On Wednesday 14 July 2004 08:54 am, William wrote: > Out of further interest have you ever tried using RG with a hardware MIDI > synth? I find that using a hardware MIDI synth effectively gets quite a lot > more out of any CPU, especially on my old 333MHz PC.
I've found this to be pretty universally the case as well. Looking at solutions for would-be RG users on slowish hardware, desktop people have the option of buying a $15 SB Live!, but I know of nothing I can suggest for laptop users stuck with on-board audio. Short of buying some kind of USB MIDI gadget and some far more serious MIDI hardware, do they have any alternative? How about other on-board hardware synths supported by ALSA? I'm only aware of the emu10k1 and the earlier emu8-something. When I looked recently, I couldn't find the soundcard matrix I remember, that used to list the capabilities of each card. The current matrix doesn't seem to show what's supported on what any longer. All of which is probably grossly irrelevant to this particular thread, mind you. Working to avoid the need to use software synthesis is a bit antithetical in a discussion of Chris's cool new toy. :) -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel
