Re: "Easy-ui" interface code

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 09:26:48AM -0800, R Parker wrote:
> What are "Algo"? In case anyone doesn't know, Jamin was designed with the correct mastering limiter from the start. If I recall, there was a bug in the original limiter which was addressed by Sampo.
> 
> If these changes are prompted by the suggestion that Jamin would be more popular if properly designed, forget it. If Jamin isn't popular it's because Linux audio isn't popular and mastering is misunderstood.
> 
> If you can't understand the existing documentation, then write better documentation. To write good documentation should only take a couple years and a dozen mastered albums. With that experience any software engineer worth their salt would be qualified to understand the difference between improvements and compromises to Jamin.

I'm afraid I have to agree with Ron here. `Dumbing down' the default
interface might attract users who are not audio engineers, but it
is certainly not going to increase the number of professional
recording and mastering facilities using it. I know from talking
to colleagues in the business that the reason this software hasn't
been adopted more widely is that it runs on Linux. People aren't
familiar enough with it yet to risk using it to run their businesses.
That'll take time. Making the default settings useless for anything
but home demos isn't going to help.

Paul Davis has addressed the problem of usability by making the SAE
version of Ardour, simplified for student use, available alongside the
"full power" standard version. That seems to be a more sensible approach
than turning what is supposed to be a professional mastering tool into
what looks at first glance to be a toy.

John

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