23 Apr
2003
23 Apr
'03
6:26 a.m.
Does the name come from the network transparent
windowing protocol
we all know and love?
Yes indeed. As an experiment, I've decided to build the studio using 100% host
based processing and only Linux software.
We started with a PII 450 and an SBLive to get a feel for what an old computer
could achieve with free software - given that many musicians are on below
average incomes. Accessibility is important to me - I can't advocate 'entry
level' setups costing thousands of pounds or dollars. Based on our results
with Audacity, I'd say the system is an accessible but very significant
upgrade to a cassette-based 4 track.
The next step is a P4 2.4GHz with an M Audio Delta 1010, which is the sort of
thing the specialist suppliers here are offering to project studios and the
like. The aim is to record and produce a decent quality CD by the autumn.
Cheers
Daniel