In my research on Linux audio laptop with high channel count, I decided to use a desktop with a RME HDSPe card. The only ways I can see, how it might be possible to get many hq i/o channels on a laptop: - The closed AVB-driver. - Older firmware version of Motu AVB is running at up to 48k. - Firewire, but Firewire is dead. - RME Madiface with missing Express Card slot on today's laptops. - Maybee a tunnel through Thunderbold with a Sonnet Echo Express (this works with Macbooks, but does Linux and Thunderbold?) - DiGiCo UB Madi up to 48k. - Using a desktop or RaspberryPi-like single board computer only for it's PCIe slot with RME cards and establishing an ethernet connection towards the laptop with Jack2 or Netjack or Zita-njbridge, plus some wordclock maybe. This adds some latency but might be cool for work on / off the studio. In terms of 'contemporary' professional studio standards, this software is missing: - Linear phase equalizer - Melodyne - MaxxBass / Rennaisance Bass - Automatic phase alignment plugin - Realistic state-of-the-art algorithmic reverb (such as Bricasti, Exponential Audio, TC Electronics) Please correct me, if I'm wrong. For some tasks you'd have to choose alternatives, such as MuseScore instead of Sibelius I would add Ardour, Reaper, Renoise, U-He, Dexed, VCV-Rack, Pure Data, Iannix to the list, - althought not all are open source or free. Some might be more or less important for Pop or multi-mic Classical recordings. In video postprocessing Linux can't compete with other distros, as far as I am aware of. Add FFmpeg, Unity and Blender. On February 22, 2021 10:15:38 PM HST, Lorenzo Sutton <lorenzofsutton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 22/02/21 19:37, Paul Davis wrote: > > In relation to the Francesco's original post: > > One other aspect would be: why such a focus on a network for audio and > not audio cables and some hardware (mixer(s), monitors, etc.). I > understand network for control (e.g. having a mobile device > controlling > play/stop/ transport / record of the DAW), but for audio why not just > use (balanced!) cables and stuff? If as I understand this would be a > relatively small studio (e.g. 2-3 adjacent rooms). > > Finally, one thing to keep in mind would be compatibility > (interoperability to use a more fancy word), with the 'outside' world: > while wanting to do a 'FLOSS studio' is commendable, you will > inevitably > have to send stuff around, so software which is able e.g. to stem > export, or use decently supported formats (MusicXML for scores?), etc. > (I was surprised to learn from one of the people at the studio during > the scoring that they didn't want a FLAC file I sent them because it > 'wouldn't work on a Mac' and only AIFF.. but that's another story). > > Lorenzo Well, nothing's more compatible inside a studio than audio cables. :) Odd about FLAC and Macs. Macs support FLAC for playback. What DAW were they using on Mac? --- David W. Jones gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user[https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user] _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
