Re: [LAU] Going from window to linux

Hi, I use both Linux and Windows audio also. I mainly use Windows for some VST plugins that don't quite work well under Linux (at least didn't last time I tried it). I use Reaper on Windows... I'd tried Sonar and hated it. I don't particularly care for Windows audio, personally. I feel like I am more in control on Linux and find the ALSA + JACK combination unbeatable. Also, inter-application MIDI doesn't exist on Windows (unless you download and install MIDI Yoke, which isn't terribly stable). On Linux, inter-application MIDI works out of the box. And you get inter-application audio with JACK, although you need a customized kernel for doing real-time scheduling to get the most out of JACK (but not a problem if you install a distro tweaked for audio, like Planet CCRMA). Linux (and Unix in general) has never been about monolithic applications that do everything, but instead connecting smaller components together to lots of things in flexible and scalable ways. It's a very different way from the Windows world and, IMHO, is far superior. On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Miguel <therevoltingx(a)gmail.com> wrote: Rosegarden is pretty close to doing most everything you need (sequencing & recording), although I personally prefer to just use Rosegarden for sequencing and use Ardour for recording & synching with JACK. Ardour is on its way to getting MIDI sequencing also, which will rock. Actually, JACK is more like ReWire. ALSA is closer to being analogous with ASIO. -- Brett ------------------------------------------------------------ "In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the world." -- Jelaleddin Rumi