On Wed, September 29, 2010 12:19 am, sonofzev@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > I've used Jamin a number of times for self-mastering releases, including a > vinyl > release in 2009. While I would prefer to go to a professional mastering > agency my > return from music currently doesn't justify it (it doesn't even pay my > ardour > subscription :) ).. . The labels I've submitted too were more happy with > the > mastering quality (probably happier than I was .. although the problem is > my > skill level not the software quality). > > Jamin does a very good job, I can't see any reason to change it. > > As for resources, I have got in the habit of not rendering my final > mix-down to > stereo and then mastering, but simply inserting Jamin into the main output > of > Ardour.. this allows for any adjustments to be made at the mix level (e.g. > a > channel being too loud)... without going through the process of rendering > again.. > > On a AMD Phenom II X3 720 OC'd to ~3.5 GHZ.. I have not exceeded resource > limits > on 24 channel (48KHz 32 bit broadcast wav)... with numerous plugins, > including > some of the more complex ones then going through JACK while retaining a > 128 > period and 3 buffer setting on jackd - remembering that everything inside > Jack is > in on one processor core... (with the other cores simply providing smooth > X11 > rendering e.t.c..) .. > > It's not a eeepc but it is just an average spec PC.. (with some high > quality parts). > > With conflicting reports like this it is sounding possible that the issue is compiler or library related. I don't doubt that Fons and Adrien have experienced the issues that they have reported but there are also plenty of people who have not experienced them too. -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
