[LAU] Fwd: [linux-audio-user] Real-time kernel

[Chuckk Hubbard]

On 6/24/07, Loki Davison <loki.davison at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/25/07, Chuckk Hubbard <badmuthahubbard at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 6/24/07, Loki Davison <loki.davison at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On 6/25/07, Chuckk Hubbard <badmuthahubbard at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On 12/1/06, Dave Phillips <dlphillips at woh.rr.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Bill Allen wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > At the risk of repeating myself, in the time that I've been just
> > > > > > reading this thread (not to mention the time that you've been
> > > putting
> > > > > > into trying the stuff mentioned) I could have downloaded
> 64Studio,
> > > set
> > > > > > aside a 5-10 GB partition, installed it, and had a working
> system
> > > with
> > > > > > all the real-time patched AMD64 music-enabled system that you
> can
> > > get.
> > > > > > Yes, you've got to dual boot, I do it all the time. Ubuntu is my
> > > > > > family system that we use for work and play, but when I want to
> do
> > > > > > music I boot into 64Studio. It's simply a lot easier than trying
> to
> > > > > > make a general purpose distro into a music enabled one.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hear the man. I started writing a similar reply yesterday, but
> Bill's
> > > > > said it better here. Given the availability of
> multimedia-optimized
> > > > > distros I just don't see the point of putting myself through what
> the
> > > > > distro maintainers have already been through and mastered. Maybe
> it's
> > > an
> > > > > age thing, at mine I get someone else to do the heavy lifting. :)
> > > > >
> > > > > Really, I work with Linux audio software to make music. I lost
> > > interest
> > > > > in mucking about with kernel configurations long ago. Yes, I'm
> glad I
> > > > > know how to do some of that stuff by myself, but I no longer
> consider
> > > it
> > > > > a necessary part of the process. I agree with Bill, use 64Studio,
> > > > > PlanetCCRMA, or some other optimized distro and save yourself time
> and
> > > > > energy.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best,
> > > > >
> > > > > dp
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > Hi Dave and everyone.  I am still wrestling with this.  I have the
> new
> > > ALSA
> > > > driver that supports my card, finally, but under 64studio I still
> get
> > > > 20-some xruns a second, and Audacity is unable to connect to jackd.
> > > > PortAudio appears for a split second in the jack connection dialog,
> and
> > > > disappears.  Some of you told me 64studio was preconfigured for
> > > low-latency
> > > > audio out of the "box" and all the apps were tuned to the distro,
> but it
> > > > doesn't seem to work that way for me.
> > > > Anyone know an up-to-date guide to low-latency audio on Debian or
> Linux?
> > > > There's still a lot of info out there that is obsolete, so I'm wary
> of
> > > > Google.
> > > > Just a note: I have been trying for several years to get low-latency
> > > audio
> > > > working right on Linux.  This is a new machine, though, as of
> November
> > > 06,
> > > > and I had to wait 7 months for my audio card and wireless (still not
> > > working
> > > > right) to be nominally supported, so I haven't tried much for about
> 6
> > > > months.  I'm still amazed at how everything just seems to work
> without
> > > > tweaking for some folks, and I'm wondering if there's something
> > > fundamental
> > > > I'm just not doing.  My problems have baffled some of the very
> > > developers
> > > > who created drivers specifically for the hardware I have.  What
> could be
> > > > wrong?
> > > >
> > > > -Chuckk
> > > >
> > >
> > > I also had problems for ages getting my soundcard to work. After a
> > > long time i found a good solution. I bought a decent soundcard. Got
> > > cardbus on the laptop? grab an echo cardbus thing. They are cheap on
> > > ebay in the USA. I got my Gina3g from the USA for 200 USD. Pretty damn
> > > cheap compared to a new guitar or bass. If you have firewire you can
> > > try that too after looking what cards work. The cardbus is easier
> > > though.
> >
> >
> > Thanks Loki.  My soundcard works though.  The wireless does not, but I'm
> > just posting here to find out how to improve my audio performance.
> >
> > -Chuckk
> >
>
> What do you mean by works really? My previous soundcard was fine for
> playing mp3s but useless for recording with jack or doing anything
> without xruns. New card, no problems. Works very well.
>
> Loki


I'm glad that worked for you, but with the number of times I've been told
stuff would just work fine with no problems if I switched, and then it
hasn't, I'm not ready to believe all my problems will disappear if I go
spend more money.

-Chuckk

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