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Originally Posted by williamwhite
I Use cakewalk sonar , acid and soundforge to create my music.
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... he's "creating" his own music on his PC.
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Can I convert the sonar files for use in Linux and if so what program.
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He's interested in converting Sonar files to something linux can use.
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I use a firefire 410 soundcard with XP at present. Any pointing in the right direction is greatly appreciated.
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A specific concern about hardware support.
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Originally Posted by Me
Does debian etch contain the kind of music production software that is needed here? Do you know for a fact that the soundcard drivers are available in debian etch?
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... how is this not "careful"?
The answer to the first question is that Debian includes DEMUDI ... neet news: I understood that DeMuDi was a debian-based sound-studio. It is a
distribution. I guess I am not up to date. What happened to agnula?
You
did say that debian etch "includes" the "demudi distribution". Fair's, fair. It would be kinda nice to know if the desired functionality is available. (Managing loops a-la "Acid Loops" for eg.)
The answer to the second question is that the demudi kernel has drivers for the fw410 soundcard being used. (Though you have to specially compile a debian kernel....)
I understood that demudi, like debian, was supposed to be completely free and open source?
Doesn't this mean that it will not include proprietary drivers? I didn't know there were
any linux drivers for the fw410 - never mind FSF-approved ones! Could you provide a reference for this please?
http://slashdot.org/articles/01/07/19/1527233.shtml
... slashdot on demudi.
http://www.karoliinasalminen.com/blog/?p=39
... blog entry on Ubuntu/Demudi
You'll find I was being most careful - this is why I posted my comments as
questions... this way you get to show me how smart you really are
Much of the last part of the speal - talking about migration in differing environments, is more about how we actually don't know much about the circumstances. However, the user's specifics
were addressed.
(Aside: I am somewhat taken aback - in retrospect - that a google search for "digital music studio" did not produce demudi! This and the A/Demudi's website turning into porn, I figured the project died.)
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but yes as suspected i am guilty of enthusiastic enjoyment of my debian etch music studio.
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Good on yer mate
You realize, of course, that a suggestion like "may I suggest <favorite distro> linux for your task" is a wee bit on the general side. Everyone likes to tout their faves - this dosn't make it a good suggestion. Including detail on how adopting the distribution helps the user with his specific issues will make your case much more effectively.
BTW: looking at this - I gained the impression that Sonar tended to use it's own audio format in production, though it can create files an a range of audio formats. I mentioned support for ogg/vorbis - which is OK in demudi. Also handles wav files. Couldn't see if Sonar handles flac - but would be surprised if it didn't. However - checking - I cannot get a clear picture on this. Can someone enlighten me?