[linux-audio-user] Latency question

[Daniel James]

If you're recording vinyl to hard disk, then latency is not an issue - 
it's only relevant to multitrack synchronisation. The question you 
need to ask is - how many simultaneous inputs do I need? If you're 
recording solo material, building up one mono track or a stereo track 
at a time, then a stereo card would be fine. You only really need 
more inputs if you have a live band.

The M Audio Audiophile (PCI version, not the USB) would do a good job 
of both your vinyl transfers and your music recording.  

> even though Audacity can mix multiple tracks, this is not it's
> primary use. It's more of an editor.

I'd disagree completely - the Audacity interface is totally designed 
for multitracking. If you just want an editor for a stereo file, 
Sweep or Glame is designed for that. There's also gramofile and gwc 
specifically for doing vinyl clean-up.

> You might want to consider
> something like Ardour.

I personally am looking forward to using Ardour, but recommending it 
as a starting point - you've got to be kidding...
 
Cheers

Daniel