On Tue, 2013-02-12 at 22:15 +0800, Rashif Ray Rahman wrote: > On 12 February 2013 20:05, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi :) > > > > is there an audio distro based on Arch Linux, that already is rawly set > > up for audio studio production. > > > > Another requirement for me is, that such a distro shouldn't cause or at > > least only less inconsistencies, when using the Arch and AUR > > repositories. > > > > I suspect http://didjix.blogspot.com isn't intended for audio studios? > > > > Perhaps I missed an audio distro listed at > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Based_Distributions_%28Active%29 > > ;) when I searched for "music" and "audio" on this site. > > > > If there shouldn't be an audio distro, I'll install a _real_ Arch > > Linux :(, ;). > > Resp., is one of the distros that come with Xfce by default uncritical > > regarding to the used packages (dependency issues)? And will one of > > those distros install not to much services etc. that I would have to > > remove for audio work? > > > > Regards, > > Ralf > > > > > Hello Ralf > > I am not aware of anything other than > http://obsoleteaudio.org/software/synthbox as a dedicated audio production > distro. It may be out-of-date, just like http://archaudio.org/ (which is a > packaging project only), and there may be other individual efforts that are > running unnoticed. > > For your audio needs, everything is explained in the wiki [1]. Rarely would > you need a separate distro when software is easily accessible through the > official repositories, AUR, and sometimes unofficial repositories (on a > hit-and-miss basis). > > And yes, your choice of a full desktop or windowing environment (as a > result of installing a GUI distro) may dictate the kind of performance you > will get from your studio system, but there are other independent factors > as well which are not in the scope of this reply (and I assume you may > already know). > > [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pro_Audio Thank you Rashif :) yes I'm aware how to set up a Linux audio workstation, I simply won't make all the DE settings and especially I won't spend time to set up everything for systemd. The more already is done, the better. Regards, Ralf
