19 Jan
2004
19 Jan
'04
3:57 p.m.
Greg Reddin wrote:
With all the new releases of audio software of late
and all the shift
that's taking place among distros, I'm trying to devise a good
upgrade path for my DAW.
As it stands I'm running RedHat 9 with a patched kernel. I've
installed all the audio software I use by building from scratch --
downloading, compiling, and installing individual packages. At this
point, it has taken so much work to get my system where it is that
I'm loathe to upgrade it. Yet, with new versions of Rosegarden,
Muse, Ardour, and Jack coming out lately, I'd really like to take
advantage of those new features. OTOH, I'm worried that an upgrade
can cause problems with work that is in progress.
given the price of harddisks nowadays, i'd say clone your system over to
a new and possibly larger and faster disk, and start fiddling. if things
go haywire, you can go back.
you might even set up your boot loader to allow you to boot either
system w/o the need to open the case.
--
"I never use EQ, never, never, never. I previously used to use mic
positioning but I've even given up on that too."
- Jezar on http://www.audiomelody.com
Jörn Nettingsmeier
Kurfürstenstr 49, 45138 Essen, Germany
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