Comments on: Frustrations in Omaha http://zachbardon.com/tour/2008/10/04/frustrations-in-omaha/ Being a recounting of Zach's Recording Tour of Love Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:33:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Zach http://zachbardon.com/tour/2008/10/04/frustrations-in-omaha/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Zach Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:12:26 +0000 http://zachbardon.com/tour/?p=828#comment-288 Thanks John... if Sonar ran on a Mac I would be 99% ready to buy one. Also, a word of advice: Mac snobbery is one of the worst kinds of snobbery because it's kind of justified. Just remember -- it's OK to just be smug quietly to yourself. Thanks John… if Sonar ran on a Mac I would be 99% ready to buy one. Also, a word of advice: Mac snobbery is one of the worst kinds of snobbery because it’s kind of justified. Just remember — it’s OK to just be smug quietly to yourself.

]]> By: John http://zachbardon.com/tour/2008/10/04/frustrations-in-omaha/comment-page-1/#comment-262 John Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:05:11 +0000 http://zachbardon.com/tour/?p=828#comment-262 I hope you can get a Mac soon... your life will be much simpler and full of joy! :0) I hope you can get a Mac soon… your life will be much simpler and full of joy! :0)

]]> By: Zach http://zachbardon.com/tour/2008/10/04/frustrations-in-omaha/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Zach Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:04:22 +0000 http://zachbardon.com/tour/?p=828#comment-254 That's a good word, Bill. Believe me, I've looked into it. But this is one of the few applications where there does not (yet) exist a Linux software equivalent. Audio production applications for Linux are still quite a ways behind those for Mac and PC. I've tried most of the better-known ones out there for these platforms and Sonar is the best for what I'm doing. The time it has saved me in music-making, and the time it has gained me in sessions is enough for me to put up with an OS that needs regular maintenance. The closest Linux has come so far is <a href="http://www.ardour.org/" rel="nofollow">Ardour</a>, which is getting there, but is far less developed than a modern mixing environment on any other platform. Why? In this case, Macs and PCs are actually <em>more</em> collaborative. Thousands of audio plugins have been developed by many companies who make that their specialty, and they have all developed them for the widely-used RTAS, DX, and VST standards. DAW (digital audio workstation) programs support plugins in at least one of these formats, which instantly makes available the collected work of hundreds upon hundreds of dedicated professionals. At present, Ardour lacks the flexibility to access this rich, well-developed library of available (and often patented) plugins, and is instead looking to develop its own. This is all present tense, of course. I'm hoping Ardour catches up. I would love to see an open-source DAW solution that does not require studios to sacrifice functionality and ease-of-use for stability. But I fear Ardour will remain too far behind for pros to justify using it unless 1) Linux's open-source plugin standard becomes a contender so all those plugin companies release compatible versions of their existing plugins, or 2) Ardour is able to support these other plugin formats without a lot of research and modification. A long response, but as someone who normally sides with the open-source guys, I needed to defend my unusual choice. That’s a good word, Bill. Believe me, I’ve looked into it. But this is one of the few applications where there does not (yet) exist a Linux software equivalent. Audio production applications for Linux are still quite a ways behind those for Mac and PC. I’ve tried most of the better-known ones out there for these platforms and Sonar is the best for what I’m doing. The time it has saved me in music-making, and the time it has gained me in sessions is enough for me to put up with an OS that needs regular maintenance. The closest Linux has come so far is Ardour, which is getting there, but is far less developed than a modern mixing environment on any other platform.

Why? In this case, Macs and PCs are actually more collaborative. Thousands of audio plugins have been developed by many companies who make that their specialty, and they have all developed them for the widely-used RTAS, DX, and VST standards. DAW (digital audio workstation) programs support plugins in at least one of these formats, which instantly makes available the collected work of hundreds upon hundreds of dedicated professionals. At present, Ardour lacks the flexibility to access this rich, well-developed library of available (and often patented) plugins, and is instead looking to develop its own.

This is all present tense, of course. I’m hoping Ardour catches up. I would love to see an open-source DAW solution that does not require studios to sacrifice functionality and ease-of-use for stability. But I fear Ardour will remain too far behind for pros to justify using it unless 1) Linux’s open-source plugin standard becomes a contender so all those plugin companies release compatible versions of their existing plugins, or 2) Ardour is able to support these other plugin formats without a lot of research and modification.

A long response, but as someone who normally sides with the open-source guys, I needed to defend my unusual choice.

]]> By: Bill Thorson http://zachbardon.com/tour/2008/10/04/frustrations-in-omaha/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Bill Thorson Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:49:01 +0000 http://zachbardon.com/tour/?p=828#comment-253 I have one word for you and it is "Ubuntu' I have one word for you and it is “Ubuntu’

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