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On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:22:22 +0000

allcoms  wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Hartmut Noack wrote:
> > And it is not very surprising, that software for a complex task like

quoted text
> > recording and editing a song with a band, comes with a complex UI.

>

>

> I see your point and 'most people' was prob they wrong way to phrase it as I

> personally have never used ecasound and I totally agree about the many

> advantages of a GUI for audio production. I think the point I was trying to

> make is that I'd expect Linux users on the whole to be less concerned about

> a pretty GUI than Windows and especially OSX users. Personally, If I have a

> choice between a super-shiny, CPU hogging GUI or a much more plain yet just

> as functional and much less CPU intensive GUI I'd go for the latter every

> time. Nice looks don't mean the program is any easier to use although bad

> colour schemes, un-intuitive layouts and GUIs that don't fit on your screen

> are obviously a real problem. Nice GUIs are cool and are desireable but pale

> into significance when compared to usability, stability, performance,

> features and in the case of synths sound quality.

Ironically one of the criticisms I've heard about Zyn/Yoshi interface is that

it's too old-fashioned and not flashy enough :o
There is an enormous amount of control you have in those programs, and, as far

as I can see, no 'small' way it can be represented.
I agree there is an amount of wasted space in Rosegarden, but not enough to be

a problem for me.
--

Will J Godfrey

http://www.musically.me.uk

Say you have a poem and I have a tune.

Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.

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