[linux-audio-user] Linux DAW FX box how to for noobs...New Link...

Russell Hanaghan hanaghan at starband.net
Tue Sep 14 20:39:34 EDT 2004


On Tuesday 14 September 2004 07:39 am, Russell Hanaghan wrote:
> On Tuesday 14 September 2004 03:32 am, tim hall wrote:
> > Last Saturday 11 September 2004 21:41, Russell Hanaghan was like:
> > > http://hanaghan.mystarband.net/7397fxhowto.html
> > >
> > > Constructive critism invited!
> >
> > Immediate thoughts.
> >
> > Yep. Way too many words in general, you lost me about half-way through
> > paragraph 5. All I want to know is how to do this thing. Personally I
> > also think it works better to refer to Microsoft Windows in a more
> > respectful manner, I know that's not necessarily how any of us feel about
> > it, but it makes a difference to the potential migrator. People take it
> > personally being told their OS is useless, even (or especially) if they
> > know it's less than perfect. There is an argument for use of relatively
> > plain English, don't worry about seeming a bit 'dry' (generally better to
> > put the effects on later. ;) - I don't think there's any chance that this
> > article is going to come over as boring.
>
> Point taken.
>
> > Also this:
> > 'A great many of the Linux distributions, all based on the same structure
> > of Linux created by Linus Torvalds years ago,'
> > gives the wrong impression. Linus Torvalds does the Linux kernel, The
> > structure of the distros probably owes more to UNIX history and
> > presently, GNU. There's probably a much better way of putting it than
> > that. Safer to credit the entire Free Software community for this than
> > just one individual.
>
> Okey dokey!
>
> > The actual HOWTO bit is much better, nice piccies! I'll be back to
> > correct your grammar later!
> >
> > One last question: Is it really necessary to recommend running QJackCtl
> > as root?
>
> 'cause when you start trying to describe how to do this stuff to a noob,
> you begin to realize that you have yet to scratch the surface! And the
> biggest point made by everyone so far is "I talk too much!" :) So....why? I
> figured I would describe the quick and "dirty" way first...then lay out the
> methods utilizing realtime-lsm in the 2.6 kernel as I use on my system. But
> it involves editing modprobe.conf to setup on boot...that was ~not~
> something I want to guide a noob straight into...just more or less testing
> if everything works.
>
> > If you would like to include any information about how to do the same
> > under Debian (A/DeMuDi) for completeness, I 'd be happy to provide the
> > information once you've edited the existing piece a bit. Actually, most
> > of what I would have to say is already up at: http://wiki.agnula.org/ and
> > besides, you're the author, so obviously, do as you will.
>
> Appreciated. May take you up on that.
>
> > Keep up the good work!
>
> thanks
>
> Back to the salt mine! :)
>
> > cheers
> >
> > tim hall

Have not had time for 3 days to get back to this but...Damn!  Someones been 
looking at it!  Been over 150 hits since Saturday... I figured only 2 dozen 
or so from this list would bother to look at it...

Anyway, hope to do first edits soon...

R~~



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