I don't have anything to do with CCRMA or Redhat. I don't use either.<br>
But I would suggest Redhat with CCRMA. I use Gentoo and compile<br>
the source code for all sound applications.<br>
<br>
If you are really that new to Linux, go to the BestBuy or other local <br>
software retail outlet and just buy Redhat 9.0 for $35. A couple of years ago, <br>
I was a Linux newbie and I had the same motivation. Protools and <br>
Nuendo are way out there. The thing is that your motivation is sound<br>
recording. Get the simplest distribution and install it quickly. If you <br>
start downloading distributions, you are going to spend a long time<br>
figuring out how Linux works. You are not going to be able to avoid<br>
figuring out how Linux works, but at least in the beginning, you should<br>
get a distribution up and running. Then go to <br>
http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/planetccrma.html<br>
and go through all the steps of installing. Read all of the crap you<br>
can about latency issues and Jack, http://jackit.sourceforge.net/<br>
If you are going to be into this, you will become very familiar with<br>
the quirks of the Jack Audio Connection Kit. <br>
<br>
Linux sound is NOT easy. You are going to have to be very very<br>
committed before you even record a sound. I have found it incredibly<br>
rewarding, but it is NOT easy. But save yourself the headache of not<br>
being able to figure out how to install Linux until later. I settled on<br>
Gentoo because I liked the idea of maximum optimization. But it took<br>
many forays into Linux ins and outs before I was prepared to do that.<br>
Redhat will install easily relative to other distributions, and it will still<br>
confuse the hell out of you.<br>
<br>
Mine is just one opinion, but I think we should be honest with the<br>
newbie. You are going to feel like you are trying to do everything with<br>
the opposite hand for a while.<br>
<br>
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Larry Lines<br>
<br>
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> From: Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano <nando@ccrma.Stanford.EDU><br>
> Subject: Re: [ardour-dev] Newbie Here<br>
> Sent: 10 Aug 2004 04:04:09<br>
><br>
> On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 17:33, Brandon Daggerhart wrote:<br>
> <br>
> > I don't do mailing lists, so I hope I'm doing this email thing right. I have<br>
> <br>
> > been recording for several years now, and have never been interested in DAW<br>
> <br>
> > recording before because of the outragious costs of most decent recording<br>
> <br>
> > software (such as Protools, Nuendo, etc). I recently built a computer though,<br>
> <br>
> > with the plans of building a DAW. I use a Delta 1010, have 512 megs RAM, use<br>
> <br>
> > an Athlon ASUS XV700 motherboard and 2500 Processor.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Sounds good to me.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> > I would like to try out<br>
> <br>
> > ardour, but I don't know the slightest thign about it, or even about LINUX. <br>
> <br>
> > Does Ardour have an install package of any sorts, or would I have to know all<br>
> <br>
> > about the codes adn such necessary to unzip and install things on LINUX. <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Well, you will have to learn a bit about Linux, I'm afraid :-)<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> There are several options you can consider. First, there are several<br>
> <br>
> popular flavors or distributions of Linux available (for example,<br>
> <br>
> Debian, Fedora, Mandrake, Gentoo and many many more). You will need to<br>
> <br>
> decide on one to install on your computer (or ideally you can test<br>
> <br>
> several to see which one you like best). Each one has advantages and<br>
> <br>
> disadvantages. Most of them have package collections or have modified<br>
> <br>
> versions of the base distribution that add the required audio packages<br>
> <br>
> you will need.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> > Also, what is a good distribution for ardour that would work with the hardware<br>
> <br>
> > I use? ( I understand that some distributions have had problems with<br>
> <br>
> > Athlon-based hardware). For that matter, how do I even get a version of<br>
> <br>
> > LINUX to use? My DAW I've build (or, am building), is not hooked to the<br>
> <br>
> > internet, so I would need to burn something to CD I assume.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Some options you have:<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> For Debian: the Demudi branch of the Agnula project. They have cdroms<br>
> <br>
> available.<br>
> <br>
> [http://www.agnula.org/]<br>
> <br>
> For RedHat or Fedora Core: Planet CCRMA (the one I manage so I can't be<br>
> <br>
> very objective :-). Planet CCRMA has cdroms as well but you will find<br>
> <br>
> the latest versions of packages at a given time in the online<br>
> <br>
> repository.<br>
> <br>
> [http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/]<br>
> <br>
> For Mandrake: Thac's RPMS for Mandrake, AFAIK no cdroms are available<br>
> <br>
> [http://rpm.nyvalls.se/]<br>
> <br>
> For Slackware: AudioSlack, audio packages for Slackware.<br>
> <br>
> [http://www.audioslack.com/]<br>
> <br>
> Gentoo: has ebuilds for most of the interesting audio packages<br>
> <br>
> [http://www.gentoo.org/]<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Check the archives of the linux-audio-user mailing list, there was a<br>
> <br>
> thread recently about the "best distro for audio"...<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> -- Fernando<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
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