12 Nov
2005
12 Nov
'05
8:24 p.m.
On 11/13/05, John Mulholland <johnmulholland(a)fastmail.fm> wrote:
Well audio specific hardware aside, there is a beast
of a system which
would do the job nicely. It is called the DNUK Workstar W420E-HE (1),
and it is reviewed in this months Linux User & Developer magazine. If I
had the money, it is what I would go for. Elsewhere, Digital Village are
doing some dual core stuff at the moment, and are becoming more Linux
aware. Both of those machines are relatively future proof. Worth
checking out.
Also whilst rambling about music, I have put together a little
introductory feature in this months Music Tech Magazine, all about Linux
music software. Perhaps take a look at that for some ideas or inspiration.
Of course it is a tricky one, money to spend, a new music setup to
create...... ahhh you get no sympathy!! :)
John
1. https://secure.dnuk.com/systems/w420-he.php
Bungee wrote:
That system seem WAY too expensive. My AMD64 system, with sata drives,
etc was AUD600 with a 17" CRT and nvidia 6600LE. That's 252 GBP. With
dual core processor it is 80 GBP more. I'd buy a system like this
and get a decent sound card, m-audio, echo or something like that.
Loki
Hi all,
I have become reasonably familiar with Linux, and recently completed the
transfer of all my existing MIDI compositions to a working setup based
around
RoseGarden. I have also started experimenting with
software synthesisers,
ZynAddSubFX being a particular favourite of mine. However, the problem I
now
have is processor bandwidth. I seem to frequently
run at more than 70% (as
indicated by Gkrellm) and just a sniff above that and things start to
sound
really horrible. Also, the on-board sound card
really can't manage the
quality I
want, either for recording or playback.
The obvious solution is to build a completely new system specifically for
sound
work, but I am totally baffled by the choices. MB,
Processor, Memory,
Sound
Card, and on, and on...
Can anyone suggest where I can go to get this all put together? I don't
mind
paying for a GOOD system, and apart from the fact
that all my files MUST be
in
an open format I'm not too fussed about which
distro/apps to use.
Of course, not only do I want to know what to get, I also need to know
where to
get it. Somewhere North of the Isle of Wight would
be a good start!