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 investmentto turn it into an audio workstation, you might prefer to install something likeAVLinux, 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 _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user