6 Jun
2003
6 Jun
'03
9:12 a.m.
Hi
I'm thinking about getting a laptop mainly for live performance using
softsynths (PD, Csound, something like that), but would also like to be
able to use it for multitrack midi and audio recording.
I guess the answer to "what laptop to buy for softsynths" is "the faster
the better". Unfortunately I'm on a budget, but I'm very interrested in
what kinda performance I can expect from various processors, clock
speeds, amount of RAM etc (very vague, huh?). For instance I sac a
Fujitsu/Simens AMILO running 2.0 GHz Celeron with 256MB of RAM. Would
that be an option?
Also I'm interrested in the Ozone USB keyboard, since it's compact and
would give me audio/midi interface and some kind of controller. How is
this thingy supported under linux?
Is there anything I overlooked? Aspects to take into account? Other
software to look at? Webpages to go to?
Thanks in advance for any feedback!
--
peace, love & harmony
Atte
6 Jun
6 Jun
10:48 a.m.
Atte André Jensen wrote:
Also I'm interrested in the Ozone USB keyboard,
since it's compact and
would give me audio/midi interface and some kind of controller. How is
this thingy supported under linux?
Currently not at all. Somebody has to write a DFU loader.
Regards,
Clemens
12:17 p.m.
On Fri, 06 Jun 2003 14:37:02 +0200 (METDST)
Clemens Ladisch <clemens(a)ladisch.de> wrote:
Atte André Jensen wrote:
:-(
Are there other options in the same league? Mostly I'll be needing a
midiinterface, but the integration of
controler/midiinterface/audiointerface seemed nice to me...
--
peace, love & harmony
Atte
Also I'm interrested in the Ozone USB
keyboard, since it's compact
and would give me audio/midi interface and some kind of controller.
How is this thingy supported under linux?
Currently not at all. Somebody has to write a DFU loader. 
12:31 p.m.
On 2003.06.06 10:06, Atte André Jensen wrote:
Are there other options in the same league? Mostly
I'll be needing a
midiinterface, but the integration of
controler/midiinterface/audiointerface seemed nice to me...
I was hoping to find all three in one... blah. No luck.
I went with the Evolution MK-255 controller (MIDI out only). I'm very happy
with it. It's well built, and it required no special configuration at all.
I'm only using a Celeron 1200 with 384 MB ram. I can play a loop in sweep,
and jam overtop with fluidsynth without latency. Jack apps, however, are
horrible. Crazy xruns... not useable. Could be due to the latest jack
though... I haven't played with it much, other than installing lowlat kernel
and using tmpfs for jack temp dir. Pure ALSA apps run great though. (This is
all Mandrake cooker though... changes daily.)
I haven't settled on a MIDI/audio interface yet. I was leaning toward the
Quattro, but usage reports are mixed.
Austin
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Austin Acton Hon.B.Sc.
Synthetic Organic Chemist, Teaching Assistant
Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto
MandrakeClub Volunteer (www.mandrakeclub.com)
homepage: www.groundstate.ca
12:27 p.m.
Hallo,
Atte André Jensen hat gesagt: // Atte André Jensen wrote:
I'm thinking about getting a laptop mainly for
live performance using
softsynths (PD, Csound, something like that), but would also like to be
able to use it for multitrack midi and audio recording.
I guess the answer to "what laptop to buy for softsynths" is "the faster
the better". Unfortunately I'm on a budget, but I'm very interrested in
what kinda performance I can expect from various processors, clock
speeds, amount of RAM etc (very vague, huh?). For instance I sac a
Fujitsu/Simens AMILO running 2.0 GHz Celeron with 256MB of RAM. Would
that be an option?
This should be way enough. I recently bought an Acer Travelmate with Celeron 1.2 GHz,
which feels fast using it with Pd. Well, I'm used to a 900 MHz Athlon, so this should
feel fast, but in general Linux can still run better on lower end machines than, say, Win
XP, I guess.
ciao
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