27 Feb
2013
27 Feb
'13
7:47 p.m.
How difficult or even possible is it to start with a server core system
and make it useable for a audio? I don't need a GUI/desktop for this.
I installed Lubuntu server core to a usb flash drive. I added myself to
the audio group, but my usb Audiobox does not seem to be working,
although it is recognised with aplay -l. Should it work without any
additional steps?
I suppose I could build an Arch system, but I was pleasantly surprised
by the performance of Ubuntu 12.04 (desktop) with the particular
software I want to run and thought I would try an even more basic
setup. Thanks!
27 Feb
27 Feb
8:02 p.m.
Am 27.02.2013 19:46, schrieb Grekim Jennings:
How difficult or even possible is it to start with a
server core system
and make it useable for a audio?
Very difficult. I guess, the advantage in speed one may get from an
custom-build minimalist system would need some 10 years to collect
enough seconds to bring back the time it takes to build the system in
the first place.
Why not just install a major distro plus audio-layer and run it with
Fluxbox or E or on tty? If I compare the performance of heavy
audio-setups under KDE4 and under Fluxbox on the same system I find it
hard to see any difference...
I don't need a GUI/desktop for this.
I installed Lubuntu server core to a usb flash drive. I added myself to
the audio group, but my usb Audiobox does not seem to be working,
although it is recognised with aplay -l. Should it work without any
additional steps?
I suppose I could build an Arch system, but I was pleasantly surprised
by the performance of Ubuntu 12.04 (desktop) with the particular
software I want to run and thought I would try an even more basic
setup. Thanks!
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28 Feb
28 Feb
12:33 a.m.
On Wed, February 27, 2013 10:46 am, Grekim Jennings wrote:
How difficult or even possible is it to start with a
server core system
and make it useable for a audio? I don't need a GUI/desktop for this.
Not sure what you mean by a "server core". It could be starting with core
server SW installed. Or be specific HW. Adding Audio Apps to a machine set
up as a server is not hard, though a new install would be easier. The only
reason to keep the server SW in place is if you want to use the machine
both ways. In that case I would suggest setting up another run level just
for audio. That would make it easy to turn off some of the system services
while doing audio or reconfigure some of the core defaults. On the other
hand, if you want the machine to run as a server while also using it to do
audio work, one of your two uses will suffer. Either the server side will
be slower or the audio side will need more latency.
I installed Lubuntu server core to a usb flash drive.
I added myself to
Ok, this looks like just adding audio SW. Take a look at the ubuntustudio
metas with whatever SW installer you use. (synaptic would be easiest I
tihnk) You most likey do not want the -desktop, icons or settings, just
the audio related ones. Though it may be just as easy to choose the apps
you want.
the audio group, but my usb Audiobox does not seem to
be working,
although it is recognised with aplay -l. Should it work without any
additional steps?
Working? Meaning what? Does lubuntu use pulse like most of the other
*buntus? Have you set your USB card as the default sound device with
pavucontrol? Which application are you playing audio on? If the machine
you are using has an internal card, that would be the default, not your
USB card. Are the levels raised in the alsa mixer? Not muted?
So what are you trying to achieve? And how? It would be easy to tell these
things if I was there in person, but I am not and so to help you we need
as many details as possible.
I suppose I could build an Arch system, but I was
pleasantly surprised
by the performance of Ubuntu 12.04 (desktop) with the particular
software I want to run and thought I would try an even more basic
setup. Thanks!
Pretty much all the Linux setups use alsa these days. There is not much
difference from one to the next at that level. You should be able to get
sound with any of them.
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Len Ovens
www.OvenWerks.net
1 Mar
1 Mar
9:41 a.m.
On 02/28/2013 12:33 AM, Len Ovens wrote:
Ok, this looks like just adding audio SW. Take a look
at the ubuntustudio
metas with whatever SW installer you use. (synaptic would be easiest I
tihnk)
I'd only take a look at those meta packages, not install them. They pull
in massive amounts of unneeded packages. And on a minimal system I'd use
apt-get or aptitude instead of Synaptic.
You most likey do not want the -desktop, icons or settings, just
the audio related ones. Though it may be just as easy
to choose the apps
you want.
Yes but not if you use the lubuntu-core meta package as it doesn't
depend on PulseAudio.
Have you set your USB card as the default sound device with
>the audio group, but my usb Audiobox does not
seem to be working,
>although it is recognised with aplay -l. Should it work without any
>additional steps?
Working? Meaning what? Does lubuntu use pulse like most of
the other
*buntus? pavucontrol? Which application are you playing audio
on? If the machine
you are using has an internal card, that would be the default, not your
USB card. Are the levels raised in the alsa mixer? Not muted?
A lot of USB audio interfaces can't be controlled with alsamixer as they
only have hardware mixing. Quickly browsed the user manual of the
AudioBox and I see no references to controlling the interface from the OS.
Regards,
Jeremy
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