[LAD] Developers section @ linuxmusicians.com

[Grammostola Rosea]

Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> Bob Ham wrote:
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>> On Mon, 2008-12-22 at 13:05 +0100, Grammostola Rosea wrote:
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>>> A couples months ago we started a forum at linuxmusicians.com .
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>> I had a quick look and it seems like a valuable site.  However, I
>> noticed that the Linux Distributions & Other Software section has the
>> following description:
>>
>> "What other apps and distros do you use to round out your home studio?"
>>
>> I wouldn't assume that Linux is used solely in home studios.  It seems
>> to be enjoying increased usage in commercial audio products.  There are
>> also numerous academic environments using Linux for music-related
>> teaching.  I don't personally know of any commercial studios that use
>> Linux desktops but I certainly wouldn't assume there were none.  In
>> fact, that assumption and the above description seem quite
>> counter-productive, particularly for those with the goal of supporting
>> development by providing services to commercial studios.
>>
>> Might I recommend removing the word "home" from the description?
>>
>>
>>     
Thanks for the suggestion, we fixed it like you recommended...


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>
> Hi Bob :)
>
> I think it's relevant to ask for "studios in the box". Independently if
> Linux is used in professional studios or not, the usage for a home
> recording studio differs to that of a professional studio. Professional
> studios seldom are using a studio in the box, they will use the computer
> with lots of stand alone equipment. Home recording studios often have
> stand alone equipment too, but because of various reasons a lot of work,
> that is made with stand alone equipment in a professional studio, is
> done with the studio in the box at home.
>
> I guess some professional studios e.g. are using the Korg OASIS Linux,
> but it will be more helpful to know about FLOSS combinations, that might
> help everyone of us, having a home recording studio based on Linux.
>
> I'm out of the "really" professional studio world since years, but some
> years ago, the usage of computers in studios that produce the charts and
> make soundtracks for Hollywood, wasn't the home recorders "studio in the
> box"-usage-way. I guess a professional studio that is producing radio
> jingles and stuff like that can be called home recording studio too.
>
> Maybe just asking for "home recording" isn't that good, but a request
> for "studios in the box" is more what we need.
>
> Happy New Year!
> Ralf
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