Re: [Protux-devel] Fwd: Re: Article about Protux for O'Reilly Network (www.oreilly.com)

[Luciano Giordana]

Thanks Martin, I will be sort of merging your opinions into the answers..


On Tuesday 05 October 2004 11:27 am, Martin Herren wrote:
> Luciano Domenico wrote:
> | hi guys.. I received this this morning, I plan to answer it today
> | yet, but if you guys want to answer some of the questions, please
> | send me ASAP, I will be adding the names for each answer I receive.
> | I will create answers for all, and when I get your answers , I will
> | somekind of merging them. I will be answering "as-a-team", so you
> | dont have free time, dont bother about this :-).
>
> ok... even if i'm really not too active at the moment, i still give my
> opinion... if it's not too late  ;-)
>
> | 1) Simple information about you is needed to include into the
> | article: Your age, job (or student?), where you live (city,
> | province/state, country), and what your main contributions to
> | Protux are.
>
> 28, engineer, Lausanne, Switzerland
> contribution: mainly autostuff... little UI stuff
>
> | 2) What is the current status of Protux? (For example, its
> | feature-set, or the progress of its development.)
>
> usable enough that i regularly use it for 'real' work
>
> | 3) What is the history of Protux? How did it begin?
> |
> | 4) Was Protux inspired by any other program?
> |
> | 5) There are a lot of music production applications that have been
> | developed specifically for Linux. What are your thoughts about
> | this? Why do you think there has been such active development in
> | music applications for Linux?
>
> More and more music related stuff moves to computers... why should
> Linux refuse this fact ?
> And stability is a really important criteria for music production...
> and most of all: Penguins like to dance
>
> | 6) So how would you differentiate Protux from other Linux music
> | applications that are similar to it?
>
> More powerfull that smaller applications, lighter and faster than
> bigger applications... No, more seriously, I think Protux has its own
> niche regarding this.
> Furthermore Protux has an unique user interface based on JMB, love it
> or hate it, but you'll have to admit that once you learned the basics,
> you are fast using this interface.
>
> | 7) What programming language(s) was used to write Protux? Any
> | reason why this was chosen?
>
> C++
>
> | 8) Does Protux use code or libraries which you/the Protux team did
> | not originally develop? Why were these chosen?
>
> Qt mainly for the user interface, Alsa for the audio drivers.
>
> | 9) Was any technology specifically created for Protux?
>
> JMB / Mustux... but Luciano will be better to explain more about it
>
> | 10) What are the technical limitations of Protux, thus far?
>
> Partial Multichannel card support, not many filters yet... not many
> import/export file format availlable yet...
>
> | 11) What have been the biggest technical challenges you have faced
> | in developing Protux?
>
> one was the lack of documentation, and the evolving API from Alsa...
> should become better now
>
> | 12) Perhaps related to Question #11, what are the inherent issues
> | one should keep in mind when developing code that deals with sound
> | under Linux?
>
> You'll need to dig inside Alsa ;-)
>
> | 13) What features do you plan to add to the next immediate
> | version(s) of Protux?
>
> Undo engine... more import/export file formats, more filters, use of
> LADSPA plugings
>
> | 14) What would you like others to pay notice to the most about
> | Protux?
>
> It's fun, works, and has a great UI
>
> | 15) If somebody wants to contribute to your project (and you're
> | open to this), what skills from them could you use now?
>
> any skills...
> - C++ programming skills for coding
> - 'normal user' skills for testing, bug reporting, and asking for new
> features
> - writting skills for documentation, tutorials... and translate them
> to other languages
> - communication skills to demonstrate Protux to others
>
> | 16) What advice do you have for those who are interested in
> | developing applications that address the creation of music/the
> | manipulating of sound, regardless of platform?
>
> The application shall not limit creativity, nor impose a way of thinking
>
> | 17) If there's anything else you'd like to comment on that you
> | think I missed :-), feel free to add it here.
>
> /Martin
>
>
>
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