30 Apr
2009
30 Apr
'09
3:44 p.m.
Hi all,
I'm thinking of getting a Shuttle PC to run sound installations from (I need a
portable machine for transport). The particular one I have an eye on is this
one:
Shuttle KPC K4500 Desktop, 1.8GHz Celeron, 512MB, 80GB, Foresight Linux
Desktop Computer
probably getting a little bit more memory for it, just to be sure.
And I'll build in my Terratec EWS88 as an audio card.
(One of the reasons to go for a Shuttle, rather than the also tempting Asus
EeeBox, but then I'd need an external soundcard, which doesn't seem to be
there in lowcost, but many channels, and probably USB; I need at least
4in-8out for the installation).
Does anyone have experience with Shuttle machines for audio work?
Does anyone have audio experience with Foresight Linux?
or should I just take that off the machine, and put Ubuntu or Debian on it
instead?
Main apps I need are emacs, SuperCollider, JACK... and the machine should run
for a couple of months non-stop. (which generally doesn't seem to be a
problem with the particular sound installation; I've done it before, and the
only cause for shutdown was power failure in the building).
Sincerely,
Marije
30 Apr
30 Apr
4:44 p.m.
On Thursday 30 April 2009 13:44:31 nescivi wrote:
Hi all,
I'm thinking of getting a Shuttle PC to run sound installations from (I
need a portable machine for transport). The particular one I have an eye on
is this one:
Shuttle KPC K4500 Desktop, 1.8GHz Celeron, 512MB, 80GB, Foresight Linux
Desktop Computer
probably getting a little bit more memory for it, just to be sure.
And I'll build in my Terratec EWS88 as an audio card.
(One of the reasons to go for a Shuttle, rather than the also tempting Asus
EeeBox, but then I'd need an external soundcard, which doesn't seem to be
there in lowcost, but many channels, and probably USB; I need at least
4in-8out for the installation).
Does anyone have experience with Shuttle machines for audio work?
I have an old Shuttle X with Ubuntu Studio on it and a delta 1010 in it and I
don't recall any problems. I never pushed it very hard and it has been a
while since I fired it up though.
Does anyone have audio experience with Foresight Linux?
or should I just take that off the machine, and put Ubuntu or Debian on it
instead?
Main apps I need are emacs, SuperCollider, JACK... and the machine should
run for a couple of months non-stop. (which generally doesn't seem to be a
problem with the particular sound installation; I've done it before, and
the only cause for shutdown was power failure in the building).
Sincerely,
Marije
all the best,
drew
4:56 p.m.
Mareije,
I'm thinking of getting a Shuttle PC to run sound
installations from (I need a
portable machine for transport). The particular one I have an eye on is this
one:
Shuttle KPC K4500 Desktop, 1.8GHz Celeron, 512MB, 80GB, Foresight Linux
Desktop Computer
probably getting a little bit more memory for it, just to be sure.
And I'll build in my Terratec EWS88 as an audio card.
(One of the reasons to go for a Shuttle, rather than the also tempting Asus
EeeBox, but then I'd need an external soundcard, which doesn't seem to be
there in lowcost, but many channels, and probably USB; I need at least
4in-8out for the installation).
Does anyone have experience with Shuttle machines for audio work?
Yes. I have several identical machines (SN68PTG6 with AMD 64 X2 3Ghz EE,
2GB Ram, 2x 250GB Raid 0, RME HDSPe MADI + TCO) that I use for
recording, timecode-coupled shows etc.
Regarding audio work, the Shuttles are just as good or bad as any other
PC with the same chipset and configuration. I prefer AMD for
audio/video, but I am lacking hard evidence, so this is just my opinion.
I use the Shuttle transport bags, very handy. I believe they are
designed for easy deployment on LAN parties etc., but it works well for
shows, too :)
The 'big' shuttles are very quiet, I don't know about the K45 series,
though (will get my first K45 next week, intend to use it as a SOHO
server).
If your K45 has to be very quiet, check the TDP of the Celeron. The
smaller Shuttle power supplies tend to be noisy, but you can replace
them with passive cooled versions.
--
Flo
6:16 p.m.
Hiho,
On Thursday 30 April 2009 14:56:33 Florian Faber wrote:
ok.
I'm
thinking of getting a Shuttle PC to run sound installations from (I
need a portable machine for transport). The particular one I have an eye
on is this one:
Shuttle KPC K4500 Desktop, 1.8GHz Celeron, 512MB, 80GB, Foresight Linux
Desktop Computer
probably getting a little bit more memory for it, just to be sure.
And I'll build in my Terratec EWS88 as an audio card.
(One of the reasons to go for a Shuttle, rather than the also tempting
Asus EeeBox, but then I'd need an external soundcard, which doesn't seem
to be there in lowcost, but many channels, and probably USB; I need at
least 4in-8out for the installation).
Does anyone have experience with Shuttle machines for audio work?
Yes. I have several identical machines (SN68PTG6 with AMD 64 X2 3Ghz EE,
2GB Ram, 2x 250GB Raid 0, RME HDSPe MADI + TCO) that I use for
recording, timecode-coupled shows etc.
Regarding audio work, the Shuttles are just as good or bad as any other
PC with the same chipset and configuration. I prefer AMD for
audio/video, but I am lacking hard evidence, so this is just my opinion. I use the Shuttle transport bags, very handy. I
believe they are
designed for easy deployment on LAN parties etc., but it works well for
shows, too :)
I was thinking of getting one of these too, yes.
any experience with traveling with them on flights? Do you take them as
handluggage?
The 'big' shuttles are very quiet, I don't
know about the K45 series,
though (will get my first K45 next week, intend to use it as a SOHO
server).
If your K45 has to be very quiet, check the TDP of the Celeron. The
smaller Shuttle power supplies tend to be noisy, but you can replace
them with passive cooled versions.
Noise is not so much a problem. The installation in question will be running
outdoors, and the Shuttle will be hiding in some safe indoorish location, out
of the way.
sincerely,
Marije
7:45 p.m.
I have an old hand-me-down shuttle that's a number of years old and works quite well
for audio. Old athlon64 single core running at 2gigahertz with 2 gig ram installed. It
works well with audiophile and delta1010 pci cards. The only problem I had with it was
keeping it clean of dust, which would clog the radiator in back.
I've walked past the newer shuttles in fry's a few times and wished I had the
money to burn on another one one of them. They seem very functional, small, light weight,
and easy to carry around. Because they are small, they are not very expandable.
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