8 Jan
2007
8 Jan
'07
2:25 p.m.
I sometimes search google news for what's in the news
about linux and audio. Recently found this:
What's up next in Linux desktop standardization?
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5669466762.html
It's about a recent OSDL Desktop Architects Meeting.
Did LAD or LAU folks attend this meeting? Or does
anyone here know about it?
I've often wondered if OSDL had any interest in audio
or music app's. Or gave much toward supporting its
development.
I don't know what to say, if anything, about the article
but I do think it worth reading. I would like to hear
comments by developers here.
Marv in Lex KY
8 Jan
8 Jan
4:06 p.m.
Interesting differences of perception. The text says that audio on Linux
sucks while I must say I am rather happy with it. Jack is incredible and
I never could get such a low latency either on Windows nor OS9 nor OSX.
Granted, some work need to be done and I would like to see more drivers
(which is a problem of the hardware manufacturers refusing to hand out
documentation) but overall I think Linux is a very good platform for audio.
Cheers,
Malte
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Malte Steiner
media art + development
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4:50 p.m.
On Mon, 2007-01-08 at 20:55 +0100, Malte Steiner wrote:
Interesting differences of perception. The text says
that audio on Linux
sucks while I must say I am rather happy with it. Jack is incredible and
I never could get such a low latency either on Windows nor OS9 nor OSX.
given that I was the original author of JACK, i think i have license to
say that audio on linux sucks, and i did.
Granted, some work need to be done and I would like to
see more drivers
(which is a problem of the hardware manufacturers refusing to hand out
documentation) but overall I think Linux is a very good platform for audio.
for pro-audio and music types, its actually getting very good. for
regular consumers who just use desktop apps, its an incredible
nightmare.
--p
8:17 p.m.
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for pro-audio and music types, its actually getting
very good. for
regular consumers who just use desktop apps, its an incredible
nightmare.
The situation would be much better, if all those prefered audiodeamons
like arts/esd etc. would have properly working jack-support that should
be set up automatically.
After some 4-5 years of discussing, what audioservers could be the best
I doubt, that there will be a cleaner solution soon.
What makes me doubt, that even this can be achieved very soon, is that
there is regression as well as progress in that domain, canonical ignore
the needs of jackd and ship an unsuable kernel for Ubuntu edgy eft
though they had a working one with PREEMPT (DESKTOP) in dapper drake.
As for me, I use jackd by default and multimedia-apps that support it
properly (like alsaplayer) - if there would be jackd-support by default
in debian-binaries for VLC I would not care much.
regards
z
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9 Jan
9 Jan
8:45 a.m.
for pro-audio and music types, its actually getting
very good. for
regular consumers who just use desktop apps, its an incredible
nightmare.
Unless they pitch in under the Ubuntu tent, which I have found to be
perfectly usable, and at least comparable with Windows for setup,
using standard hardware (I'm on a Dell laptop, and it Just Plain
Works for all my Audio needs ..)
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Jay Vaughan
10 Jan
10 Jan
1:26 a.m.
Jay Vaughan wrote:
My experience over the past 10 years with Dell hardware is ... whether
or not it works depends on exactly which model Dell, exactly when it was
manufactured, how much Dell tweaked the hardware to look good on PC
Magazine performance tests, and probably the phases of the moon. My
daughter has a Dell laptop, and none of the following distros run on it
- Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Kanotix and Knoppix. They all get partway through the
boot process and freeze. Windows XP Pro runs just fine on it.
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David
gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com
authenticity, honesty, community
for pro-audio
and music types, its actually getting very good. for
regular consumers who just use desktop apps, its an incredible
nightmare.
Unless they pitch in under the Ubuntu tent, which I have found to be
perfectly usable, and at least comparable with Windows for setup, using
standard hardware (I'm on a Dell laptop, and it Just Plain Works for all
my Audio needs ..)
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