-----Original Message----- >From: Ernie Dulanowsky <ernst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: May 27, 2008 6:16 PM >To: Susan Cragin <susancragin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Cc: Linux Audio Users <linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: which laptop? > >On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Susan Cragin <susancragin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> ----Original Message----- >>>From: Lars Luthman <lars.luthman@xxxxxxxxx> >>>Sent: May 27, 2008 3:54 PM >>>To: linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Subject: Re: which laptop? >>> >>>On Tue, 2008-05-27 at 21:36 +0200, Peter O'Doherty wrote: >>>> I'm fairly new to linux (I mostly use Mac OS X) and would mainly use >>>> the laptop for live audio work (running primarily PD and >>>> SuperCollider). >>>> >>>> Does anyone have any experience with the 1525? Any advice? >>> >>>It's Intel based, which probably means Intel HDA for audio, which >>>typically means poor DAC and unpredictable realtime performance. You'll >>>probably want to get an external soundcard of some kind. >>> >>> >>>--ll >> I have an Asus with hda-intel sound and run Ubuntu Studio and Dragon NaturallySpeaking using Wine. Audio within the range of the human voice needs to be crystal-clear. >> It's not. >> In alsa-mixer I have to nudge mic-boost 2/3 of the way up to get moderately successful results. >> When I try to listen to Youtube, the sound is so faint as to be unhearable. >> The best laptop soundcard that I know of is the Indigo IO PCMCIA, but my computer has one of those newfangled card slots, and so I had to go with a Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi. But wait! The X-Fi isn't supported yet by alsa, although it will be soon. (The beta drivers so far haven't worked for me.) >> There are bug reports all over Ubuntu about how poorly hda-intel works. >> They won't be fixed until Intrepid, but maybe you won't buy your computer until then... >> Does anyone have any sympathy for me? >> S >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user >> > > >I do indeed have sympathy for the fact that you can't use your Indigo >IO anymore. I'm also looking a new laptop, and it seems that there are >very few, if any, laptops that still have Carbus slots. Most seem to >have some flavour of ExpressCard. > >Of course there are many USB sound devices to investigate.... > >cheers, >ernie > >-- >"Both Rob and I see sound as shapes. >I only have to do this (makes a fist) >and he knows what sound I mean". - Autechre >::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: >Ernie Dulanowsky >www.pulsewidth.ca Oh, I forgot. USB sound still doesn't work. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
