Audacity is good for simple things (cutting up parts of a song, etc) but if you're trying to do anything moderatley complex such as mixing a song, don't waste your time. Been there. Not fun. Use Ardour, which is also GPL. Don't get me wrong, I use Audacity for things like recording a riff or other ideas, but for a song it doesn't come close to cutting it. If you're wanting to do MIDI, Rosegarden (GPL) is what you want. I haven't messed with it much, though, so I can't rate it.
The fact that it's not legal? I mean, if I'm going to get something illegally I'm not paying for it. They claim to pay royalties to ROMS, but that still wouldn't make it legal in the US. Also the artist doesn't get any money when you buy from allofmp3. If the artist is good they deserve it. Keep in mind only a few bands are rich.
Personally, I buy CDs for my music. If it's an RIAA label I buy used. For indy labels and bands I usually buy new. I prefer cds. Decent quality (I can't stand 128bit AAC or WMA), and I can rip it to my format of choice. ~224 OGG or ~224 AAC (if it's going on my PowerBook).
QT does, which you'll be developing for if you use qt designer. If you develop something with the free version it has to be under an approved license. You also can't later use that code with the commercial version:
"Please note that it is necessary to choose either the Open Source or Commercial license at the outset of development. Trolltech's commercial license terms do not allow you to start developing proprietary software using the Open Source edition." http://www.trolltech.com/company/model.html
It's not like I'm planning on doing proprietary software, who knows what I'll be doing a year from now. I'll probably release some of the stuff I develop internally as GPL (I hold the copyright) but do a ghostscript-like scheme for a few parts of it (release it under GPL after a certain time). If I go with QT, even after I pay their $1800 I wouldn't be allowed to do that under the license.
Baghira [sourceforge.net] -- A native QT style that faithfully imitates OS X eyecandy, aimed at new users coming from the Mac world.
Have you ever used OS X? Baghira doesn't come close. It sortof gets the look, but the feel very poor compared to the real thing. Try OS X for a week or so, then see if you think Baghira comes anywhere near it. I'm posting on a PowerBook (w/ Tiger), BTW.
Kdevelop [kdevelop.org] for syntax highliting, application templates, and project organization.
Eclipse? KDevelop used to be my IDE of choice until I started using Eclipse.
Kaffeine's cool, though it'd be nice if I could close it without having to killall -9 it afterwords. It seems that every time I close it, it instead goes into the background and starts taking up all the processor. Latest version, multiple distros. If they could fix that it truely would be an awesome player.
QT designer, I'm not going anywhere near that. I'd like to have the option to dual license my work some time in the future...
AmaroK is awesome, I can't praise that enough. Whenever I'm away from Linux I have to get by with iTunes (Mac, Win).
I buy cds all the time after only hearing one song. Here are a few recent examples: Trivium: Ascendancy, Death By Stereo: Death for Life, Throwdown: Vendetta, and Dry Kill Logic: Dead and Dreaming. These are solid all the way through. Stop buying crap that gets on the radio and you'll discover there are many cds that are solid.
Anyway, here are some good bands with real talent:
Avenged Sevenfold (Waking the Fallen is still my fav) Atreyu Fear Factory Shinedown Black Label Society Soulfly As I Lay Dying Finch Hopesfall Otep
Did you install a Sun version of Java? I have Breezy installed and it had gcj aliased as "java". When I tried to install Eclipse I got all kinds of errors. After realizing the problem and installing Java 1.5_05 it works flawlessly. Just make sure the real java is in the PATH before gcj.
I've used it many times over the last few years, though only for desktop use. Most recent time was just a few months ago, with the latest VMWare Workstation trial. Machine is a Athlon 64 3400+ with 4gb ram and 10,000rpm SATA drives (RAID 0). Found it to be too slow to be useful. Ended up settling on a Dell Optiplex GX1 (450MHz, 128mb ram) over Remote Desktop.
The GUI is still quite responsive. In fact, browsing, word, etc. activities fool the user into thinking it's running native when in full-screen mode.
Are we talking about the same application, or did it make some major improvements in the last four months?
In fact, using VMWare to manage servers is where VMWare excels.
Haven't tried that since I'm not interested in Windows servers. Currently I use UML for all my virtual server needs and am beginning trials on Xen.
MS _DOES_ support VMWare. WHQL certified drivers and everything.
True. However, that's not what I meant. I was meaning more along the lines of optimization. If Windows was ported to Xen, which do you think would win in terms of performance?
Perhaps you should add a little disclaimer to your comments
Because VMWare is way too slow. He said he wanted to use it as a server under a Linux host. Even if Microsoft supported VMWare it would not get any faster due to the way it works. If he wanted to use a virtual Windows server, something like Xen is the only choice.
