually contribute something to the discussion....
These are the programs I would use live, if i were to only use linux
software:
Seq24
http://www.filter24.org/seq24/
Specimen
http://www.gazuga.net/
Both are very stable and perform well. Will it be similar to Abletone
Live? Probably not.
Andreas Kuckartz wrote:
My first reaction to Levi's response also was that
he is a troll. But I changed
my mind. I usually do not like such meta-debates but I will tell you why I
changed my mind.
First: he has subscribed to this mailing list for more than half a year and has
used several audio applications on Linux. So "uninformed" does not really
apply.
He wrote:
Sorry, but if your coming to linux thinking that
you will find software
of comparable performance to something such as Ableton Live, you are
very mistaken. Nothing on linux even comes close to Ableton Live and
probably never will.
The only parts of that paragraph where I think disagreement is reasonable are
the last four words ("and probably never will"). In his opinion there exists
nothing for Linux comparable to Ableton Live now: so what? If someone thinks
that there currently is something comparable to Ableton Live he or she should
simply name it.
Why not just use Ableton Live?
Save yourself a whole lot of trouble.
Well, I have seen similar statements on this list which did not lead to angry
attacks on the author.
Oh, and using linux audio software live? I
wouldn't.
Maybe he has had some frustrating experiences? He did not tell us, which is bad,
but I can see legitimate reasons to be cautious using any software live.
One should also consider the original question posed by Felipe:
>i use ableton live in my show. but now i want
use linux.
>waht software i have to install to use, looks like ableton live ? or
>other good sample.
>i edit some samples and play with a group.
>
>
Felipe explicitely asked for something which "looks like ableton live" and
"can
be used in a show" by a "group".
Trolls usually have the intention to disrupt. I do not see that here.
Cheers,
Andreas