On 11/13/05, John Mulholland <johnmulholland@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well audio specific hardware aside, there is a beast of a system which > would do the job nicely. It is called the DNUK Workstar W420E-HE (1), > and it is reviewed in this months Linux User & Developer magazine. If I > had the money, it is what I would go for. Elsewhere, Digital Village are > doing some dual core stuff at the moment, and are becoming more Linux > aware. Both of those machines are relatively future proof. Worth > checking out. > > Also whilst rambling about music, I have put together a little > introductory feature in this months Music Tech Magazine, all about Linux > music software. Perhaps take a look at that for some ideas or inspiration. > > Of course it is a tricky one, money to spend, a new music setup to > create...... ahhh you get no sympathy!! :) > > John > > 1. https://secure.dnuk.com/systems/w420-he.php > > > Bungee wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >I have become reasonably familiar with Linux, and recently completed the > >transfer of all my existing MIDI compositions to a working setup based > around > >RoseGarden. I have also started experimenting with software synthesisers, > >ZynAddSubFX being a particular favourite of mine. However, the problem I > now > >have is processor bandwidth. I seem to frequently run at more than 70% (as > >indicated by Gkrellm) and just a sniff above that and things start to > sound > >really horrible. Also, the on-board sound card really can't manage the > quality I > >want, either for recording or playback. > > > >The obvious solution is to build a completely new system specifically for > sound > >work, but I am totally baffled by the choices. MB, Processor, Memory, > Sound > >Card, and on, and on... > > > >Can anyone suggest where I can go to get this all put together? I don't > mind > >paying for a GOOD system, and apart from the fact that all my files MUST be > in > >an open format I'm not too fussed about which distro/apps to use. > > > >Of course, not only do I want to know what to get, I also need to know > where to > >get it. Somewhere North of the Isle of Wight would be a good start! > > > That system seem WAY too expensive. My AMD64 system, with sata drives, etc was AUD600 with a 17" CRT and nvidia 6600LE. That's 252 GBP. With dual core processor it is 80 GBP more. I'd buy a system like this and get a decent sound card, m-audio, echo or something like that. Loki
