Linux-Based Musical Keyboard Workstation Debuts 184
Henry G. writes "Lionstracs of Italy has released the Mediastation X-76 music workstation. It runs Red Hat and KDE 3.1. The base model features a 1.67 Ghz Athlon, 512MB RAM, 80GB HD, CDRW/DVD-ROM, 8.2" LCD, and a host of other things. Full specs can be found here and pictures can be found here. To this submitter, it looks more like a keyboardized computer than a computerized keyboard."
Can I run Logic on it ? (Score:4, Interesting)
Website design: -1, Non-Intuitive (Score:3, Interesting)
The focal point is a picture of a keyboard, with these "helpful" navaids:
Wow, that's clear. I always think "Demo" when I look at the bottom left corner of a keyboard at Best Buy.
It's a computerized keyboard, which implies a computer-human interface. Let's hope that the design team responsible for the web site wasn't allowed anywhere near the actual prodcuct. "Click on the penguin's right toe for MIDI Configuration!"
Re:Can I run Logic on it ? (Score:1, Interesting)
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Answer: Some.. (Score:4, Interesting)
The future for Linux holds many things. Hackers composing music? You bet.
Movie industry key in bringing linux audio to life (Score:2, Interesting)
1. Drivers for at least one professional audio card need to be written for linux. I would expect to see multi-channel recording, midi, and ASIO 2.0 drivers at the very least.
2. Applications like Cubase, WaveLab, Sonar, and Reaktor need to become available for linux.
We've still got quite a long way to go before this becomes a reality, but if hollywood keeps using Linux for movies then eventually they might start demanding it for their scorers. The movie industry is key in making professional Linux audio a reality.
Re:A piano keyboard for input? (Score:4, Interesting)