OK, I'm crossposting this to LAU because I think there are lots of people who might provide some valuable input. you can subscribe here: http://www.linuxdj.com/audio/lad/subscribelau.php3 Let's continue it there, OK? On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 16:12:12 +0100 felipe <filippo(a)email.it> wrote: I'm not sure id I'd want to have an Open Studio at my house :) But hey, it's your house so you do what you want with it :) Getting the lowest cost & highest quality studio is everybody's concern. Unfortunately, when you're on a low budget you have to make a compromise here and there. I didn't really think hard about it but I don't think there should be an OpenStudio 'standard' in terms of equipment, software and such. People could provide lists with reccomandations for various setup issues, low cost equipment etc but the setup will depend on every studio's needs nad technician/engineer/director's preferences. In my previous post I threw an idea, very lightly, about an OpenStudio Gazette and Tom picked up on it and now I started brewing some ideas about it. I think that it'd be very useful to reach people and provide information, share ideas/experiences, success sotires (both studios and artists) and stuff like that. So, since last night and today I was thinking about this for the gazette: 1. having short articles deling with: a. legal issues for artists - copyright laws, various artistic licences etc explained in plain english (& other languages if translations become a reality b. software/equipment/setup issues 2. tips and tricks for setting up and running such studios 3. aesthetic type of essay on a related topic 4. announcments, classifieds and things like that and maybe even ads for OpenStudio friendly gear for sale/buy and such. We could seek contributions from the Linux, open source, alternative licences people and release it on a monthly or bi-monthly basis (depending how much contribution & content we can pull). I could take a plunge at an article once in a while. That would definitely help. I almost forgot I speak Polish so, I guess, I could translate to Polish, too :) didn't someone start discussing it somewhere already? ./MiS -- Michal Seta CreaZone http://www.creazone.com No One Receiving http://www.noonereceiving.32k.org NOR - "The Release of the Wandering-Eyed Girl" now shipping! http://www.grainofsound.com