Subject: [linux-audio-dev] hardware vs. OS limits
From: est_AT_hyperreal.org
Date: to elo 19 1999 - 10:26:08 EDT
Nicola Bernardini discourseth:
> Speaking of which, and on the other thread of IDE drives, linux drivers
> etc. (sorry for mixing threads), while we should of course push the
> issue on kernel developers (especially considering the UDMA/66
> interface etc.), we should not ignore the fact that software like
> ProTools is extremely bitchy about what kind of disk drive you have
> (generally they want UW SCSI 10000 RPMs: fairly expensive stuff,
> and certainly nothing less than UW 7200 RPMs). The moral of the story
> is: if you want real-time, your hardware (not the software) is going
> to be the limit.
I've got IDE and UW SCSI here, and they give me equal performance
(even with my non-Intel chipset). If I want real-time, I find I need
to patch linux. :)
Eric
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