True, but Ardour does an advantage. It runs quite well on OS X where it can make use of any of the hardware available to OS X. I use it regularly my PowerBook. ProTools will remain a standard, though, but hopefully Ardour can make a dent.
Here's the main reason I never liked BlueCurve: it looks like a ugly version of Windows 98 with nicer colors. The KDE support for BlueCurve was also very poor, it looks like ass comapared to the GTK+ support. QTCurve, however, was quite usable. The KDE support for it was quite nice, and the configuration is unified between KDE and GTK+. However, now thank's to ClearLooks I can just run that on GTK+ and Plastik with the ClearLooks color scheme. Look's quite unified that way, and much easier on the eyes.
Let me guess, you've never really used OS X, have you? When all I used was Linux I thought Baghira was cool. Since I've bought a Mac (PowerBook), though, I have to say that Baghira doesn't even come close. It sort of gets the look, but it the feel is nowhere near the real thing. The eyecandy in OS X is on another level.
However, I feel that Englightment DR17 is on that level. Try it out. It compiles fairly easy from source, at least on Mandriva 2005. You can watch the Video to get an idea.
I do like KDE, however, and use it on all of my Linux machines. I also use several KDE apps (Quanta, Kate, Konsole, and others) under OS X. IMHO, KDE blows away Windows. I love the network transparency in it, too. It's nice to be able to save directly to a webdav server with Kate, for example.
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Shawn is right right, you can only do simple things with it, but it is one of the best tools for those things that it does.
I agree. For simple things it rocks.
I recommend using Redhat if you're going to use Rosegarden.
I prefer to use Mandriva, but for audio editing nothing (Linux) beats Fedora thanks to Planet CCRMA.
Audacity is good for simple things (cutting up parts of a song, etc) but if you're trying to do anything moderatley complex such as mixing a song, don't waste your time. Been there. Not fun. Use Ardour, which is also GPL. Don't get me wrong, I use Audacity for things like recording a riff or other ideas, but for a song it doesn't come close to cutting it. If you're wanting to do MIDI, Rosegarden (GPL) is what you want. I haven't messed with it much, though, so I can't rate it.
you pirate
So, you're saying we should attack some ships? What if those ships have LRAD?
What's not to like?
The fact that it's not legal? I mean, if I'm going to get something illegally I'm not paying for it. They claim to pay royalties to ROMS, but that still wouldn't make it legal in the US. Also the artist doesn't get any money when you buy from allofmp3. If the artist is good they deserve it. Keep in mind only a few bands are rich.
Personally, I buy CDs for my music. If it's an RIAA label I buy used. For indy labels and bands I usually buy new. I prefer cds. Decent quality (I can't stand 128bit AAC or WMA), and I can rip it to my format of choice. ~224 OGG or ~224 AAC (if it's going on my PowerBook).
You do know that SP2 was in beta for a while, don't you? It's not like they didn't have a chance to look into it before it was released.
Music and movie downloaders tried to attack a ship? Was it an RIAA cruise ship?
QT does, which you'll be developing for if you use qt designer. If you develop something with the free version it has to be under an approved license. You also can't later use that code with the commercial version:
"Please note that it is necessary to choose either the Open Source or Commercial license at the outset of development. Trolltech's commercial license terms do not allow you to start developing proprietary software using the Open Source edition."
http://www.trolltech.com/company/model.html
It's not like I'm planning on doing proprietary software, who knows what I'll be doing a year from now. I'll probably release some of the stuff I develop internally as GPL (I hold the copyright) but do a ghostscript-like scheme for a few parts of it (release it under GPL after a certain time). If I go with QT, even after I pay their $1800 I wouldn't be allowed to do that under the license.
I have to second Quanta and K3B. Both rock. I can't get by without Quanta. It's the main reason I install KDE on my Mac...
Baghira [sourceforge.net] -- A native QT style that faithfully imitates OS X eyecandy, aimed at new users coming from the Mac world.
Have you ever used OS X? Baghira doesn't come close. It sortof gets the look, but the feel very poor compared to the real thing. Try OS X for a week or so, then see if you think Baghira comes anywhere near it. I'm posting on a PowerBook (w/ Tiger), BTW.
Kdevelop [kdevelop.org] for syntax highliting, application templates, and project organization.
Eclipse? KDevelop used to be my IDE of choice until I started using Eclipse.
Kaffeine's cool, though it'd be nice if I could close it without having to killall -9 it afterwords. It seems that every time I close it, it instead goes into the background and starts taking up all the processor. Latest version, multiple distros. If they could fix that it truely would be an awesome player.
QT designer, I'm not going anywhere near that. I'd like to have the option to dual license my work some time in the future...
