22 Feb
2009
22 Feb
'09
1:28 p.m.
Michiel wrote:
I am currently running Ubuntu Hardy Heron and I am
quite dissatisfied with
its audio performance. I find it a complete mess of settings that sometimes
work and sometimes dont. Skype does not work at all, neither does Second
Life Voice. Other audio applications sometimes work and sometimes dont. I
have tried a lot of recommendations on many forums. Reading those forums I
do get the impression that Ubuntu is not a good choice for audio at all. So
here is my question:
Which Linux distro is regarded as a good and reliable choice for audio?
Playing, recording, gaming, voip, etc.
I use 64 Studio for playing and recording on a 500MHz PIII desktop. I recommend
it highly. It features an -rt patch (low-latency) kernel.
Version 2.0 is very stable -- but a little dated (e.g. JACK version 0.100.?,
Ardour 0.90.?... or something like that). FWIW, it's based on Debian Etch. It
only provides a DVD ISO install, but it is possible to install Etch and upgrade
to 64 Studio.
Version 3.0 is in alpha/beta testing and is based on Ubuntu Hardy. I'm
currently using that, and enjoy it quite a bit. It provides a CD ISO for
install. The only trouble I had was with setting up my MidiSport 1x1 firmware
loader.
Peace,
Gabriel