The popularity of web site Will It Blend? is indicative of how people enjoy mashing things together
What does Will It Blend have to do with mashing things together? They destroy stuff for a laugh - always a popular pastime for geeks, but nothing whatsoever to do with so-called mash-ups.
the author did not put any version of MS internet explorer in the Arena. Now that's understandable, all windows system come with IE installed, so the rationale, as I see it , is that there's no point in benchmarking a program that no one has to choose on its own.
Without a benchmark for IE, how do you know whether to replace IE on the computer you just bought with one of the above browsers? IE might be the quickest browser there is. *
AT&T says that the majority of the nearly $18 billion it will spend this year on its networks will be diverted into upgrades and expansions to meet the surging demands on the 3G network
Oh no! They're being forced to spend most of their network upgrade budget on upgrading their network! How will they possibly cope?
I could go on, but I think you get the idea. If not, print this out, take it to your lawyer, and he'll explain it to you using hand puppets and bright crayon drawings.
Using the Microsoft Office interface is exactly like being fucked up the ass. Well, except for the bit where you get used to it after a while and end up enjoying it.
Just because this isn't a car analogy, doesn't mean it isn't apposite. If the poster had compared it to "anal sex in the back of a car", would that have gone down better?
I had exactly the same tale to tell, except I'm still on the part about hating it with a passion. That phase started a year ago, I'll let you know if I ever reach the "grudgingly admitting it's not too bad once you're used to it" stage.
Perfectly understandable. I get by with 8 since I currently don't need to record live drums.
May I suggest you try an installation of Wubi [wubi-installer.org]?
Sounds interesting, I'll give it a try when I get the time. I'm vaguely familiar with Ubuntu, through having it on my netbook, but I doubt I'll be doing much multitrack audio recording on there! In actual fact, it's only my Windows audio software that's keeping me from moving over to Ubuntu entirely. Everything else I need runs just as well or better under Linux than Windows.
Out of interest what multi-input sound interface are you using?
It's an M-Audio Delta 1010. I've had it for many years now, since they first came out in fact, and I've always been very happy with it. I've heard they're a popular choice for running under Linux, although I've never tried it.
Whatever you do I hope you are enjoying your adventures in sound.
In fact I'm still using XP - I heard bad things about Vista for audio production (and, in fact, everything else:)
If you're recording an awful lot of tracks at once, I can see that maybe disk throughput might prove to be a bottleneck. I tend to record a maximum of eight tracks at a time, which is adequate for my needs (and is, at any rate, the limit of my audio interface). I've not encountered any trouble recording eight tracks simultaneously in XP, and that's without any specialised hardware, or any particular performance tuning.
I've no doubt that a fine-tuned Linux system with a hand-picked FS can considerably out-perform Windows in terms of throughput. This is beyond my area of expertise, so I'm happy to accede to your greater experience in the area.
Interesting stuff - in fact, I didn't know Jack, and it sounds very useful indeed.
The need for such a thing is obviated somewhat in Windows by technologies like DirectX, VST and ReWire. It sounds like Jack may also provide some extra flexibility, although that depends entirely on how well the interface of the host application in Windows has been designed. It is entirely possible to route a single output to several inputs, or vice versa, using the various mix busses available.
The two systems sound fairly equivalent to me, though it's impossible for me to judge the relative merits of each given my unfamiliarity with Jack.
Of course it was charming, but completely pointless.
I don't know about completely pointless. This kind of attention to detail can prevent all sorts of problems. Even in this particular case, where it's just aesthetics, having roads that look a little neater is nice. Less roads would be nicer, but that's another story.
Here in the U.K., people seem to have the same slipshod attitude you ascribe to your fellow Americans. This is a gross generalisation of course, but rarely in this country do I come across anyone who seems to take pride in what they do. The attitude is always "do what I have to do to keep my job, and nothing more".
I'd always assumed this attitude was endemic in the modern world, so it's interesting to hear that it's less prevalent in some other countries.
I'm not familiar with Jamin. I've looked over their site, but I'm still not entirely clear what functionality this gives you that Windows can't accomplish (I've never used a Mac for music, so I can't comment with regard to that platform).
As far as I can see, it's a mastering suite, and you particularly like the fact that you don't have to mix down to a stereo file before mastering. This is the same workflow that I follow by adding Waves plugins to the master bus in a Sonar project in Windows.
I'm not dissing your software - if you've got something comparable to my setup running on Linux using free software (in both senses of the word) I'm very impressed. All I'm questioning is your odd assertion that "Windows is not capable at all in this regard". If I've got the wrong end of the stick about how you work, and what you do really isn't possible in Windows, please do correct my misconceptions.
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The popularity of web site Will It Blend? is indicative of how people enjoy mashing things together
What does Will It Blend have to do with mashing things together? They destroy stuff for a laugh - always a popular pastime for geeks, but nothing whatsoever to do with so-called mash-ups.
You don't want to be better served? There you go then. Paranoid.
Would they be oldbois?
the author did not put any version of MS internet explorer in the Arena. Now that's understandable, all windows system come with IE installed, so the rationale, as I see it , is that there's no point in benchmarking a program that no one has to choose on its own.
Without a benchmark for IE, how do you know whether to replace IE on the computer you just bought with one of the above browsers? IE might be the quickest browser there is. *
* Hahahahhahahaha!
