linuxaudio.org

On Sat, 2006-03-11 at 14:15 -0500, Rob wrote:

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> And by "composers", of course, you mean "composers who are also

> computer programmers".  None of the people I know in real life

> who compose music are going to be writing Csound, CM or

> Supercollider code to do what they want.

Hey, that's not fair - Linux is good for audio engineers too ;-)
Seriously, you are right, but I think it's only a matter of time before

Linux attracts a much wider developer interest - the key is to be able

to just boot any Linux CD or install any distro and get superior

performance OOTB.
I think it will start with people who just want to use their computer as

a live effects processor - this is still kind of a pain with Windows,

mostly because it's not reliable enough to use on stage!
I don't even think running proprietary VST plugins is essential, if I

can boot a CD, plug in my guitar and amp and get a nice auto wah, noise

gate and some filters with a decent GUI I am all set, I suspect there

are lots of people who aren't interested in sequencing or really even in

recording and just want to play their instrument and get a crazy

sound...
Lee