13 Aug
2007
13 Aug
'07
12:52 p.m.
Okay, so I did all the software experiments for the past couple years
and have been running just fine using Planet CCRMA's packages in
Fedora on an old piece of crap computer. I've gotten fairly good at
what I do for what I have, and I am to the point where I believe that
my performance and quality issues are due to the hardware restrictions
of my current machine, mostly due to the fact that my motherboard has
an integrated soundcard which I've been using to control my mic and
MIDI, ugh. I'm ready to go out and plunk down a large amount of cash
on a new system. Here's my problem, I have no idea what to get.
I love things like JACK, Zyn, Seq24, Hydrogen, and Ardour, but not
sure how new hardware would affect the operations of such programs. I
have determined so far that I would like to have a Hammerfall HDSP
card, but not sure whether I want to go for a 64 bit processor yet.
My current mic is a cheap $30 Radio Shack mic and I'm not sure whether
my sound card or my mic is the reason why the pick-up on it is so low
and infested with noise. My USB MIDI cable is about the only piece of
hardware that I'm actually happy with, I even want to get a new
keyboard that has a pitch bender on the side. All this time I have
been learning the Linux audio apps and stuff I have never bothered to
even question what type of hardware I SHOULD be running.
So I guess my question is this: Any suggestions? What works, what doesn't?
Chip VanDan
http://airlynx.sitesled.com
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13 Aug
13 Aug
1:33 p.m.
On 8/13/07, Chip VanDan <chip.vandan(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Okay, so I did all the software experiments for the
past couple years
and have been running just fine using Planet CCRMA's packages in
Fedora on an old piece of crap computer. I've gotten fairly good at
what I do for what I have, and I am to the point where I believe that
my performance and quality issues are due to the hardware restrictions
of my current machine, mostly due to the fact that my motherboard has
an integrated soundcard which I've been using to control my mic and
MIDI, ugh. I'm ready to go out and plunk down a large amount of cash
on a new system. Here's my problem, I have no idea what to get.
I love things like JACK, Zyn, Seq24, Hydrogen, and Ardour, but not
sure how new hardware would affect the operations of such programs. I
have determined so far that I would like to have a Hammerfall HDSP
card, but not sure whether I want to go for a 64 bit processor yet.
Hi,
I own a Hammerfall HDSP with a Multiface II. I could not be more
happy. If you're willing to pay the price for one, it is decent
hardware, and has good drivers.
For the rest of the PC, I'm sure other people will have interesting
pieces of advice ;-)
Cheers,
__________________
Marc-Olivier Barre.
17 Aug
17 Aug
2:04 p.m.
In my research I have run across control surfaces, which seem like a
great idea, but can't find any solid evidence of them being used under
Linux. Does anybody here use one and what do they use?
On 13/08/07, Marc-Olivier Barre <mobarre(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/13/07, Chip VanDan <chip.vandan(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
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Okay, so I did all the software experiments for
the past couple years
and have been running just fine using Planet CCRMA's packages in
Fedora on an old piece of crap computer. I've gotten fairly good at
what I do for what I have, and I am to the point where I believe that
my performance and quality issues are due to the hardware restrictions
of my current machine, mostly due to the fact that my motherboard has
an integrated soundcard which I've been using to control my mic and
MIDI, ugh. I'm ready to go out and plunk down a large amount of cash
on a new system. Here's my problem, I have no idea what to get.
I love things like JACK, Zyn, Seq24, Hydrogen, and Ardour, but not
sure how new hardware would affect the operations of such programs. I
have determined so far that I would like to have a Hammerfall HDSP
card, but not sure whether I want to go for a 64 bit processor yet.
Hi,
I own a Hammerfall HDSP with a Multiface II. I could not be more
happy. If you're willing to pay the price for one, it is decent
hardware, and has good drivers.
For the rest of the PC, I'm sure other people will have interesting
pieces of advice ;-)
Cheers,
__________________
Marc-Olivier Barre.
3:08 p.m.
On 17 August 2007 at 11:04, "Chip VanDan" <chip.vandan(a)gmail.com> wrote:
In my research I have run across control surfaces,
which seem like a
great idea, but can't find any solid evidence of them being used under
Linux. Does anybody here use one and what do they use?
I use a Behringer BCF2000 with Ardour, and it works well. There were
some setup difficulties for me. But, it's been solid since I figured
that out.
G'luck....
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3:13 p.m.
On Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 09:47:57AM -0700, Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
On 17 August 2007 at 11:04, "Chip VanDan" <chip.vandan(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I'm another happy Ardour/BCF2000 user. There's plenty of info on using
Ardour with various control surfaces in the wiki at ardour.org.
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In my research I have run across control
surfaces, which seem like a
great idea, but can't find any solid evidence of them being used under
Linux. Does anybody here use one and what do they use?
I use a Behringer BCF2000 with Ardour, and it works well. There were
some setup difficulties for me. But, it's been solid since I figured
that out. 
3:09 p.m.
Resent to list, sorry for the duplicate Chip.
Ardour supports both the Behringer BCF control surface(I don't remember the
exact model) and the Mackie Control. I personally use a Mackie Control
Universal Pro run through midi fairly successfully.
It isn't as much an issue of Linux supporting as it just uses standard Midi
and Midi/SysEx, but rather the software supporting its use. I haven't
checked however if Linux supports the USB connection on my Mackie, I should
sometime, but I am betting it does as it just is a standard USB/Midi
interface.
Seablade
On 8/17/07, Chip VanDan <chip.vandan(a)gmail.com> wrote:
In my research I have run across control surfaces, which seem like a
great idea, but can't find any solid evidence of them being used under
Linux. Does anybody here use one and what do they use?
On 13/08/07, Marc-Olivier Barre <mobarre(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/13/07, Chip VanDan
<chip.vandan(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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Okay, so I did all the software experiments for
the past couple years
and have been running just fine using Planet CCRMA's packages in
Fedora on an old piece of crap computer. I've gotten fairly good at
what I do for what I have, and I am to the point where I believe that
my performance and quality issues are due to the hardware restrictions
of my current machine, mostly due to the fact that my motherboard has
an integrated soundcard which I've been using to control my mic and
MIDI, ugh. I'm ready to go out and plunk down a large amount of cash
on a new system. Here's my problem, I have no idea what to get.
I love things like JACK, Zyn, Seq24, Hydrogen, and Ardour, but not
sure how new hardware would affect the operations of such programs. I
have determined so far that I would like to have a Hammerfall HDSP
card, but not sure whether I want to go for a 64 bit processor yet.
Hi,
I own a Hammerfall HDSP with a Multiface II. I could not be more
happy. If you're willing to pay the price for one, it is decent
hardware, and has good drivers.
For the rest of the PC, I'm sure other people will have interesting
pieces of advice ;-)
Cheers,
__________________
Marc-Olivier Barre.
3:43 p.m.
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:09:34 -0600
From: "Thomas Vecchione" <seablaede(a)gmail.com>
Ardour supports both the Behringer BCF control
surface(I don't remember the
exact model) and the Mackie Control. I personally use a Mackie Control
Universal Pro run through midi fairly successfully.
It isn't as much an issue of Linux supporting as it just uses standard Midi
and Midi/SysEx, but rather the software supporting its use. I haven't
checked however if Linux supports the USB connection on my Mackie, I should
sometime, but I am betting it does as it just is a standard USB/Midi
interface.
i use a Novation Remote 25SL for transport, faders, and a few other things - no trouble
with just a USB connection.
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