Yeah, I should've just stuck with 8.04. @Jason - I found this USB interface, which is $150 new: http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Computer+Recording+Interfaces/product/Lexicon/Lambda/10/1
I got mine for $80 off ebay. On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 11:49 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 8, 2009 9:50am, Andrew Oikle <[email protected]> wrote: > > Stick to 32 bit for audio. 64 bit has absolutely zero benefit for > recording. Benchmarks show that in some cases 64 bit can underperform 32 > bit and it's only beneficial to extreme number crunching scientists that > need that level of precision, and also for gigantic databases. Selling 64 > bit processors to consumers was a scam to trick people into upgrading their > computers... again. I repeat, 64 bit has practically no use for consumer > use or audio recording. Does anyone here disagree? > > > > Andrew > > Austin, TX > > > > I'm not too familiar with some of the technical details, but I believe you > are correct in saying that, at this point, 64-bit seems largely useless to > the average user, particularly as far as audio goes. > > When it comes to versions of Ubuntu, I have personally found that Hardy is > far and away the most stable and efficient OS of the current Ubuntu > releases. This applies to my computer, though, and your mileage may vary. I > am looking forward to Karmic, and hope that it solves some of the many > problems I've been having with the Jaunty RT kernel (and, no, I do not know > how to compile my own kernels. Maybe one day). > > Jason, as for a good set-up that gives you no noise, if you're going to > need to buy some kind of pre-amp/DI or audio-interface as well as a mic, you > will have a hard time keeping it under $200. But it is possible. When I > first started recording, I used a very cheap $60 Behringer mixer (which came > with two channels that could be used as pre-amps, and phantom power which I > did not need at the time.) and a used $50 EV dynamic mic. I ran the mic into > the mixer, and then ran the mixer's RCA tape-out direclty into my computer's > on-board soundcard, using an RCA to 1/8" cable. Whenever I listen back to > those recordings, I am actually surprised that they sound fairly decent. I > guess the moral of this story is that $200 won't get you anything 'nice', > but it should get you something that will work, and probably fairly well. > > By the way, what equipment do you have right now? That will help in coming > up with recommendations for what to get. > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > >
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