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List:       linux-audio-dev
Subject:    Re: [LAD] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?
From:       Paul Davis <paul () linuxaudiosystems ! com>
Date:       2013-02-08 0:05:31
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On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Michael Bechard <gothmagog@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> >> Inconsistent support for VST/VSTi plugins.
>
> > Paul Davis has already pointed out that this can mean two
> > different things. If someone's workflow *really* depends on
> > native Windows plugins - repeat *if* repeat *really* - then
> > why on earth should such a person want to use Linux ?
> > As regards 'native Linux' VST, I don't see the point of it.
>
> I'll counter your question with another one; regardless of a user's
> workflow, why *wouldn't* we, as LAD's, want to enable as many different
> kinds of plugins to work on Linux as possible? From a user's perspective,
> having more choice is just better, and there are *tons* of quality DSP
> tools out there in the VST format; there's absolutely no down side.
>

the down side is that you will be running *Windows* plugins on Linux. this
could be great, then hassle-filled, then non-functional, then great again
depending on the plugins, the state of wine and the precise tools you are
using.

is that "just better" for the user?

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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Michael Bechard \
<span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:gothmagog@yahoo.com" \
target="_blank">gothmagog@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new \
roman,new york,times,serif"><div class="im"><div><br>&gt;&gt; Inconsistent support \
for VST/VSTi plugins.<br><br>&gt; Paul Davis has already pointed out that this can \
mean two<br> &gt; different things. If someone&#39;s workflow *really* depends \
on<br>&gt; native Windows plugins - repeat *if* repeat *really* - then<br>&gt; why on \
earth should such a person want to use Linux ?<br>&gt; As regards &#39;native \
Linux&#39; VST, I don&#39;t see the point of it.</div> <div \
style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:times \
new roman,new york,times,serif"><br></div></div><div \
style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:times \
new roman,new york,times,serif"> I&#39;ll counter your question with another one; \
regardless of a user&#39;s workflow, why *wouldn&#39;t* we, as LAD&#39;s, want to \
enable  as many different kinds of plugins to work on Linux as possible? From a \
user&#39;s perspective, having more choice is just better, and there are *tons* of \
quality DSP tools out there in the VST format; there&#39;s absolutely no down \
side.</div> </div></div></blockquote><div><br>the down side is that you will be \
running *Windows* plugins on Linux. this could be great, then hassle-filled, then \
non-functional, then great again depending on the plugins, the state of wine and the \
precise tools you are using.<br> <br>is that &quot;just better&quot; for the \
user?<br></div></div>



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