Re: [LAU] outfitting a computer for songwriting in linux?

Hi Karen, To make long story short, yes Debian is rock solid but it's a real time investment to turn it into an audio workstation, you might prefer to install something like AVLinux, it's Debian based with everything optimized for music. Beside, question is "how many in/out ports do you need in the soundcard"? And, what is the keyboard, do you own it yet? Have a nice sunday, Fred ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *De :* Karen Lewellen &lt;klewellen(a)shellworld.net&gt; *À :* audio users linux &lt;linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org&gt; *Envoyé le :* Dimanche 26 juillet 2015 3h31 *Objet :* [LAU] outfitting a computer for songwriting in linux? Hi All, I've been a reader on the list for a while, not a poster until now. I am preparing to outfit a computer for songwriting in Linux. I will be using the command line notation options, of which there are rather a few from Lillypond to muscript. I am hoping that how I picture this will match the creative reality smiles. My first question is this. some high end soundcards that are supported in Debian? I know its been updated, but I intend using squeeze for a start. Getting the floor solid before say adding updated furniture. While I know that four duplex cards are common, I want the best quality I can find for the work. say if you <hope this makes sense> wanted to connect a full sized piano keyboard to the card? Thanks in advance, Karen