Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Newbie checks in
From: Russell Hanaghan (hanaghan_AT_starband.net)
Date: Tue May 11 2004 - 04:53:39 EEST
On Mon, 2004-05-10 at 18:18, Jos Laake wrote:
> Hey! Thanks for all the great responses! This is my kind
> of mailing list! :-) Okay, I'm really serious about making
> some hellacious new music, so I'm diving into this... Here
> are some questions leading off the new info...
Never said you could ASK questions...Just said Hi! :))
>
> R Parker wrote:
> > Hi Jos,
> > There are numerous options but have a look at
> > http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/. It
> > works. I think you'll find what want.
>
> Wow. CCRMA...seems like some amazing work going on
> there. Okay, so I downloaded and installed the latest
> CCRMA kernel and the matching ALSA support. So far,
> it all seems to be working. The new kernel runs like a
> charm (2.4.26-1.11). Low latency is on. Things still work.
>
> So, now I have a tuned kernel and ALSA. Next...
Mandrake has it swingin' too incase you want to dig around and try
something else. URPMI makes installing software pretty easy (things
NEVER compile well for me) and Thac's website ( rpm.nyvalls.se ) is just
brimming with all the latest and greatest stuff that he compiles and
packages just for ME...Er...us! :)
>
> eviltwin69_AT_cableone.net wrote:
> > Welcome back! Check out my web site:
> > http://myweb.cableone.net/eviltwin69/ALSA_JACK_ARDOUR.html
> >
> > Ardour is the best multitrack available but it takes some setup
> > to get running.
> > I've documented the scratch setup on my web site (since you
> > already know your way around Linux this shouldn't be a problem).
>
> So, I went to the Ardour website and checked it out. Seems like
> ALSA/JACK/Ardour is a pretty good combination. But I'd like a
> little more input from folks who have tried this stuff. Any
> comparison tests out there among the various attempts at developing
> a Digital Audio Workstation? Ardour seems more robust than Audacity,
> yet Audacity seems easier to use. Is this just my newbie sense leading
> me astray or is my intuition telling me something?
Allow me...Ardour and Audacity in my mind are like Gold and Chalk! Not
in the same league. Ardour is heading towards being able to compete with
the big'uns such as Cubase, Sonar, Pro Tools, etc. It's already there in
many ways but the developer(s) are still working on that to ripen it up!
Audacity is a neat "toy" to me. I don't have that much time with it and
I'm sure it's a good app.
>
> > Don't forget to check out JAMIn for
> > mastering (http://jamin.sourceforge.net/).
>
> I'll get to this a little bit later... ;-)
Jamin is an AWESOME tool for mastering and such but it's a bit "hoggy"
on the cycles is all. To be expected from something with some boots on!
>
>
> Pete Bessman wrote:
>
> > I don't have experience with the audio hardware you describe, but it's
> > not known for pro-quality in the Window's world, so I don't see why it
> > would be any different on Linux. Your other hardware specs sound to
> > be much more than sufficient.
> >
> > If you're interested in getting a new sound card, I'd recommend coming
> > up with a few candidates and then asking the list what they think of
> > them.
>
> So how about this one? - Creative Labs SoundBlaster MP3+ USB Audio unit
> Yeah, it's a cheapo, about 40 bucks at Fry's. Anybody using consumer
> grade stuff and getting decent (demo qulity) results? Or are the stock
> soundcards and/or motherboard sound units all crap? Remember, my last
> recordings were on reel-to-reel tape. I'm not looking for pro-studio
> 2-track ulti-bit quality here. I just wanna make cool music that
> sounds clean enough for my friends and fans to play in their car stereos
> and MP players.
I have not messed with USB audio cards specifically. I do use a midiman
2x2 USB midi interface with no probs...Frank has much on USB sound
devices...and none of it good! :) I don't think USB should be your
first choice but you dont need to spend big bux to do multi tracking.
It's really comes down to how many simultaneous In's 'n' outs you want.
If you just want to do track by track your in great shape with a
consumer card. I use SBlives, ESS Maestro3 and a Turtle Bitch...er
Beach. SBlive 5.1's are about $20.00 US (OEM) and get good latency for
the most part.
>
> Okay, I'll bust it up and keep this short. I suppose I should pop over
> to Linux Audio *Developers* to ask about fine-tuning hard drives and
> interrupts, eh? ;-)
>
> Thanks for the quick feedback and input, y'all!
I'm pretty much a noob myself. This is just my malformed personal
opinion and there are many folks that have forgotten more in the last
week than I have learned in a year of Linux Audio.
R~
>
> ~Jos~
>
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