> Does the name come from the network transparent windowing protocol > we all know and love? Yes indeed. As an experiment, I've decided to build the studio using 100% host based processing and only Linux software. We started with a PII 450 and an SBLive to get a feel for what an old computer could achieve with free software - given that many musicians are on below average incomes. Accessibility is important to me - I can't advocate 'entry level' setups costing thousands of pounds or dollars. Based on our results with Audacity, I'd say the system is an accessible but very significant upgrade to a cassette-based 4 track. The next step is a P4 2.4GHz with an M Audio Delta 1010, which is the sort of thing the specialist suppliers here are offering to project studios and the like. The aim is to record and produce a decent quality CD by the autumn. Cheers Daniel
