[ubuntu-studio-devel] Elementary OS

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Thu, 3 Sep 2015 11:30:04 +0200, ttoine wrote:
>-> nice feature. However, I don't care of internal DSP effects, I
>won't use them. For live mixing, I prefer a mixer with pots and
>faders. That is why I also won't buy RME stuff anymore: I don't want
>to pay for the useless internal DSP.

Those mixers don't replace my analog mixer for studio recording (or if
you prefer a digital mixer or remote for Qtractor/Ardour mixers), those
mixers are useful to handle the audio streams of the DAW, without extra
latency, extra load, the risk to crash, the risk of update
incompatibility issues.

A simple example, excluding monitoring, external master recorder etc.:

#######################       ###############
#analog mixing console#       #virtual mixer#
#######################       ###############
/\      |  /\     |  /\        |  /\   |  /\
|      \/  |     \/  |         \/  |   \/  |
mics   effects  ###################   ##########
synths          #    sound card   #   #software#
etc.            ###################   ##########
                /\     |  /\
                |     \/  |
                mics  effects
                synth
                etc.

A /\ and | are for several I/Os, not a just a single I/O.
  |     \/

In a home studio you might have a usable analog mixer (or digital mixer
and a remote mixer for software mixers), but neither the money, nor the
space for an analog Neve with Flying Faders (or a digital replacement),
so the way to go is to use a mixed set up.

And btw. alsamixer to control the sound card is a PITA, but that's
another issue.

>Actually we could host on our own if we wish.

Who is we? Can you do it? I'm not aware about any usable Linux FLOSS
software mixer.

Links to a package or to upstream are welcome.

Regards,
Ralf