[Rosegarden-user] The post-PCI era
My computer started flaking out after running like a top for 6-7 years, and I decided to use that as an excuse to replace it. I bought my first ever off-the shelf, big box retail machine. The bright side is I put more gigas in my hertz, and I can boot from USB sticks now. It has a bunch of solder plugs where the PCI slot would have gone. Somebody decided to save $0.39, because nobody uses PCI anymore. That means the old mAudio Audiophile 24/96 (ice1712/envy24) joins my collection of obsolete and useless soundcards, and I don't presently have any way of getting the audio signal from my computer to my amplifier, as I was using SPDIF. Taking a quick look around, it appears to be the age of USB audio dongles. This would be a good time to look at what I'm actually likely to do with my setup, and come up with one neat, tidy solution to replace the tangled morass of random bits of kit I accumulated over the years. I might record from two different microphones at once. I might record from two different line level inputs at once. I need a way to monitor the mix on headphones so I don't record the mix as background noise on subsequent tracks. I need coax SPDIF output (or possibly something else, and a new amplifier, as this thing is kind of limping anyway) I'm likely to continue with Ubuntu, so if the dongle I buy needs firmware, it should be something readily and easily available through Ubuntu. Anyway, I thought I'd see what more modern people are using these days, and fish for suggestions. -- D. Michael McIntyre -- ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
Re: [Rosegarden-user] The post-PCI era
It feels weird to type this, but the interest in music-making on Apple iPads has been good for Linux, in the sense that it seems to have driven more manufacturers to provide truly class-compliant USB audio and MIDI interfaces. If you go to a site like https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/ios/, find a device that meets your requirements and works on iOS, (in my limited experience) it will work perfectly on Linux. As for what I use... I have a Roland sound module and a Korg keyboard, both of which have USB connectivity that work for both audio and MIDI, so I just use them as my audio interfaces for music making (using jackd). For other casual purposes, I let pulseaudio have its way with my computers onboard sound card. On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 8:12 AM, D. Michael McIntyre rosegarden.trumpe...@gmail.com wrote: My computer started flaking out after running like a top for 6-7 years, and I decided to use that as an excuse to replace it. I bought my first ever off-the shelf, big box retail machine. The bright side is I put more gigas in my hertz, and I can boot from USB sticks now. It has a bunch of solder plugs where the PCI slot would have gone. Somebody decided to save $0.39, because nobody uses PCI anymore. That means the old mAudio Audiophile 24/96 (ice1712/envy24) joins my collection of obsolete and useless soundcards, and I don't presently have any way of getting the audio signal from my computer to my amplifier, as I was using SPDIF. Taking a quick look around, it appears to be the age of USB audio dongles. This would be a good time to look at what I'm actually likely to do with my setup, and come up with one neat, tidy solution to replace the tangled morass of random bits of kit I accumulated over the years. I might record from two different microphones at once. I might record from two different line level inputs at once. I need a way to monitor the mix on headphones so I don't record the mix as background noise on subsequent tracks. I need coax SPDIF output (or possibly something else, and a new amplifier, as this thing is kind of limping anyway) I'm likely to continue with Ubuntu, so if the dongle I buy needs firmware, it should be something readily and easily available through Ubuntu. Anyway, I thought I'd see what more modern people are using these days, and fish for suggestions. -- D. Michael McIntyre -- ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user -- ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
Re: [Rosegarden-user] The post-PCI era
On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 09:12:05 -0400 D. Michael McIntyre rosegarden.trumpe...@gmail.com wrote: My computer started flaking out after running like a top for 6-7 years, and I decided to use that as an excuse to replace it. I bought my first ever off-the shelf, big box retail machine. The bright side is I put more gigas in my hertz, and I can boot from USB sticks now. It has a bunch of solder plugs where the PCI slot would have gone. Somebody decided to save $0.39, because nobody uses PCI anymore. That means the old mAudio Audiophile 24/96 (ice1712/envy24) joins my collection of obsolete and useless soundcards, and I don't presently have any way of getting the audio signal from my computer to my amplifier, as I was using SPDIF. Taking a quick look around, it appears to be the age of USB audio dongles. This would be a good time to look at what I'm actually likely to do with my setup, and come up with one neat, tidy solution to replace the tangled morass of random bits of kit I accumulated over the years. I might record from two different microphones at once. I might record from two different line level inputs at once. I need a way to monitor the mix on headphones so I don't record the mix as background noise on subsequent tracks. I need coax SPDIF output (or possibly something else, and a new amplifier, as this thing is kind of limping anyway) I'm likely to continue with Ubuntu, so if the dongle I buy needs firmware, it should be something readily and easily available through Ubuntu. Anyway, I thought I'd see what more modern people are using these days, and fish for suggestions. I've still got a trusty 24/96 in one of my machines, but when I go semi-mobile I use a Komplete Audio 6. It's audio class compliant, has analogue (line and mic), MIDI, SPDIFF and a built in headphone amp. I've had it working with an eeePC900, an ancient AMD, and a dual core 32bit Intel. I got it from Thomann (Germany). Their deliveries, packaging and customer support is second to none. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. -- ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
Re: [Rosegarden-user] The post-PCI era
I always made sure PCI was a precondition for any motherboard I bought. But I finally decided guitars and monitor/mouse/qwerty don't work well together and bought a Zoom R24. I'm still working out my workflow. When writing I tend to use the zoom drum sequencer. Right now I've imported all my tracks into Ardour, and created an LTC track for later when I want to sync the zoom with Ardour/Hydrogen/Rosegarden. In the meantime I just use placeholder rhythm tracks in standalone mode. I'd do the same if I had RG driven synth tracks, just copy a stereo bounce onto the Zoom, unplug and go track some more. The Zoom also does audio interface (but has no Linux driver) and Mackie format control surface. With Linux support on that driver and native sync capabilities the solution would totally rock. As it is its close enough for rock n roll. On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 9:12 AM, D. Michael McIntyre rosegarden.trumpe...@gmail.com wrote: My computer started flaking out after running like a top for 6-7 years, and I decided to use that as an excuse to replace it. I bought my first ever off-the shelf, big box retail machine. The bright side is I put more gigas in my hertz, and I can boot from USB sticks now. It has a bunch of solder plugs where the PCI slot would have gone. Somebody decided to save $0.39, because nobody uses PCI anymore. That means the old mAudio Audiophile 24/96 (ice1712/envy24) joins my collection of obsolete and useless soundcards, and I don't presently have any way of getting the audio signal from my computer to my amplifier, as I was using SPDIF. Taking a quick look around, it appears to be the age of USB audio dongles. This would be a good time to look at what I'm actually likely to do with my setup, and come up with one neat, tidy solution to replace the tangled morass of random bits of kit I accumulated over the years. I might record from two different microphones at once. I might record from two different line level inputs at once. I need a way to monitor the mix on headphones so I don't record the mix as background noise on subsequent tracks. I need coax SPDIF output (or possibly something else, and a new amplifier, as this thing is kind of limping anyway) I'm likely to continue with Ubuntu, so if the dongle I buy needs firmware, it should be something readily and easily available through Ubuntu. Anyway, I thought I'd see what more modern people are using these days, and fish for suggestions. -- D. Michael McIntyre -- ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user -- ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
