Hi,
onsdagen den 21 januari 2004 19.25 skrev Richard K. Ingalls:
Thanks to all who replied to my earlier posting
about available apps for linux audio in comparison
to Window$/Mac apps. Now that I know there is an
abundant supply of apps... What would be your
recommendations to help a Linux newbie make the
transition and begin using a Linux DAW? In other
words how do you make music using your Linux DAW?
My setup is a Delta44 and MusE connected to Jack and a bunch of softsynths
(mainly MusE's internal softsynths)... that's pretty much it. Oh, and
...someday... more dedicated use of Jamin for mastering.
Next, sound card recommendations? A friend may
donate a Delta66 with Omni I/O breakout box to me.
I may also purchase a SB Live! (EMU10K) card for
using soundfonts.
I know people have very different opinions on this one... my own is that you
can do without the sb-live card for soundfont purposes. Don't get me wrong,
the Live is a very good card for playing sounds. I have several, I'm not
using the soundfonts support anymore though. They serve as soundcard for all
non-music purposes (*bling* sounds). Instead I'm using Fluidsynth, a software
synth that utilizes soundfonts. There is also a softsynth called Timidity++
that many people use for this purpose.
The reason why not to use the Live for generating the sound is to keep the
signal inside the computer. What this means in practice is mainly that I can
apply LADSPA effects to the synth sounds in realtime without any extra
hassle.
midi-> sequencer -> softsynth -> effect-rack -> audio-out
in my case, using MusE which has an internal connection to fluidsynth it looks
like this:
midi -> MusE -> MusE-fluid -> MusE-mixer -> audio-out
What cards work well? Good
driver support. Low latency. Good D/A chips.
Low noice. Etc.
Finally, is there a preference to Intel or AMD
CPUs and chipsets? Does one seem to work better
than another? VIA chipset? nVidia? Intel?
Sorry for asking what probably seems mundane to
you.
Nothing to be sorry about, having a place for asking questions is one of the
main purposes of this list.
But, I'm new and want to get educated before
making the switch. But I am dedicated to making
the switch from Window$ to Linux.
And a noble goal it is :)
/Robert