[linux-audio-user] Live system

[Iain Duncan]

For what it's worth, I have that motherboard and chip combo with gentoo 
( not the 64 version right now though ) and it's worked out well for me. 
I used the gentoo 2.6.8-mm sources.

Iain

matt at tinysongs.com wrote:
> Ok, I am building a machine from scratch to mix and record live music with
> Ardour.  Please look at my specs and offer any feedback.
> 
> Motherboard:
> 
> Asus K8N
> 
> http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket754/k8n/overview.htm
> 
> Processor:
> 
> AMD Athlon 64 (I haven’t decided on the speed, though price will play a factor
> here.  Probably the 3400.)
> 
> Ram:
> 
> 2 – 1GB DDR400 PC3200 ram cards.
> 
> Hard Drive:
> 
> I am looking at 2 80GB 7200 RPM ATA drives to use in a RAID configuration, which
> is apparently supported on the board.  Any comments on this are welcomed!
> 
> CD Burner
> I have a TEAC CD burner that I am planning on using.  It’s fast.
> 
> I’ll use a 2 space rack case with a PCI and AGP riser cards.  I’ll probably just
> get a cheap-o AGP video card if no one thinks it matters.
> 
> Audio I/O will be accomplished with the ST Audio DSP3000 with an additional
> ADC&DAC3000 for a total of 16 channels of full duplex 24/96 I/O.  I’ll may add
> a 3rd ADC&DAC3000 unit at some point.
> 
> Kernel:
> 
> I am thinking of using eh CCRMA FC3 i86_64 kernel if we think that’s workable. 
> I have heard grumblings about AMD 64 and CCRMA.  If it’s bad, I’ll use Gentoo. 
> Any help here would be great.
> 
> Transportation:
> 
> 6 or 8 space PA rack with shock mounts.
> 
> Control Surface:
> 
> This is an unanswered question as of now.
> 
> Video:
> 
> I am thinking of getting a rack video/keyboard deal like from a server room but
> they seem really expensive.  Any comments?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any feedback.
> 
> 
> Matt
> 
> 
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