That's a shock to me too. If you take all of Myspace's active users and subtract bands, self-promoters, and whores, I'd be surprised if you had 500 people left.
Stop worrying about it. If you take a deep interest in any topic that can be evaluated in a subjective manner, someone is going to find you pretentious. There are much more important things to worry about.
Yes. Depending on what you are attempting to accomplish it may not be for you. I use an m-audio delta 44 and have been using it to make music for a couple years now. Have some links, if you are interested:
Jack - Low latency audio server. Allows you to connect together sound applications. Arguably the coolest thing about audio in linux.
DSSI-VST - Way to run windows compiled VSTs on linux (of course its not always going to work)
Linux has plenty of other software out there. These are just some links to get you started.
There are many reasons one might not want to choose linux for audio tasks. With a windows and mac setup you have many more choices in regards to soundcards, software, plugins, and virtual instruments. It also may take a little effort to setup properly. To get proper latency you may need to use a real-time kernel. You may need to spend a little time configuring jack to get the best results out of your card. A finely tuned linux system can be excellent for creating music. It may not be the best choice, but it works for me and I can avoid dual booting.
I believe student evaluations can provide valuable input. However, the input can often be biased towards teachers that are entertaining or easy, which says very little as to whether any relevant learning is taking place. Some courses are just going to be hard. Students can sometimes let personal gripes cloud their perception of the true impact the courses they took.
A couple years out of school, I have found that now I have a much better concept of the impact classes/professors had on me than when I was actually at the school. If I could, I would probably re-write some of my evaluations.:)
I do not have a great concept of how evaluations are utilized after they are put in the brown envelope and taken upstairs to the secretary. I would think they would be more useful to teachers to improve their teaching style than to some board to help them decide who the fire. Of course, it would be essential that teachers actually cared about improving their own performance and that students actually care about providing useful feedback.
The point is, I believe schools should take care with how performance evaluations are used.
Jamendo used to utilize torrents as their sole mode of distribution. They have since made direct downloads the default behavior in the name of "ease of use". Even if you download an album that is in their top 10, you will be in for a world of pain.
The study may under-represent legal torrents, but Jamendo is a bad example.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is the trade organization that supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies..."
The RIAA does not represent the rights of independent artists and I am not sure they ever pretended to. They represent large scale music distributors.
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That's a shock to me too. If you take all of Myspace's active users and subtract bands, self-promoters, and whores, I'd be surprised if you had 500 people left.
The news feed is trainable. If you click on friend A's content, their content will show up more often.
Stop worrying about it. If you take a deep interest in any topic that can be evaluated in a subjective manner, someone is going to find you pretentious. There are much more important things to worry about.
Yes. Depending on what you are attempting to accomplish it may not be for you. I use an m-audio delta 44 and have been using it to make music for a couple years now. Have some links, if you are interested:
Jack - Low latency audio server. Allows you to connect together sound applications. Arguably the coolest thing about audio in linux.
Ardour - Multi-track sequencer
Hydrogen - Drum machine
Jamin - Mastering software
LAPSDA - Plugin API
DSSI-VST - Way to run windows compiled VSTs on linux (of course its not always going to work)
Linux has plenty of other software out there. These are just some links to get you started.
There are many reasons one might not want to choose linux for audio tasks. With a windows and mac setup you have many more choices in regards to soundcards, software, plugins, and virtual instruments. It also may take a little effort to setup properly. To get proper latency you may need to use a real-time kernel. You may need to spend a little time configuring jack to get the best results out of your card. A finely tuned linux system can be excellent for creating music. It may not be the best choice, but it works for me and I can avoid dual booting.
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I believe student evaluations can provide valuable input. However, the input can often be biased towards teachers that are entertaining or easy, which says very little as to whether any relevant learning is taking place. Some courses are just going to be hard. Students can sometimes let personal gripes cloud their perception of the true impact the courses they took.
A couple years out of school, I have found that now I have a much better concept of the impact classes/professors had on me than when I was actually at the school. If I could, I would probably re-write some of my evaluations. :)
I do not have a great concept of how evaluations are utilized after they are put in the brown envelope and taken upstairs to the secretary. I would think they would be more useful to teachers to improve their teaching style than to some board to help them decide who the fire. Of course, it would be essential that teachers actually cared about improving their own performance and that students actually care about providing useful feedback.
The point is, I believe schools should take care with how performance evaluations are used.
Jamendo used to utilize torrents as their sole mode of distribution. They have since made direct downloads the default behavior in the name of "ease of use". Even if you download an album that is in their top 10, you will be in for a world of pain.
The study may under-represent legal torrents, but Jamendo is a bad example.
The RIAA does not represent the rights of independent artists and I am not sure they ever pretended to. They represent large scale music distributors.