[linux-audio-user] Distros these days? What a mess!

[Hartmut Noack]

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iainduncan at telus.net schrieb:
> I googled a bit and found a lot
> of others complaining about ice1712 bugs and how difficult it is to fix so to
> heck with that.

I got an ice1712-card for years too (terratec ewx 24/96) and since suse
8.2 it works just perfect. I always recommend this chipset for use with
linux and even some vendors (like terratec) state, that the card works
with linux...

> I do hope they get on that Mubunut idea though, because in all other respects I
> loved it. But pro audio users NEED to be able configure audio drivers as they
> want, they really can't work with a tied in approach like that.


i dont know... i never did any twaeking regarding alsa, i run audio on
my box via jack with about 5ms latency and i can go as low as 1ms with
some caution....
With the standardkernel in ubuntu.
Friend, that have compiled the ubuntukernel with rt-patches report, that
they even can get lower with much less caution (having jackd running
with 2.8ms and softsynths, muse and ardour running actively while
browsing the web with firefox and using GIMP and large javaapps at the
same time...).

So i agree, tweaking is cool and can bring advantage, yet it does not
seam absolutely needed to me.

best regards
Z
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