<div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi Markus,</blockquote><div> coming from windows/Cubase, I found very useful the following guides on the net. They contain  many other links as well. 1. HowTo Jack configuration: <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToJACKConfiguration">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToJACKConfiguration</a> which is interlinked with the more general and highly useful: 2. UbuntuStudio preparation: <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudioPreparation">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudioPreparation</a> 3. Soundcard compatibility - definitely check the Alsa guide: <a href="http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main">http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main</a> 4. On the long run, I recommend browsing through and reading the articles of Dave Philips on LinuxJournal: they are written with a light, understandable, yet highly informative style. You will get ideas which software does what and at what quality level in Linux Audio <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/users/dave-phillips/track">http://www.linuxjournal.com/users/dave-phillips/track</a> Greetings, Viktor </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi! My Name is Marcus (from Sweden) and I'm one of the newest here on the list. I have been using Cubase on Windows for 10 ears. I installed Ubuntu on my laptop some months ago... and I really liked it. Now I want to try  make some music. Maybe using Ardour or similar program. But I'm totally trapped in the "Windows way of thinking" :( I have no idea that all how to configure Jack for example. Is there any simple guides out on the net that tells a novice how to start? </blockquote></div>