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Subject:    Re: [LAD] [LAU] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ? OP reply.
From:       Charles Z Henry <czhenry () gmail ! com>
Date:       2013-02-10 21:52:46
Message-ID: CAPfmNOFPAq1BSXr5+-cjhmscvtCuxK8Q95qNHtQAGGzb+Tfk3w () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Dave Phillips <dlphillips@woh.rr.com>wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I've spent this morning reading through the ~200 replies to the topic. IMO
> the thread has devolved gracefully and I have the information I was looking
> for.
>
> I'll make a fuller reply after I get into my article, but it's clear that
> the most pressing need is for more skilled developers. This is in stark
> contrast to the scene in 2000 - at that time virtually every member of
> LAU/LAD was a developer and/or technically involved user. Few of us were
> "just musicians". Now it looks like the musicians outnumber the devs, a not
> entirely unhappy situation, despite evident problems rising from the
> imbalance.
>

It would be great if we could get more students involved in linux audio.  8
years ago, I picked up linux in order to program some DSP audio code that I
was thinking about.  It really lowered the barrier of entry into audio
programming.  I think more engineering students could get involved, knowing
some of the things you can do with linux.

My university didn't have an audio program--there were maybe just a few
engineers I knew that were strongly inclined to work on audio or
acoustics.  There is a lack of collaboration between engineering and
art/music students here and very little direction from professors
concerning art and technology--but I see some of that beginning to change.

I think that linux is much more well known and it's easier than ever to get
started.  So--might I suggest to do something more for student outreach?
What do you think would make a difference?

Chuck

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<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, \
Feb 10, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Dave Phillips <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a \
href="mailto:dlphillips@woh.rr.com" \
target="_blank">dlphillips@woh.rr.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br> <blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex">Greetings,<br> <br>
I&#39;ve spent this morning reading through the ~200 replies to the topic. IMO the \
thread has devolved gracefully and I have the information I was looking for.<br> <br>
I&#39;ll make a fuller reply after I get into my article, but it&#39;s clear that the \
most pressing need is for more skilled developers. This is in stark contrast to the \
scene in 2000 - at that time virtually every member of LAU/LAD was a developer and/or \
technically involved user. Few of us were &quot;just musicians&quot;. Now it looks \
like the musicians outnumber the devs, a not entirely unhappy situation, despite \
evident problems rising from the imbalance.<br> </blockquote><div><br></div><div>It \
would be great if we could get more students involved in linux audio.  8 years ago, I \
picked up linux in order to program some DSP audio code that I was thinking about.  \
It really lowered the barrier of entry into audio programming.  I think more \
engineering students could get involved, knowing some of the things you can do with \
linux.<br> </div><div><br></div><div>My university didn&#39;t have an audio \
program--there were maybe just a few engineers I knew that were strongly inclined to \
work on audio or acoustics.  There is a lack of collaboration between engineering and \
art/music students here and very little direction from professors concerning art and \
technology--but I see some of that beginning to change.<br> </div><div><br>I think \
that linux is much more well known and it&#39;s easier than ever to get started.  \
So--might I suggest to do something more for student outreach?  What do you think \
would make a difference?<br><br></div> <div>Chuck<br></div></div></div></div>



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