On Mon, 2004-05-10 at 20:18, Jos Laake wrote: > eviltwin69@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Welcome back! Check out my web site: > > http://myweb.cableone.net/eviltwin69/ALSA_JACK_ARDOUR.html > > > > Ardour is the best multitrack available but it takes some setup > > to get running. > > I've documented the scratch setup on my web site (since you > > already know your way around Linux this shouldn't be a problem). > > So, I went to the Ardour website and checked it out. Seems like > ALSA/JACK/Ardour is a pretty good combination. But I'd like a > little more input from folks who have tried this stuff. Any > comparison tests out there among the various attempts at developing > a Digital Audio Workstation? Ardour seems more robust than Audacity, > yet Audacity seems easier to use. Is this just my newbie sense leading > me astray or is my intuition telling me something? > Nope, no question about it, Audacity is simpler and easier (it's also a great tool). If you're going to do serious multitrack though Ardour is worth the effort. It's basically the equivalent of ProTools. > So how about this one? - Creative Labs SoundBlaster MP3+ USB Audio unit > Yeah, it's a cheapo, about 40 bucks at Fry's. Anybody using consumer > grade stuff and getting decent (demo qulity) results? Or are the stock > soundcards and/or motherboard sound units all crap? Remember, my last > recordings were on reel-to-reel tape. I'm not looking for pro-studio > 2-track ulti-bit quality here. I just wanna make cool music that > sounds clean enough for my friends and fans to play in their car stereos > and MP players. > I've done good demo quality stuff using an Ensoniq PCI card (ens1371). Basically about the same quality as what you've got. Jan
