On Mon, 20 Oct 2014, rosea grammostola wrote:
Is it possible to install JACK etc. and for instance Pianoteq on a device like this, to create your own instrument module? http://www.rikomagic.com/en/product/showpro_id_58_pid_22.html
It "looks" like it "should" be possible. It uses Ubuntu's Arm repos which if they do not include jack, do include all the build tools to make it with. There may be no FPU, so that may limit what sound modules will build.
What I am saying is that this is a "set top box" made to do TV kinds of things. The Ubuntu repos for the Arm will include those things people have spent the time to do for the Arm achitecture. So I would expect to have to build some of the things I wanted. It is impossible to know how well the audio HW is set up, if it has it's own irq, if it is 16bit/48k, etc. Is there a lowlatency kernel ready made or will you need to roll your own? (Is the hw put together in a way it will work without?) Control would have to be USB or ethernet as there is no serial port to play with. The WIFI may be more of a liability than a help for music (it has to be turned off on this netbook).
Basically, it comes down to, what is the cost? Is it cheap enough I can use it for something else if it doesn't work? The only way to find out for sure is to buy and try.
For stage use, it may need to be "reboxed" with good road worthy connectors, USB stuff always plugged in or at least wired out to good quality pannel USB plugs. 1/8 wired to 1/4 inch plus etc.
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