Last Friday 27 May 2005 15:03, Peter Lutek was like: > i'm wondering what you all would recommend as the least resource-consuming > ? (in terms of cpu/memory usage) method for multitrack recording. i need to > record 18 channels (each to its own file) of 44.1kHz float audio in a live > setting, while simultaneously running some looping and FX, so i'd like to > keep the recording chain as lean as possible. > > curiously, my tests have shown significantly lower average system load ? > using ardour than using ecasound. i was surprised by this, having assumed ? > that ecasound would be the solution. so now i'm wondering if other options > ? might be even better than ardour. maybe a recorder built in pd? i do need > metering, preferably with resettable peak indicators. Ardour is remarkably light on use of resources. It's either that or Ecasound I think. Ecasound is good for script-driven stuff. Ardour has graphic meters. I think any other approach is likely to be much more work for fewer gains. cheers, tim hall http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
