On 02/24/2011 12:43 PM, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
It's also foolish to suggest that the 'all inclusive universal DAW' will cater for those needs - just ignore what you don't use etc. It most definitely does *not* because it's by no means as universal as you may think, but rather the reflection of one particular musical culture. Which means that whatever is not used in that particular scene will not be provided. Ardour, despite all it qualities and being a magnificent piece of work, is a good example of that.
Now you talk about features not being provided, when the starting point was features that are provided.
Also, 'ignoring the bits you don't need' is not always as simple as it may seem. The simple fact that these things _are_ provided has consequences on the overall design, they _do_ distract, they _have_ to be checked and disabled (often each time again), they _do_ take resources and they _do_ impact reliability. And they are not compile time options.
Sure, a tool that offers exactly what you need and nothing more has something reassuring to it. But how much do you get to see of Ardour's MIDI support if you simply do not add any MIDI track to your session?
> And for a professional user that is irrelevant.
Spending some money on Protools is not really different to doing the same for a kilometer of microphone cable or some XLR plugs.
You pay license fees for cables and plugs and you would never alter them in any way?
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