-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Larry David wrote: > Thanks Scott. I've gotten the impression that using audio/MIDI > hardware on a Linux machine is sort of the opposite of plug-and-play;
I have yet to actually use a computer that was "plug and play". They all have little quirks and limitations. I will leave it at that since Apple has a special place in my heart; the dark, bitter, cold, jaded, and twisted part, so I doubt I can provide anything resembling an unbiased comparison. > and if your experience is typical, then that is an understatement. > So is this kind of sleuthing and experimenting typical to get a Linux > machine to do music? I'm not a programmer and don't have time to The bad news: There will be some sleuthing and experimenting. The good news: You have already done this before. If you can use google, ask questions, and follow directions you should be able to get around most of the problems you encounter. I know you have said that your Mac experience was plug and play, but it really wasn't. You did have to learn how to use the software, you built up a workflow, etc. There was actually a lot you had to figure out. > figure all this stuff out - I like the FOSS philosophy, and really > hope Linux keeps growing - but it sounds like it may be a bit early > for the humble user to try doing music with it. Am I wrong? > Probably :) In all seriousness, you will be as successful as you want to be. As you say in a later post, you get what you pay for, in the FLOSS world what you pay is your level of personal responsibility. You may have to go and find solutions to your issues, you may even have to submit bug reports. - From my own experience, there have been many hours of frustration (I switched to Linux as my Desktop OS about 10 years ago, and as my DAW about 6 years ago). Things have gotten a lot better over the years, and I expect them to improve more in the future. In the end I have found solutions or workarounds to almost all of my problems. Something that cannot be said for the other two OSs that I have used over the years. The biggest challenge for me, was that I had to change my workflow. I was used to doing everything the Cubase way (ie. inside of Cubase). Once I was able to get my head around jack and what it allows you to, I have not looked back. Anyway, my current setup is this: AMD 64 (939) 4400+ X2, 3 GB of RAM. Standard SATA hard drive. RME 9652 + RME ADI-8 DS + Alesis XT ADAT for 16 channels of simultaneous input. M-Audio Axiom I like the RME PCI/PCIe stuff because it sounds great and is well supported under Linux (ie. I do not have to do anything to get it to work, it simply works). It is a shame that their firewire stuff does not work, but RME is to blame for that. Before making a hardware purchase, do your research. I put this at the end so that you would remember it. Do your research! Hth, -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkl+Pc0ACgkQwRXgH3rKGfMASACaA3xfTdsCNqytag4TOdmlhE5K aK0AoJwOGzn4LnB5zjj/CdmxjB40DW3E =780F -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
