Frans Ketelaars wrote: >On Sat, 03 Aug 2002 11:43:57 +0100 >John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Marcia wrote: >> >> >> >>>Dear All, >>> >>>Has anyone here used Ardour? If so, how did you or do you use it and what do you >think of it? >>> >>>Thanks, >>> >>>Marcia >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Marcia, >>How did you ever get this utill on. >>Both, >> >>ardour-0.107.3-1mdk.i586.rpm >>ardour-0.107.3-1mdk.src.rpm, >> >>version I tried with M8.2,refused citing massive dependencies. >> >>By the way, from the descriptions, I'd say this is a sound mixer programme, to >replace the old multi-tape-decks,of old.If I am right these programmes are for >recording multiple sound tracks, but using your hard drive as the storage medium , >instead of tape, then later remixing and combining those sound tracks as one finished >output. In other words it's used by the music recording industry. >> >>As it so happens I do have a need for such a system, if indeed it is one. >> >>John >> >>John Richard Smith >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > >The FAQ on http://ardour.sourceforge.net/ says: >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >--Problems-- >1.1. I downloaded the binary and... > >Stop. There are no binaries. The only releases are source releases. Some >people have made RPMs and DEBs of Ardour, and this was nice of them. But, >at this point in Ardour's development, anything older than the latest source >release is pointless. > >1.2 Why no tarballs? > >a) Because at this point in its development, I don't want to deal with > bug reports from a version that's more than 3 hours old. I am not > going to build and upload tarballs every 3 hours. Ardour sometimes > changes dramatically internally several times in a day. CVS lets > people easily, quickly, cheaply get the latest changes and build a > completely up-to-date version. > >b) To try to discourage people without sufficient programming skill from > trying to compile it. I don't have the time to provide hand holding > for the build process. Compiling Ardour can be very difficult, > although it's getting better all the time. When I feel it's likely that > most people will be able to compile the source without much > difficulty, I'll start releasing tarballs again. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >The project has a mailinglist. HTH, > > -Frans > > > Interesting new project, I will keep my eye on this.
John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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