Hi Jos, There are numerous options but have a look at http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/. It works. I think you'll find what want. ron --- Jos Laake <jos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm a lifelong musician turned geek who is now > returning to the music > arena. I'm not new to technical issues. My day job > until recently was > working on real-time Linux for Sony, so I know my > way around a Linux > system fairly well. The music part I've got down. > But music > technology, well, the last time I recorded anything > was on a Tascam > 4-track reel-to-reel and, whoa! Things have > changed! And I'm gonna > need some help getting up to speed with all this > cutting edge digital > audio stuff available today. > > As an avid open source supporter, I intend to use a > Linux box as a > multitrack digital studio to help me bring 20 years > of sidetracked > musical talent back to life. > > But so far I've had nothing but trouble so I went > looking for help and > ended up here. So here's what I've got... > > On my main machine, I'm using RedHat 9 (kernel > version = 2.4.20-6) on a > little cube Pentium4 machine (Ice Cube). The audio > module that RedHat > came up with at configuration is: 'i810-audio' > > I'm also working with an old Gateway dual Pentium II > runing RedHat 9 > with SMP (kernel version = 2.4.20-6SMP) and this one > is using a Creative > Labs SoundBlaster MP3+ USB Audio unit. It comes up > with an audio module > called 'audio'. (I'd like to set this up for my son > who is a budding > guitarist). > > I was thinking about using the latest ALSA drivers > (1.0.4) and Audacity, > but, first thing first. I'm having trouble getting > the ALSA drivers > working. > > First question: Is this the best way to go? I > mean, I want to do pro > or near-pro quality audio, but I don't want to spend > boatloads on sound > cards without knowing there's good open source > software to use. > > Thanks in advance for any and all help. > ~Jos~ > > > Jos Laake > Santa Cruz, CA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover
