From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 14 22:54:35 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05F8916A4CE for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:54:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mx2.mail.ru (mx2.mail.ru [194.67.23.122]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2F8443D41 for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:54:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from metal_man@mail.ru) Received: from [217.118.66.254] (port=41214 helo=METALLER) by mx2.mail.ru with smtp id 1Bksdy-000CJ0-00; Thu, 15 Jul 2004 02:54:32 +0400 Message-ID: <000901c469f5$8e9ca0f0$7b2a14ac@METALLER> From: "Dmitriy Startsev" To: "4Front Technologies" References: <40F59CE0.1070008@opensound.com> <000701c469ee$72503ad0$7b2a14ac@METALLER> <40F5B2EF.6060009@opensound.com> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 02:54:39 +0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 FL-Build: Fidolook 2004 (HL) 6.0.2600.32000 - 17/4/2004 06:54:21 cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Does anyone compose music using any of theportsfromthe/ports/audio collection in FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:54:35 -0000 Hello, 4Front! You wrote to "Dmitriy Startsev" on Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:25:51 -0700: FT> Hi, FT> I know MAudio really well (they are in here LA) and they have the FT> biggest following of the pro musician community. They say that there's FT> a bigger emphasis on audio samplers and loops (acid loops or sonar or FT> protools) because there is so much one can do with digital audio rather FT> than MIDI. VSTs are huge for professional music (we've created our own FT> VSTs check out http://www.opensound.com/proaudio.html) and that's where the action is. FT> But as you said, MIDI is important for music creation and that's the FT> space where currently OSS is deficient in but we're addressing this FT> issue. We have tried to implement MIDI software synths but licesing FT> sound banks is expensive and the synths available for free (fluidsynth FT> and others) aren't pro quality. We've looked at implementing DLS synth FT> but it's hard work for just one programmer. We have a softsynth that FT> comes with OSS (http://www.opensound.com/softoss.html) but it's not FT> good and relies on old Gravis (MIDIA) patch banks. SoftOSS can be used FT> together with Jazz or Noteedit - you just need to do the appropriate FT> programming. Many musicians have their own sound banks they would like to use, so IMHO it is enough to make a synth which can read a particular sound bank file format, but does not contain any ready to use sound banks. I understand that such work can't easily be done by one programmer, but do you have only one programmer? FT> Without a good software synth, there's no point in putting effort into FT> MIDI so we currently focus on digital audio and trying to make it FT> better than anything available for Mac/Windows/ALSA. For the time FT> being, timidity is pretty good and there is a way to use Timdidity as a FT> softsynth for the OSS /dev/sequencer (you can then use apps like FT> playmidi or ossmplay). To make audio support better than on Windows, you need to implement something similar to the "kx project" for Emu10kx based cards;) FT> best regards With best regards, Dmitriy Startsev.