On 3/26/06, Lee Revell <rlrevell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > IOW you'll just have to try it. The ideal live Linux box if cost is no > object IMHO is a portable 1U or 2U case. I've been looking into this pretty hard myself. I just bought a Roland A-33 MIDI controller so I could run Native Instrument's B4 organ software on my Ubuntu box. Whether or not Ubuntu is the perfect audio distro is a matter of opinion, but the hardware end of things isn't. I agree with Lee, having a 2 or 3U box is the perfect solution. I just don't see laptops being able to compare with desktop hardware here. The trouble is finding a short enough rackmount case to fit in what I would consider to be a "standard" audio rack (18" or less). I found some here: www.mypccase.com. I have no experience with these people, but so far they are the only ones I've found. Surely there are more out there??? FYI, I'm running a M-Audio Delta 44 soundcard, which has given me great results. -- Josh Lawrence http://www.hardbop200.com
