On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Paul Davis wrote: > note: i know that you can make some interesting experimental noise > with linux (i've done it). but i don't know of anyone who could use it > for producing the kinds of sonic arrangements most people would call > "music" unless you're a bleeding edge muse or ardour developer/user,
Now you are exaggerating. Making music does not require protools nor cubase vst. At least I have a number of very good normal records in my collection with no mention of protools engineering. ;) Anyway, I've recorded, mixed and mastered a full album of "normal" music in Linux already a few years ago. And yes, I used ecasound for most of the tasks. Although I'm first to admit that ecasound is not nearly enough for everybody's needs, it's also good to remember the alternatives: 1) I specifically switched from W98 to Linux&ecasound after trying recording with Cakewalk, Cubase and CooleditPro. Using them for straightforward recording of live instruments was too hacky... constant playing with the mouse and clicking through menus; not something I like to do when recording. 2) Analog 4/8-tracks. My lowly pc at the time equipped with gusmax and an early ecasound version provided more flexibility and better quality than the relatively costly hw-units. 3) Early digital multitrack-recorders like Roland's VS880. More functionality, but not _that_ much better than my setup. But much, much more expensive. ... of course, this just tells that some people need less functionality than others. But it's just silly to say that now when advanced technology is available it is suddenly a prerequisite for making real, normal music. -- http://www.eca.cx Audio software for Linux!
