<div dir="ltr">I am basically recording one track at a time, solo project style. Two simultaneous inputs would be sufficient. Mix in Ardour. No external boards or effects. At most, 20-25 audio and midi tracks each running a few effects (usually just compression and reverb). 88 or 96k would be ideal. <br>
<br>Nothing mobile is needed. Just a home DAW, so PCI is fine, and probably optimal for latency right?<br><br>Thanks for the quick response!<br><br>-Bobby<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Mark Knecht <<a href="mailto:markknecht@gmail.com">markknecht@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:25 AM, b m <<a href="mailto:otherbobby@gmail.com">otherbobby@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I am going to build a new machine specifically for recording and producing<br>
> professional audio. I am somewhat new to Linux (and to building computers),<br>
> but I would like to dual boot XP and Ubuntu and gradually switch over to<br>
> Ubuntu for my recording projects.<br>
><br>
> I want to make sure all of the hardware I buy is Linux compatible. Does<br>
> anyone have recommendations for what to buy, or what not to buy?<br>
><br>
> Or, what's your dream setup for a Linux audio machine?<br>
<br>
</div></div>Depends a lot on how much stuff you want to hook up externally. How<br>
many channels do you want to record at the same time? Are you going to<br>
mix in software (Ardour) or go to an external digital board? How much<br>
automation do you require? How many channels of external effects<br>
(reverb, etc.) running at the same time? What base frequency are you<br>
going to run? (44.1K, 96K, 192K, etc.)<br>
<br>
As a good starting point I've been very happy with my HDSP 9652.<br>
They're getting a bit old-school as they are PCI based so they aren't<br>
great for mobile rigs. I've not tried any of the 1394 devices under<br>
Linux (ala the Digi 002 devices that I've used under Windows) so I<br>
cannot help with that.<br>
<br>
External devices such as a D/A for your mains and other things can be<br>
discussed when we get a better idea of what you're trying to build.<br>
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- Mark<br>
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