Yeah, I should've just stuck with 8.04.
@Jason - I found this USB interface, which is $150 new:
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Computer+Recording+Interfaces/product/Lexicon/Lambda/10/1
I got mine for $80 off ebay.
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 11:49 AM, beej...@gmail.com wrote:
On Oct 8, 2009 9:50am, Andrew Oikle aoi...@gmail.com 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
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.
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