[LAU] Linux audio on Intel NUC

[Bengt Gördén]

Den 2016-12-21 kl. 10:48, skrev Iain Mott:
> Hi list,
>

Hi Lain,


> I'm researching a project that requires a light-weight computer and
> I'm considering using something like an Intel NUC NUC5i7RYH with a low
> cost stereo audio interface such as a Behringer UCA222.
>
> Will there be any issues running linux audio on NUCs such as this one?

Can't say that you're not going to run into issues but from my testing
with 2 NUCs they are fully comparable with a laptop (they're built with
laptop technology) as a computer. I'm running openSUSE Tumbleweed/Leap
now days on them and there is no issues. However. I would do a little
more research about the graphics driver. I've got some issues in the
past, but not now with Tumbleweed or Leap. Here's a link and the
discussion for the graphic chip for NUC5i7RYH.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/intel-iris-graphics-6100-driver-4175576581

Here's my two NUCs. Both have been tested with kxstudio just for the fun
of it. I used a cheap USB-card for the sound at that point. It worked
but I wouldn't do any serious audio with that one.
NUC5i5RYB (Media player for my TV running openSUSE Tumbleweed)
D54250WYK (small home server running openSUSE Leap 4.2)

Another thing I would check is if you gonna use a USB sound card, is the
interrupts. I recently purchased a Soundcraft Signature 12 MTK. It's my
first "real" USB sound device. It was definitely not just to put it in
and run it. I had to switch USB input so that It could be used with a
low latency kernel and to get rid of all the XRUNs. Now I run it with
23ms. Not as fine and dandy as my old trusty ice1712 but it's ok.

regards,

-- 
/bengan