Comment on Petition demands that Microsoft extends Windows 10 support

• lemmyvore@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There are people who work on music full time on Linux.

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  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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    • lemmyvore@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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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      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        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 their 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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    • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The best tool for the job is the tool you have access to.

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      • MaxHardwood@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        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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      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        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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  • nutsack@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    they have a very narrow and specific set of software tools and hardware devices they can use. the ecosystem is shit, basically.

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• PlexSheep@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s not that bad. Bitwig studio plus ya ridge works pretty good. Also: no Tux no bux

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  • nutsack@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I produced an album doing exactly this. the windows VST plugins with yabridge run like shit. not all of them worked. bitwig and reaper are fantastic though, and are great examples of what linux audio could be. unfortunately I am often using tools besides the daw and its built in features.

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    • PlexSheep@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, some vests are just crap and too locked into windows to be usable. Personally, I’m a computer guy that also does music (through I’ve been to busy from studying), so I won’t bother with something that is not Gnu/Linux

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      • nutsack@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        yeah, some of the most useful, popular and modern VSTs are unbelievable garbage software

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• the_q@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You’re almost getting to the point of switching… So close!

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