Re: [LAU] instructional videos ?

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 12:02:33PM -0500, vogel@email-addr-hidden wrote :
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Phillips" <dlphillips@email-addr-hidden>
> To: "LAU" <linux-audio-user@email-addr-hidden>
> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 5:07 AM
> Subject: [LAU] instructional videos ?
>
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > As many of you know, the Linux Journal has been running video
> > presentations in lieu of some written articles. They've asked me to make
> > a few, so I thought I'd ask on this list to find out what topics LAU
> > folk might want to see illuminated via video. Feel free to suggest any
> > relevant topic, whether in the production realm or desktop entertainment.
> >
> > FYI: Current systems running here include JAD 1.0, 64 Studio 2.1 and
> > 3.0b, and Ubuntu Jaunty. I finally got a copy of a recent Fedora and
> > will install Planet C on one of these machines too.
> >
> > So, what would you like to see from Studio Dave ?
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > dp
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> Hi Dave,
>
> I am running an AMD64 machine and having difficulty with Ubuntu 9.10, so
> soon I could be
> shopping for another distribution.
>
> Knowing that you run multiple distributions, could you compare the
> advantages of each ?
>
> * Is there one with a RT kernel ?
> * Which ones will Rosegarden NOT complain that timing is not fast enough ?

I think the problem won't occur if you have a RT kernel and rt
priorities (I do not get this error when I'm with RT-kernel and rt
priorities)

> * Which is easiest to configure ?
> * Is Pulseaudio a good addition...or is it a problem ?

Ah....

> * Which ones are reasonably up to date ?
> * Which ones require, or would be best with, a kernel recompile ?

Kernel and/or packages.

> * Which have the best support (paid or otherwise) ?
> * Which is best for 64 bit machines ? Which applications need to be upgraded
> for 64 bit architecture ?

Yeah. And I would add:
- What about multicore in all of this. It doesn't really depend on
  distribution, much more on package.

>
> These are but a few of the questions that come to mind.
>
> Your thoughts ?
>
> Bob
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