Linux and audio pro 3803
I apologize for using the term "pro" if indeed it was I who actually made exactly that request. What I was looking for was the names of engineers who are well known in...
generally yes, for the routine stuff. however, in a professional situation, there are times where the routine is not the question.
many times I have been in production, pressing the envelope of system capabilities and developing new methodologies or working thru problems that others simply haven't dealt with before. this is where having a company that has real professional support services and an understanding of the business-industry they serve comes into play.
But what exactly is he going to DO with the new system? What's going to be different? Why is he making the change? If...
note that that does not include all the manufacturers of workstations on any given platform. in fact, using that criteria narrows the field in a hurry. none of the linux platforms make the cut, as well as many manufacturers who develope for windoze and macintrash. the true professional audio field is very small, with very high performance criteria for a company and its products, while the semi-pro-amateur market is huge but with much less stiff requirements.
when you get into the professional levels in audio production, linux applications aren't even on the map and it isn't because of it being a linux platform. fairlight and synclavier systems were on far more arcane operating systems than linux and in their day dominated the professional field. it is the feedback and work in the industry that developes any given product to greater levels of performance, capability and reliability. when i read about the two linux audio proggies not having capabilities of the discontinued products of 20 years ago, i have to shake my head but i don't wonder why nor would i consider them ready for prime time. -- Digital Services Recording Studios
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