Yeah, I should've just stuck with 8.04. @Jason - I found this USB interface, which is $150 new: <a href="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Computer+Recording+Interfaces/product/Lexicon/Lambda/10/1">http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Computer+Recording+Interfaces/product/Lexicon/Lambda/10/1</a> I got mine for $80 off ebay. <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 11:49 AM, <<a href="mailto:beejunk@gmail.com">beejunk@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im">On Oct 8, 2009 9:50am, Andrew Oikle <<a href="mailto:aoikle@gmail.com" target="_blank">aoikle@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > Stick to 32 bit for audio. 64 bit has absolutely zero benefit for recording. Benchmarks show that in some cases 64 bit can underperform 32 bit and it's only beneficial to extreme number crunching scientists that need that level of precision, and also for gigantic databases. Selling 64 bit processors to consumers was a scam to trick people into upgrading their computers... again. I repeat, 64 bit has practically no use for consumer use or audio recording. Does anyone here disagree? > > Andrew > Austin, TX > </div>I'm not too familiar with some of the technical details, but I believe you are correct in saying that, at this point, 64-bit seems largely useless to the average user, particularly as far as audio goes. When it comes to versions of Ubuntu, I have personally found that Hardy is far and away the most stable and efficient OS of the current Ubuntu releases. This applies to my computer, though, and your mileage may vary. I am looking forward to Karmic, and hope that it solves some of the many problems I've been having with the Jaunty RT kernel (and, no, I do not know how to compile my own kernels. Maybe one day). Jason, as for a good set-up that gives you no noise, if you're going to need to buy some kind of pre-amp/DI or audio-interface as well as a mic, you will have a hard time keeping it under $200. But it is possible. When I first started recording, I used a very cheap $60 Behringer mixer (which came with two channels that could be used as pre-amps, and phantom power which I did not need at the time.) and a used $50 EV dynamic mic. I ran the mic into the mixer, and then ran the mixer's RCA tape-out direclty into my computer's on-board soundcard, using an RCA to 1/8" cable. Whenever I listen back to those recordings, I am actually surprised that they sound fairly decent. I guess the moral of this story is that $200 won't get you anything 'nice', but it should get you something that will work, and probably fairly well. By the way, what equipment do you have right now? That will help in coming up with recommendations for what to get. -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users</a> </blockquote></div>