ORIGINAL: 7XL

Who really cares?

Use what ever the hell you want. If you can make music that moves your soul, why bother with what others think.

That's my take on the Linux vs everything debate.
I downloaded and booted up that CD and while some things look ok, the majority look like Windows did 10 years ago.
Like others said, it's the effects, VST instruments and so forth that make the Windows and Mac platforms a better choice than Linux.
Could I make music with Linux?
Probably, but why would I want to when I have Sonar, Nuendo and so forth not to mention some plugins I could not live without, Ivory for example.

I have some great wonka-wonka chick-chicky-wonka guitar samples if you guys are looking for soundtrack ideas...

we were thinkin more like chick chicky wonka wonka. but thanks.

Debbie,
Actually it's supposed to be:

Bow chicka bow bow.

later,
Chipstar

ORIGINAL: DebbiesHot
we are about to do a DP scene. we are just wating for a mac so we can install it.

... funniest thing I've read for a while...

ORIGINAL: Bassmanx

Off Topic sorry,

Hey Dave,

I sometimes use a synth that you created. Mongfish. Have you done anything else with it? Have you created any other products?

heya.

No that was my one and only foray into that kinda thing.

It was fun to do though and I'm glad you get some use out of it still.

It won't run on linux though probably ;)

Kind regards

Dave Rich

what is DP apart from the obvious digital performer!

Debbie you are using Sonar for your 15 minute flicks. I hope you roll the credits and thank everyone in the Sonar forums for their help. A special shout to Sonar 7 and Noel and those guys!

Maybe put in a Cjay as I know he is a fan of yours. May be have a photo on the wall of the Sonar/pro tools add. That would spice up things when there is no action going on. Maybe a clip of the step sequencer too. And the new PRV. Some clips of the latest plug ins and how you can get them to work in Sonar. Also, how to get rid of pops and clicks with an indepth analysis of what you do to tweak your computer so it is fully optimized for DAW work.

Just a thought!

Thank you Gordon for two things,
one- going a "little" OT to induce some "flavor" into this serious OS wars top
two- providing me with knowledge in preparation for my foray into a local Indian resturant ....
I was not aware of the deep British-India link of food even though I watch those B&W movies on Turner Classic Movies channel

And Jinga with multiple personalities???? no way........

ORIGINAL: gordonrussell76

OKay before i Jump into my definition of 'English; food stuffs as requested, a little thought.
G

Why do i get dragged into threads i dont even respond in.

bless me. CJ can I join your club?

No, but I'll gladly hit you over the head with one
Cj

DIH I think it is DKFH. Same pattern of posting. That is very hard to fake.

I love a good Chicken Korma, and a Rogan Josh - with garlic naan.

Actually, my local curry house back in the UK had this special chicken balti stuffed naan, which was then deep fried! It was like a huge, Indian style Cornish pasty! Incredibly tasty but has about a gadzillion calories.

Debbie can't seem to spell her way out of a wet paper bag.

So you are saying CJ is Debbie? Wow, what a revelation. And he calls himself a good republican, all the while cross-dre....uhh, I mean cross-posting as a hot porno chiquita. I'm telling Dubbya!!!

ORIGINAL: gordonrussell76

Okay here is a more full low down on Indian dishes, and note I spelt Phall conplketely wrong , bless me. CJ can I join your club?


Side Effects: Turns you into a human blowtorch. Do not fart near a naked flame!

Last time I had Indian food was on a business trip where I also had more than my fair share of Margaritas.

Let's just say I spent the night wrapped around the toilet bowl.
I even had names for all of the tiles......

Man I was one sick dude........

I think it took me a year before I could look at salt again.

Chinese Proverb: Man entering turnstile sideways, going to Bangkok.

Holy HA-HA Batman!!! I am going to tell THAT one to anyone I encounter tomorrow. Very funny stuff. On second thought, I don't think that will work because it is set up to work in writing, not in speech. I mean, you read it once and you wonder "how can one know that a man going sideways through a turnstile is going to Bangkok?" And leaving out both the copula (is) and the personal pronoun (he) simply makes the second clause match the first in style (which tends to make English speakers think of far eastern peoples, such as the Chinese, who had been previously mentioned (setting up our brains to attach this to the later phrasing) in the opening phrase "Chinese Proverb:" So we first see it as an attempt by an individual for whom Chinese is their first language to say "A man who walks through a turnstile is going to Bangkok." Upon reading it again, however, most people would question the validity of this sentence as an actual proverb, as it lacks any true or wise meaning. And on a third reading (the second if you are really smart), you will actually spot the homophonic punchline. Good stuff...

