On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:48:03 -0600 Jimmie Houchin <jhouchin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > I am wanting to put together a dedicated DAW for the recording of > sermons. From that recording I will produce cassettes, cds, mp3 and > ogg/speek (as hardware support comes). > > I am totally uneducated as to what is best for such. > > Hardware: > > I am currently looking at picking up used rackmount unit (4U) for this > machine. > > How much processor is desired/required for this task? > PII, PIII, P4/Athlon. P4/Athlon > Are dual systems (PII,PIII) desireable? To my private point of view, yes > I will buy plenty of RAM and hard drive space. I would recommend SCSI or USB 2.0 harddrives > Any preference in soundcards? As usual: Midiman Delta Audiophile 2496 RME Hammerfall (any) Mark K. could say more as he's really familiar with those devices, especially RME. Take a look at http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/ > Anything else? brave heart :) > I do want good quality recording. > > > Software: > > Need not be complicated or highly featured per se. > My editing needs currently are minimal. > Pick a starting point, pick an end point. > Create new file. > Ability to select beginning, middle and end points when creating cassettes. Give a chance to Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net) and Sweep (http://sweep.sourceforge.net/) > I will be connecting this to a rackmounted cassette deck, a mixer, etc. > > I currently use Debian (Sid) for my home machine. > If that makes any difference. Oh, it does. In Debian unstable there should be some good applications already, which you can install using "native" APT :) -- Alexandre Prokoudine ALT Linux Documentation Team JID: prokoudine@xxxxxxxxxx
