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An Intro To Editing Audio On Linux
W-9z writes "Ars is running a guide to editing audio under Linux that I think is a great read for anyone trying to
find new ways to flex that Linux muscle. There are some outstanding FOSS tools out there. They look at Ardour, Audacity, and SND. The author talks a bit about why Linux is a
superior platform for this kind of work: 'FOSS software is, almost by definition, a work in process. If Ardour doesn't have a feature I need, I can code it myself. With this
possibility, the software no longer defines what I can do -- it's just a point of departure.' It's an interesting companion to the /. discussion of video editing earlier this year."
> Great, programmers can do things with it that they can't
> do with closed-source. Now how about everyone else?
First off coding is something anybody can learn and is improved by simple practice. Now there is no "anybody else" if people would just take the effort to learn a little.
But I fear for society in a world where people refuse to learn because they don't want to, instead of can't.
RST
RME Hammerfall and HDSP series (26 channels), M-Audio Delta 1010 (10/12 channels), AudioScience (8 channels) and at least 4 others fully and well supported on Linux are at least equal to the quality of ProTools HD.
Bullshit. Those prosumer cards don't light a candle next to the sound quality and processing power of a PT HD setup.
They cost significantly less than PT HD hardware. I leave it up to you to figure out why that is.
Because PT HD hardware handles DSP processing for you so your CPU isn't choking on software synths and effects? Come on. You're comparing prosumer cards where processing is on the CPU to professional dedicated hardware designed to run DSP.
Disclaimer: author of Ardour, the RME Hammerfall & HSP drivers, and an RME reseller
Well, what a surprise! I'm sure you'll get modded up while the dissenting opinion gets modded down, because your post has built-in appeal-to-authority.
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