ORIGINAL: Joystick

Hey I'm really trying to follow that thread, but:

1) Ubuntu doesn't install on every machine I tried it, I tried several distros and in many machines, also with basic and advanced configurations, I also tried Ubuntu Studio.
2) Linux is many years away from being trusted, there is no proper quality assurance pipelines to support pro features and proper development pace.
3) Even with Linux "free" option, if you are a professional, with a disent recording you can make the money you need for an operating system, a sequencer and some plugins, and that money is only a month's job! Then you can buy external gear.
4) Linux is not so "perfect" as many think, there are problems in the audio playback also, and you've got to be at least a programmer to solve them.
5) There are also many Linux distros that are suitable for audio work, but in my point of view, now in the modern digital studio, you have to be more flexible than ever, you must change audio formats like changing hats, changing from one program to another, use other media content creation or editing programs, like flash or anything else, and what about the world of Games sound design in which I live? No commercial games are running in Linux, so how can I check my sound design real time in the game's engine?
6) There is also the guys and girls in the post production and audio for video industry, don't try to go there with linux, audio and video, man they need 5-10 more years to go there.

ADVICE: As a pro try to be as compatible as you can, Gates started the train and now we must ride it, until at least 10 more years and we will see then...

I am new to this forum but there are a couple observations that I can make that I hope will clear the air on this Linux thread. Yes, I am going to talk about Linux, and I take issue with several of the points that Joystick made.

First of all, I run a dual boot with XP and Simply Mepis 6.5, a distribution based on Ubuntu. I had no trouble configuring any of the hardware on either operating system. That includes a wireless network. One thing I can say is that in terms of stability, this flavor of Linux is miles ahead of any version of Windows that I have had, which includes 3.1, 95. 98, W2K and XP. It just runs better, doesn't crash or freeze, and it has a support community second to none that has an enormous tolerance for newbies. It is different, it takes some getting used to, but I have no interest in ever upgrading to Vista when I have an alternative like this. Nice desktops, too, as sophisticated as any on the Windows platform, if that is what you want.

The number of distributions is distracting. I decided on mine after a good deal of research. I am not a programmer and I don't need to be to use this operating system. If I can use it anyone can. If you want to check it out, go here: http://www.mepis.org. I tried another distribution and it would not install correctly. Not all distros are created equally.

If you want to see where Linux is headed in terms of professional audio and video, here is the place to find out: http://64studio.com. There is no Live CD for this distro, but there is a well established user community, abundant documentation, and the 2.0 release of its software suite just became available. I have a Presonus Firepod, and I know that Presonus is under considerable pressure to work with the open source movement to develop fully optimized drivers. I would guess that other manufacturers are feeling the same type of pressure. It cannot happen soon enough.

Anyone who has to have certain Windows programs can run them using virtualization software (i.e. VMWare). Many Linux users are doing that already. For just about everything else in Windows, though, there is now an open source program that is equal or better. Linux is more of a realistic option now than it ever was. Its use in professional audio and video is only a matter of time, and it won't be as long as everyone here has predicted.

If BootCamp will enable Sonar to run on Intel-based Macs, it would make sense for Cakewalk to look at the viability of making it available to Linux users as well. Someone has to be first, and whoever it is will be surprised at how large the user base will be.

WT

Long time linux user here as well and were it not for wide range of audio hardware supported and of course my Cakewalk products, I would not have any Windows in the house. Linux has long been surrounded by a lot of hype and FUD, but it is an extremely flexible, robust, configurable and secure OS. I've been running SuSE since it was Slackware and had a few flirts with Red Hat and also Debian in the mid- to late-nineties, but at the end of the day, SuSE meets my needs. Ubuntu is OK, I've installed it once just to see what it was like, but fundamentally, I want more configurability. Ubuntu's basic goal is to simplify the set-up and use. Don't know why you would have trouble with networking under any linux distro, but I have seen Network Manager be flaky when compared with the long-time stable ifup.