Linux PA WAS [linux-audio-user] More Mandrake 9.2 fine tuning...Dell latitude live fx box

[RTaylor]

Russell Hanaghan <hanaghan at starband.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-02-10 at 07:23, Greg Reddin wrote:
> > --- Russell Hanaghan <hanaghan at starband.net> wrote:
! Are we recreating HAL here?? 8~}

 Hal is ancient tech.

> Obviously the lack of ins/outs here is the first issue...unless using
> RME or Echo Layla or similar and then only like, 8 inputs...On standard
> cards the headroom specs might be an issue on inputs before distortion.
> I don't have a clue what I'm running at (Prolly close to -10 dbm unity
> gain) but no real clue...just watching the VU's in Ardour for that and
> listening for distortion. On the cheap side, I have a CII docking
> station for the laptop which has 2 PCI slots. I have a SB Live in it.
> Now, multiple cards dont work when trying to sync for rec/playback...but
> for this it wouldn't matter. That would give me at least 2 stereo ins
> and 4 stereo outs to play with. Should be able to just add emu10k to

 How many do you need? {Might try this anyway 
http://www.midiman.com/index.php?do=products.main&ID=fb3e9310bc0341f272b3b31d2cbf4e97
}

> .asoundrc and fly it next to the Maestro 3. Hopefully the routing can be
> done in Jack. I had thought of this to process a single mic insert for
> my female vocalist. Her voice has mucho hi mids and a sidechain or
> similar setup would be ideal to reduces those pesky earshattering freqs.
> DOnt know how the processing power will go on this rig. Maybe tonight
> I'll try it.

> > 4.  Installations.  Render a 3D design of the room.  Use this
> > information to spec out what system is needed.  When the system is
> > installed, set up mics around the room and use the analysis software
> > to set up EQs and processing.
> 
> This had occured to me in simpler form. A basic spec. analyser should be
> easy but the soundcards freq. effect and response would need to be known
> for a baseline reference I would think. My ears have always been a
> better tool than any spec analysis I've used but that aside...this might
> be an easy one not including the 3d rendered room. That will take some
> CPU juice me thinks??

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