Re: [LAU] Success! An Asus EEE softsynth!

Hi,

that's interesting news.

Can You write more about the CPU usage/percentage while doing some audio
playback please?
Any jackd XRUN hiccups or other holdups?

Thanks for sharing Your experiences here.

Regards,
Crypto.

On Tuesday 03 February 2009 11:28:56 Ken Restivo wrote:
> I'm happy to report that I am writing this from my new EEE softsynth,
> running an RT-patched kernel, jackd, and several softsynths.
>
> System info, if anyone is interested, is here:
> http://restivo.org/projects/eee
>
> I'm stunned that this even works, but it does, and astoundingly well!
>
> I've got cpufreq userspace governor, manually set to maximum CPU speed
> (1.6Ghz). I'm using the crappy built-in hda-intel card, and not even at its
> native frame rate (I'm at 44100, not 48000). I'm also using a version of
> jackd that has been reported to be sub-optimal (0.109.2-3).
>
> The last missing peices were the rt2860sta and atl1e drivers, which I built
> in a few minutes from source packages already in Debian-EEE (make-kpkg
> modules_image .... done!). Many thanks for the patch to fix the alsa_seq;
> it works perfectly in the 2.6.26.8-rt12 kernel.
>
> I now have a usable Linux synth for live performance, which weighs 1.45KG,
> fits in a backpack, runs all my crucial sounds, draws about 1 amp at
> maximum CPU speed, and reportedly will run 6 hours on its own internal
> battery. With the cheap Edirol PCR-30 I bought a few months ago, and a
> small battery-powered amp, I can do street performances now-- or other
> casual gigs-- while lugging a minimum amount of gear. I'm thrilled.
>
> I still have to compile a couple packages that aren't in Debian: my own few
> utilitiies, AZR3-JACK, klick, WhySynth, and a few others, and I'm set to
> go. I also want to recompile the kernel again to change the timer 1000Hz
> not 250Hz.
>
> 0.109 works, but what is the most stable/reliable/efficient version of JACK
> I should look into. 0.116?
>
> -ken
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