Re: [LAD] Kontakt sampler format (and others like EXS24)

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From: Harry van Haaren <harryhaaren@...>
To: Emanuel Rumpf <xbran@...>
Cc: <Linux-audio-dev@...>
Subject: Re: [LAD] Kontakt sampler format (and others like EXS24)
Date: Sunday, September 2, 2012 - 12:06 am

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On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Emanuel Rumpf  wrote:


> conclusion:


Although I admire your determination for and devotion to FLOSS, I'm not

currently satisfied with the tools and especially instruments (real

instrument "recreations" or electronic).

I do not mean to offend the wonderful efforts done by the community

already: and I would like to point out that there are significant projects

that I use to make music.


But in the end of the day: I have to put more effort into getting the sound

I want using linux tools than Mac or Win. Although its very honourable to

only support FLOSS, I also want to make music that sounds *great* not just

*good*. If paying for instruments like Modartt's

Pianoteq,

then I'll do that. It sounds *wonderful*, not like a 90's MIDI Dance piano.


With that said, I'll get back to reading the rest of this thread :)

-Harry


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On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Emanuel Rumpf <xbran=

@web.de> wrote:


conclusion:

1. don't use the kontakt sampler (or other proprietary sw)

2. don't buy kontakt samples

3. support free, libre sample libraries

4. create free, libre sample libraries


this appears as the most effective stategie and long time solutionAlthough I admire your determination for and devotion to F=

LOSS, I'm not currently satisfied with the tools and especially instrum=

ents (real instrument "recreations" or electronic).

I do not mean to offend the wonderful efforts done by the community already=

: and I would like to point out that there are significant projects that I =

use to make music.But in the end of the day: I have to put more eff=

ort into getting the sound I want using linux tools than Mac or Win. Althou=

gh its very honourable to only support FLOSS, I also want to make music tha=

t sounds *great* not just *good*. If paying for instruments like Modartt&#3=

9;s Pianoteq, then I'll do tha=

t. It sounds *wonderful*, not like a 90's MIDI Dance piano.

With that said, I'll get back to reading the rest of this thread :)=

-Harry


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