Hello Alexandre, Thanks for the reply. Thanks for the suggestions below. Regarding soundcards, I just didn't know if my focus on speech not music affect the choice any. Or if a good soundcard is a good soundcard. Braveheart. Got it. I run Debian Sid. :) Actual setup and configuration are the most difficult things with Debian, and its getting better. Even Sid is more stable than any Mac or Windows machine I've run. (*** I've not used OSX or XP Pro) Debian is a big help. Once again, thanks. Jimmie Houchin Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > 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/speex (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 :)
