On Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Migs Paraz wrote: .. > do the Linux drivers support the SB Live's capabilities for audiophiles? > (and wannabees like me)
Up to 128MB Sound Fonts are supported. This is unpaged kernel memory though, so if you download those huge pro MIDI wavesets from Hammersound and load them into your SBLive, you will have a HUGE kernel (there are a bunch of 128MB SF2's on Hammersound, they are probably better than many pro synthesizers). Notice that the SBLive uses the E-Mu Systems 10K1 synthesizer which is the same chip used in many pro synths. Of course the SBLive Audigy is even better.. .. > I'm looking forward to playing CD images (yup raw CD's, not MP3's or > other lossy encodings, copied from discs I actually own or borrowed, > hehe) No win. Use LAME 3.90 VBR mode (averages out to around 170kbps) for encoding your MP3's. I doubt you have a Sennheiser Orpheus ($15000 headphones driven by vacuum tube linear amp, with TOSLINK optical digital input). Even with an Orpheus, 400 audiophiles were unable to distinguish 256kbps CBR MP3 from the original CD's. And LAME 3.90 VBR with the GPsycho (GNU psychoacoustic model) meets or surpasses 256kbps CBR. Read here for more: http://www.r3mix.net/ -- Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mosaic Communications, Inc. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
