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of possible interest to multimedia/audio geeks
Posted: 19 Feb 2007, 21:48
by lazarus corporation
Coming this April...
Ubuntu Studio. A multimedia creation derivative of Ubuntu.
Ubuntu Studio is aimed at the linux audio, video and graphic enthusiast as well as professional.
http://ubuntustudio.com/
cost: free (of course - it's Linux)
Posted: 20 Feb 2007, 01:01
by eotunun
Thanks, Paul!
Posted: 20 Feb 2007, 10:26
by Izzy HaveMercy
Best of luck to them, there was need for a linux-based STABLE audio proggie, but I won't dive into it until version 6 or 7, and even then...
Steinberg Cubase is such a reknowned product, together with Digidesign ProTools, it will take a couple of years for Ubuntu to prove itself worthy to compete with the big guys.
Yet, always nice to see genuine progress is made to make it work!
IZ.
Posted: 20 Feb 2007, 21:41
by lazarus corporation
Izzy HaveMercy wrote:Best of luck to them, there was need for a linux-based STABLE audio proggie, but I won't dive into it until version 6 or 7, and even then...
Steinberg Cubase is such a reknowned product, together with Digidesign ProTools, it will take a couple of years for Ubuntu to prove itself worthy to compete with the big guys.
Yet, always nice to see genuine progress is made to make it work!
IZ.
As I understand it, Ubuntu Studio is actually an
operating system (based on the Ubuntu linux distro) specially configured for audio/video/heavy duty graphics work (so presumably a lot of work has been put into reducing latency on audio, beefing up the graphics etc) rather than a specific prog.
No idea which actual
progs come with it, but maybe a designed-for-audio operating system will encourage linux developers to improve the existing applications now that there's a free platform for specialists.