On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 23:12:20 -1000 david <gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >On 2/17/19 1:01 PM, Len Ovens wrote: >> On Sun, 17 Feb 2019, djdualcore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >>> So, what is the general recommendation for people who want to work >>> with audio on >>> a laptop that isn't necessarily dedicated to audio? >> >> My personal recomendation is whatever with xfce. I don't think it >> matters if it is debian or redhat (or whatever). XFCE seems to be the >> lowest resource user for a desktop that the average user will feel >> comfortable with. My wife and sons use xubuntu with no complaint and I >> have had no trouble running audio. Yes, I have added some tweaks but >> honestly, I don't think anyone even halfway serious about audio should >> expect to do at least some tweaking of a system. >> >> - find out which USB port to use >> - real time and memory locking permissions >> - swappiness >> - no boost >> - performance mode >> - no hyperthread >> - etc. > >Yet on my i7 laptop, audio works with hyperthreading just fine. > >It is in performance mode, though. I think keeping a steady clock is >more important for RT audio than the number of threads. The biggest problem I find with laptops is that they stick all USB ports on the same internal hub, even though the underlying system supports 5 or 6. Grrr! -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
