[linux-audio-user] New hardware choice

[tommy]

lanas schrieb:

>Hi all,
>
>  I'm plaaning to get a new home PC that could also be used (along with
>software development) for creating and recording music.
>
>  What I'd like to do: sequence MIDI external sounds (synth module(s)),
>add accoustic guitar and flute, record everything to wav and/or Ogg
>Vorbis formats (using original external synths sounds).  Optionally, to
>be also able to choose from a palette of SoundFonts (as I did with
>my current PC, using a SB Live! card and MusE).
>
>  What I'd like to get as PC: an Athlon 64bit based mobo, 2 GB RAM, some
>250 GB disk storage. graphics card not that important as it's not used
>to play games (why not on-board graphic ?). 
>
AFAIK, there are no socket 939 boards with sma.
i'd get skt 939 as these have 4 memory slots, and
2 SS 512 MB dimms are cheaper than one DS 1024MB dimm

also, a card like an Readeon 7000VE is very cheap, bu will have an dvi
out

> Operating system: in the
>end most likely handmade Linux based on LFS (Linux From Scratch) but for
>starters SuSE 9.3 64-bit, or any other that's good enough.
>
>  Now, is there some strong allergic reaction between a Linux Audio
>setup and 64-bit CPUs ?  Are 64-bits platforms recommended for audio
>purposes or is it better to wait a few more years ?  If it's OK, which
>mobo would you recommend ?
>
>  Which audio/MIDI card would you recommend for such a setup ?
>
>  Which speakers system could deliver good sound quality.  I presently
>have some Creative I-Trigue speakers and I'd hate doing any quality
>stuff with it implying listening closely over and over again to
>sequences and sounds.  Is it possible to connect regular sound system
>quality speakers to PC sound cards ?  What speaker setup would you
>recommend for driving both the external synth(s) and audio sound card ? 
>Is a mixer needed ?
>
>  Thanks a lot for any advice/suggestion/hint !
>
>Cheers,
>
>Al
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