AmaroK is awesome, I can't praise that enough. Whenever I'm away from Linux I have to get by with iTunes (Mac, Win).
Chef: The Black Death? Are you sure?
Stan: What's the Black Death, Chef?
Chef: LaToya Jackson, children.
The Boys: Oh.
Chef: But I think back in those days it meant something else: the plague!
--South Park Episode 502 - "It Hits The Fan"
I buy cds all the time after only hearing one song. Here are a few recent examples: Trivium: Ascendancy, Death By Stereo: Death for Life, Throwdown: Vendetta, and Dry Kill Logic: Dead and Dreaming. These are solid all the way through. Stop buying crap that gets on the radio and you'll discover there are many cds that are solid.
Anyway, here are some good bands with real talent:
Avenged Sevenfold (Waking the Fallen is still my fav)
Atreyu
Fear Factory
Shinedown
Black Label Society
Soulfly
As I Lay Dying
Finch
Hopesfall
Otep
Umm, no. Here's a correction for, in your words, the metally retarded:
Entry level on QT is more than my monthly mortgage payment.
If a Linux GUI (ho ho ho) can provide an experience as rich as Aqua or Aero and base it on this software rendering
Something similar already exists. It's called Enlightenment (DR17).
Watch the video for a quick demo. There are also decent screenshots, though like with OS X, really don't do it justice.
Disclaimer: I'm both a OS X and Enlightment user (former KDE).
He was talking about his monthly payment, smartass.
Did you install a Sun version of Java? I have Breezy installed and it had gcj aliased as "java". When I tried to install Eclipse I got all kinds of errors. After realizing the problem and installing Java 1.5_05 it works flawlessly. Just make sure the real java is in the PATH before gcj.
Have you even used VMWare?
I've used it many times over the last few years, though only for desktop use. Most recent time was just a few months ago, with the latest VMWare Workstation trial. Machine is a Athlon 64 3400+ with 4gb ram and 10,000rpm SATA drives (RAID 0). Found it to be too slow to be useful. Ended up settling on a Dell Optiplex GX1 (450MHz, 128mb ram) over Remote Desktop.
The GUI is still quite responsive. In fact, browsing, word, etc. activities fool the user into thinking it's running native when in full-screen mode.
Are we talking about the same application, or did it make some major improvements in the last four months?
In fact, using VMWare to manage servers is where VMWare excels.
Haven't tried that since I'm not interested in Windows servers. Currently I use UML for all my virtual server needs and am beginning trials on Xen.
MS _DOES_ support VMWare. WHQL certified drivers and everything.
True. However, that's not what I meant. I was meaning more along the lines of optimization. If Windows was ported to Xen, which do you think would win in terms of performance?
Perhaps you should add a little disclaimer to your comments
My username does state that I'm an asshole...
Because VMWare is way too slow. He said he wanted to use it as a server under a Linux host. Even if Microsoft supported VMWare it would not get any faster due to the way it works. If he wanted to use a virtual Windows server, something like Xen is the only choice.
You're thinking of Xen, not VMWare. Xen support in Windows would rock.
Sure. As soon as the manufacutres either write the drivers themeselves or release the specs.
True, but Ardour does an advantage. It runs quite well on OS X where it can make use of any of the hardware available to OS X. I use it regularly my PowerBook. ProTools will remain a standard, though, but hopefully Ardour can make a dent.
Apple, could you please make a IPod that's affordable? $299+ is not cool...
Here's the main reason I never liked BlueCurve: it looks like a ugly version of Windows 98 with nicer colors. The KDE support for BlueCurve was also very poor, it looks like ass comapared to the GTK+ support. QTCurve, however, was quite usable. The KDE support for it was quite nice, and the configuration is unified between KDE and GTK+. However, now thank's to ClearLooks I can just run that on GTK+ and Plastik with the ClearLooks color scheme. Look's quite unified that way, and much easier on the eyes.
Let me guess, you've never really used OS X, have you? When all I used was Linux I thought Baghira was cool. Since I've bought a Mac (PowerBook), though, I have to say that Baghira doesn't even come close. It sort of gets the look, but it the feel is nowhere near the real thing. The eyecandy in OS X is on another level.
However, I feel that Englightment DR17 is on that level. Try it out. It compiles fairly easy from source, at least on Mandriva 2005. You can watch the Video to get an idea.
I do like KDE, however, and use it on all of my Linux machines. I also use several KDE apps (Quanta, Kate, Konsole, and others) under OS X. IMHO, KDE blows away Windows. I love the network transparency in it, too. It's nice to be able to save directly to a webdav server with Kate, for example.
Oh yeah. I steal tanks every time I visit LA...
Really, though, this law should not have been passed.
Ebay also claims to have all the Plutonium you need..