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kevin writes: > What do you use for Music on Windows? > If I have a specialized app I need to run I usually go for a Distro just > for that purpose. It can run off the "live Cd" to test it, so you don't > spend hours setting up hardware or breaking your current setup. > After 15 year s of nix I have just one app i run on windoze (can't live > with it, Can't live without it) > ie Debian64 Studio > Or the various Fedora, Ubuntu dostros that just do Multimedia like > MythTV or http://dynebolic.org/ (love the funky penguin) > On Fri, 2009-05-29 at 22:55 +0100, jon.davey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> Paul Sutton writes: >> > Tom Potts wrote: >> >> its so much easier... >> >> http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/software-installation-in-linux-is-difficult/ >> >> Tom te tom te tom >> > Good article. Upgrading ubuntu is nice, and apt-get is excellent, ok >> > you get the occasional issue but I don't think this is ever that serious. >> > they do raise a few valid points, regarding upgrading software but for >> > the most part as long as you can install various updates, I am sure if >> > some minor issues can be sorted Linux can continue to be a success. >> > I do agree with is sometimes there is too much choice, and this can >> > cause issues. e.g sound drivers. But that is something that can be >> > solved in time. >> > Paul >> ...the thing is, I do like Linux. I have Ubuntu on a laptop now but for what >> I want from a computer I am beginning to feel let down by it. When I began >> using Linux it was off the beaten track and interesting but there is a >> program for Windows callled Ableton 'Live' that isn't ported to Linux. I >> asked about alternatives here and was informed of all of the various music >> making programs for Ubuntu, of which there are lots! The thing is I went >> through all of the programs I have installed with Synaptic and 75% of them >> just didn't work. the other 23% worked but were for the most part useless >> and the remainder is the 'Audacity' which is a nice open source recorder and >> editor. Forgive me for saying this but I have had similar experiances with >> other kinds of software. There seems to be so many projects that are at some >> stage of development...but not developed, esoteric to the point where only >> the developer and a handfull of people might ever be able to work out how to >> use them or usefull and finished programms but that require extensive >> knoweledge and time to set them up...phew! >> I would just like to add here that I am a very average ability computer >> user and probably have more difficulty than most would in understanding and >> using Linux and that my opinion counts for very little really...but >> unfortunatly this, at the moment is how I feel about Linux. Sorry to have to >> do that here. I would be chuffed in fact if anyone can prove me wrong and >> illuminate some good (Ableton standard) music programs for Ubuntu.... >> Again, apologies....Jon >> >> > ...I use this; http://www.ableton.com/live which is widely used at profesional level in the industry and is a really easy to use and good sequancer. AFIK there is nothing that comes close for LINUX... -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html