[LAU] Ubuntu Studio

[Rick Green]

   I've been taking a closer look at the upcoming Ubuntu Studio release, 
scheduled for release the last week of April.  I've been downloading the 
daily build about once a week and giving it a try...

   For the first time, Ubuntu Studio is building a Live DVD, which makes 
these sneak peeks painless, and yesterday, I experienced a first for ANY 
Live Audio-oriented distro:
   The March 27th daily build booted cleanly on my AMD64 laptop, and I was 
able to launch qjackctl, select the firewire driver, start jack, Launch 
Ardour, and record two tracks of audio for 25 minutes, all by accepting 
all defaults, and without a single xrun!

   Finally, FFADO/jack/Ardour have reached the status of 'it just works!' 
on UbuntuStudio 12.04

-- 
Rick Green

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
                                   -Benjamin Franklin

"As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our
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                                -President Barack Obama 20 Jan 2009