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On 09/01/2009 06:00 PM, Thorsten Wilms wrote:

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> GUI-wise, you could always add such a matrix to an existing

> DAW/sequencer (not a small project, of course). But you need a backend

> that can play any pattern any time, with a sync-to-beat trigger feature.

> And live time stretching.

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This is a useful comparison. IMO we don't need to implement the second

and third features but they would be nice additions and are definitely

useful.
> So, none of the linux audio apps comes even close.

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Several apps are closer than you are suggesting. What we need is

momentum being built not the complete opposite.
> A set of separate tools can never be a replacement (except with a

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> not-seen-before sophisticated level of optional integration, perhaps).

>    

I believe this is where the thread is going already.
> People can talk about the real or perceived shortcomings of linux audio

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> tools all day. Doesn't change a thing.

Often progress only happens in very small increments.
> The vague and sometimes silly

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> comparisons and the very foggy ideas what some commercial apps actually

> offer are damn frustrating. Would surprise me to read something*new*.

>    

Charming. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
Patrick Shirkey

Boost Hardware Ltd
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On 09/01/2009 06:00 PM, Thorsten Wilms wrote:
  GUI-wise, you could always add such a matrix to an existing

DAW/sequencer (not a small project, of course). But you need a backend

that can play any pattern any time, with a sync-to-beat trigger feature.

And live time stretching.
This is a useful comparison. IMO we don't need to implement the second

and third features but they would be nice additions and are definitely

useful.
So, none of the linux audio apps comes even close.
Several apps are closer than you are suggesting. What we need is

momentum being built not the complete opposite.
  A set of separate tools can never be a replacement (except with a

not-seen-before sophisticated level of optional integration, perhaps).
I believe this is where the thread is going already.
People can talk about the real or perceived shortcomings of linux audio

tools all day. Doesn't change a thing. 
Often progress only happens in very small increments.
  The vague and sometimes silly

comparisons and the very foggy ideas what some commercial apps actually

offer are damn frustrating. Would surprise me to read something *new*.
Charming. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
Patrick Shirkey

Boost Hardware Ltd
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