I've been poking at mixxx and jackd and audio on my laptop
and my (too modest) lab computer, and having bad luck (control
surface, jackd/ubuntu issues...). I'm far too busy to get down to
compiling kernels and mixxx to make it work (RT kernel problems
sleeping laptop, etc), and I need to get moving musically. (I'm
a grad student, working, commuting 100 miles/day, heading up
a race car team, moved two servers last week, ...)

Lucky me, I got some rare cash to BUY myself out of this paper
bag. I want to build a modest machine to run jackd, mixxx. It
will be:

* MicroATX form factor<br>
* 12V automotive power supply (target physical environment
* isolation)<br>
* Intel processor<p>

* Any mATX mobo's with better-than-average audio?<br>
* Any chipsets to AVOID?<br>
* Any reason to go USB audio "card" instead of on-board? (Beside the
* fact I have a Soundblaster USB that works).<p>

With a dedicated sound computer (that doesn't need to hibernate,
etc) I can try out Robin's kernel patch to get Herc Control
MP3 support, or, gasp, I can buy a known-compatible control
surface, which I would prefer at this point to hacking code
(the Herc seems rickety too).

I've been beat-matching by dragging my cramped and fatiqued
fingers across a trackpad. That sucks! Is there any external
interface (besides mouse) that allows some sort of decent
jog/drag behavior?

I'm WAY not a spend-to-solve person, I home-build nearly
everything, but sometimes you gotta get off the bus.



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