• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Sure, and my mechanic was working full time from his yard before buying a real garage with a lift. Just because some people go through the trouble of doing it doesn’t mean it’s the best tool for the job.

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      I’m not sure I understand how your analogy fits. There’s no heavy lifting involved. 🙂 Everything works and it’s ready-made – otherwise people wouldn’t use it at all. There are also lots of distros specifically tailored to audio and studio work. Naturally, there’s some things to learn but you also had to learn things when you got into audio and presumably you keep up with the industry so there isn’t a big difference.

      Check out /r/linuxaudio, lots of resources in the sidebar and very helpful community.

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        otherwise people wouldn't use it at all

        Exactly my point, that’s just not true. There’s always some people who will use the worse tool instead of switching to the better tool (out of principle mostly), it doesn’t mean the tool is great or as good as the alternative, it just means the person doesn’t mind making their life harder than it needs to be.

        Just like there were people insisting on doing graphical work on Windows back when Apple was miles ahead in that field or some places run Windows Server instead of using Linux and so on.

        Heck, you’re talking about using specific distros for music stuff… If you’re going to dual boot or have a specific OS just for that, why not use the OS that has the better tools that are the industry standard?

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          There are tools that work on any OS. Audio processing has been developing at an even pace on all main OS (Windows, Mac, Linux). At this point it’s a matter of what flow works best for you. Windows itself is not an industry standard by any means. The OS matters very little in general beyond being able to give you real time processing and low latency. Windows could not even do low latency before 10.

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            Pro tools (the real studio standard): Windows, Mac

            Logic: Mac

            Live: Windows, Mac

            Nuendo: Windows, Mac

            Sound Forge: Windows, Mac

            Acid Pro: Windows

            Reaper: Windows, Mac… Linux!

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              I can throw out names too. Bitwig, Cadence, Ardour, Zebra yabridge Pianoteq etc. Also entire distributions — MX, Elementary, Ubuntu, Mint, Solus etc.

              Is it relevant? Maybe, depending on what you actually need.

              Like I said, there’s no shortage of tools on any OS. If you want those specific ones that you listed and you want to do it on Windows, you can.

              The only thing I object to is saying it can’t be done on another OS that you’re obviously not familiar with.

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                I never said it can’t be done, just like my mechanic could make a living working out of his yard without a garage, I just said that if you’re serious about it long term you can’t escape it, the real (pro) tools aren’t on Linux, just like my mechanic had to buy a garage if he wanted to continue doing that long term and professionally.

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            Hackintosh, but Pro Tools is what’s used by the actual industry (so if you want to be serious about it you better learn to use it) and it’s on both Windows and Mac.

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        That doesn’t apply the same for tools as it does cameras. For cameras the idea is at least you have the image captured. For a tool, if you’re trying to lift a car up, a hammer alone isn’t going to do you much good.

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            Why doesn’t it apply?

            Lift a car with a hammer. Sometimes the only tool you have access to is the wrong tool. That doesn’t make it the best or correct or even reasonable tool to use.

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        Well, if you have Linux then you have a PC then you can install Windows and you have access to better tools…

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              [agree to terms] - you can’t understand the plot of this novel

              [telemetry] - my data is not for sale

              [product key failed] - screw me for upgrading the computer - time to buy another 2nd hand CD key

              [online account] - 🖕 🖕

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                  My understanding is Win 11 makes it hard to skip using an online account now.

                  None of this is my issue anymore, no plans to use Windows.