On So, 20.05.07 13:02 Mrugesh Karnik <mrugeshkarnik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm trying to setup a `proof of concept' sound processing system on > my machine, using Linux. The system should cater rock/metal bands. > Now I need to know where to start and what to look at. There's so > much documentation and so many software out there that I'm getting > confused and don't know where to start. I have around a month to set > up the system, so as to give a presentation and a live demo at a > local community event. > > I generally prefer to know my theory properly before practically > implementing, so please tell me what background knowledge I should > ideally have to implement such a system. > > Any links, hints, pointers etc. very much appreciated. > > Thanks a lot. > > P.S. I'm using Gentoo and have access to the pro-audio overlay. Also, > since this is just a proof of concept type project, I won't be > spending on hardware. I have a Sempron64 2500+ machine with 1GB of > RAM and plenty of hard disk space, although on 7200 rpm PATA. I think > I can borrow a Creative SB Live 5.1 sound card from my boss for the > project. > Good base! :) For a start just emerge rt-sources jack-audio-connection-kit (with jack-tmpfs useflag!) ardour 2.0.2 some ladspa plugins (swh-plugins, tap-plugins) For the theory part learn a bit about low latency kernel stuff: http://rt.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page routing and working with jackd, recording with ardour and effect processing using ladspa. That should give a good knowledge base. Also the pro-audio overlay wiki has two good articles about the kernel and setting up a DAW using gentoo. http://proaudio.tuxfamily.org/wiki Cheers.
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