Call these guys, they'll know what to do.
AT&T says that the majority of the nearly $18 billion it will spend this year on its networks will be diverted into upgrades and expansions to meet the surging demands on the 3G network
Oh no! They're being forced to spend most of their network upgrade budget on upgrading their network! How will they possibly cope?
For example, one might term a new tax structure in which the government takes half of your income "balanced".
No, one might not. Not any more than one might term being mugged for half of your cash a "balanced" transaction.
The first game that comes to mind is World Cup 98
When was that released?
My heart is dead and so are you!
Oh, and heartburn. I have that too.
About as long as it takes for some genius to pack it full of adverts.
Nor the Scout Chop, for all you Team Fortress 2 fans!
I could go on, but I think you get the idea. If not, print this out, take it to your lawyer, and he'll explain it to you using hand puppets and bright crayon drawings.
Could I have the number for your lawyer?
Kaplan was not only the founder of BetOnSports, he was also one of the pioneers of illegal online gambling.
Gary Kaplan may have been a pioneer of online gambling, but it took the U.S. government to pioneer the wonderful concept of illegal online gambling.
I wish I had mod points. This post is insightful!
Kif, this poster has a strangely alluring voice - have the boy lay out my formal shorts...
Evony's barely-covered breasts
I feel a great disturbance in the Web, as if millions of geeks suddenly turned off their ad blockers...
We have to request them now? Man, this place is going downhill.
Off-topic?!?
Using the Microsoft Office interface is exactly like being fucked up the ass. Well, except for the bit where you get used to it after a while and end up enjoying it.
Just because this isn't a car analogy, doesn't mean it isn't apposite. If the poster had compared it to "anal sex in the back of a car", would that have gone down better?
I had exactly the same tale to tell, except I'm still on the part about hating it with a passion. That phase started a year ago, I'll let you know if I ever reach the "grudgingly admitting it's not too bad once you're used to it" stage.
I'd actually like more than 16 channels.
Perfectly understandable. I get by with 8 since I currently don't need to record live drums.
May I suggest you try an installation of Wubi [wubi-installer.org]?
Sounds interesting, I'll give it a try when I get the time. I'm vaguely familiar with Ubuntu, through having it on my netbook, but I doubt I'll be doing much multitrack audio recording on there! In actual fact, it's only my Windows audio software that's keeping me from moving over to Ubuntu entirely. Everything else I need runs just as well or better under Linux than Windows.
Out of interest what multi-input sound interface are you using?
It's an M-Audio Delta 1010. I've had it for many years now, since they first came out in fact, and I've always been very happy with it. I've heard they're a popular choice for running under Linux, although I've never tried it.
Whatever you do I hope you are enjoying your adventures in sound.
I certainly am thanks - I hope you are too!
In fact I'm still using XP - I heard bad things about Vista for audio production (and, in fact, everything else :)
If you're recording an awful lot of tracks at once, I can see that maybe disk throughput might prove to be a bottleneck. I tend to record a maximum of eight tracks at a time, which is adequate for my needs (and is, at any rate, the limit of my audio interface). I've not encountered any trouble recording eight tracks simultaneously in XP, and that's without any specialised hardware, or any particular performance tuning.
I've no doubt that a fine-tuned Linux system with a hand-picked FS can considerably out-perform Windows in terms of throughput. This is beyond my area of expertise, so I'm happy to accede to your greater experience in the area.
Interesting stuff - in fact, I didn't know Jack, and it sounds very useful indeed.
The need for such a thing is obviated somewhat in Windows by technologies like DirectX, VST and ReWire. It sounds like Jack may also provide some extra flexibility, although that depends entirely on how well the interface of the host application in Windows has been designed. It is entirely possible to route a single output to several inputs, or vice versa, using the various mix busses available.
The two systems sound fairly equivalent to me, though it's impossible for me to judge the relative merits of each given my unfamiliarity with Jack.
In our school, it was more like: -
Of course it was charming, but completely pointless.
I don't know about completely pointless. This kind of attention to detail can prevent all sorts of problems. Even in this particular case, where it's just aesthetics, having roads that look a little neater is nice. Less roads would be nicer, but that's another story.
Here in the U.K., people seem to have the same slipshod attitude you ascribe to your fellow Americans. This is a gross generalisation of course, but rarely in this country do I come across anyone who seems to take pride in what they do. The attitude is always "do what I have to do to keep my job, and nothing more".
I'd always assumed this attitude was endemic in the modern world, so it's interesting to hear that it's less prevalent in some other countries.
I'm not familiar with Jamin. I've looked over their site, but I'm still not entirely clear what functionality this gives you that Windows can't accomplish (I've never used a Mac for music, so I can't comment with regard to that platform).
As far as I can see, it's a mastering suite, and you particularly like the fact that you don't have to mix down to a stereo file before mastering. This is the same workflow that I follow by adding Waves plugins to the master bus in a Sonar project in Windows.
I'm not dissing your software - if you've got something comparable to my setup running on Linux using free software (in both senses of the word) I'm very impressed. All I'm questioning is your odd assertion that "Windows is not capable at all in this regard". If I've got the wrong end of the stick about how you work, and what you do really isn't possible in Windows, please do correct my misconceptions.