Mac-Only apps: Max/MSP (yes I know PD runs on Windows and Linux, and jMax may be running on on Windows by now) Metasynth Several Ircam pacakages: Super Phase Vocoder, Modalys.... SoundHack SuperCollider (for the time being) Many ProTools plugins
Still a pretty substantial list, don't you think? Luckily we have equivalents for most of those apps on Linux by now, or will soon. On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Sebastien Metrot wrote: > What tools are you talking about? I mean, I own both PCs and Macs, and > except Digital Performer I don't know about any other major package that > only exists on the Mac. They all have at least a Win32 version. I think it > even now the other way around: the Mac platform is really missing tools as > powerfull and easy to use as WaveLab and SoundForge for exemple (and so is > linux). As MacOSX is really seriously missing audio hardware and software > support the gap is even more widening. > > Sebastien > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 4:01 PM > Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Poll about linux music audio app usability > > > > I personally am a composer -- I build tools to make the computer music I > > want to hear. I don't expect to spend large amounts of time, given that > > computer music is a hobby and not my business, making tools for other > > composers. A final word, for those of you who *do* want to make tools > > for other musicians ... pay little attention to what people *say* and > > look at what they *do* and what they *buy*. There's a reason there are a > > lot of tools that only exist on the Mac, for example. > > -- > > M. Edward Borasky > > > >
