[linux-audio-user] Re: [fluid-dev] fluidsynth sound breaks on disk/cpu intense operation

[Daniel James]

> Out of the
> box, the Linux kernel is a mess for music.

That's to be expected if you are using a distro intended primarily for 
servers. I've actually had better results - as far as stability and latency 
go - with stock Mandrake kernels than I did with Windows 95/98. So it's all 
relative. With the possible exception of BeOS, I don't think any OS vendor 
has shipped a default multimedia kernel.

Sound on Sound has featured Linux for the second time in the April issue, 
where the Cutting Edge column is about moving studio admin tasks off the main 
audio machine and on to a Lindows box. Making the Linux box run NAT to help 
protect a Windows machine from internet attacks was also covered. 

The May issue will have a feature I wrote on building silent hardware. The 
machine described runs Linux, Blackbox and Audacity for minimal CPU load. I 
ended up fitting one 60mm fan with a speed controller, so it's not silent but 
pretty close.

Cheers

Daniel