<html> <head> <style></style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> > Subject: Re: wanted Ubuntu Studio hardware advice > From: ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net > To: ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:30:22 +0100 > > Ancillary to Mike Holstein, IMO for audio it's important that the > graphics is passiv, no fan, no noise. Even for 3D animation any slow 3D > support is fast enough. > > The power supply should have a large and slow fan. > Take care to buy silent HHDs. > > I've got a question too. I'm searching for an audio device. > > I've got two Terratec EWX 24/96 PCI cards and I don't like the muddy > sound. For sure, it might not only be the cards that produce this sound, > I guess it also has to do with issues for Linux audio, but OTOH those > issues might have to do with a less good driver, jackd or something else > for Envy24 cards, I dunno. > > Perhaps the audio device should cost less than 1000,- EUR or better > less, than 500,- EUR. I would prefer 4 or more IOs, but just 2 IOs would > be ok too. The most important things to me are > > - no issues with Linux > - a good sound quality, at least as good as good consumer hifi equipment > - very, very, low latency to fight jitter for MIDI recordings > - if possible 4 IOs or more, but 2 IOs are ok, if the sound and handling > is ok I'm using a Fast Track Audio Pro from M-Audio and i'm happy with it. I have less than 5 msec latency Victor > > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users </body> </html>