| Hyperon | anyone know much about soundcards that play well with Linux? (looking to buy a MIDI controller) | 05:27 |
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| holstein | Hyperon: o/ | 05:28 |
| holstein | Hyperon: im heading out | 05:28 |
| holstein | try over in #opensourcemusicians though | 05:28 |
| holstein | i have a presonus firepod | 05:28 |
| Hyperon | thanks for your help | 05:28 |
| holstein | works well | 05:28 |
| holstein | and i got http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Converter-Music-Keyboard-Window/dp/B0017H4EBG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299703370&sr=8-1 | 05:29 |
| holstein | got a couple of those | 05:29 |
| holstein | here are the usual places to look | 05:29 |
| holstein | http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main | 05:29 |
| holstein | for pci and USB | 05:29 |
| holstein | and for firewire.. http://www.ffado.org/?q=devicesupport/list | 05:29 |
| Hyperon | any reason why either of pci/usb/firewire is superior? | 05:30 |
| holstein | depends | 05:30 |
| holstein | if you want to use it on a laptop | 05:31 |
| holstein | PCI is out | 05:31 |
| holstein | and USB is just not appropriate in my opinion | 05:31 |
| holstein | but some of the devices are really nice | 05:31 |
| holstein | like the zoomH4 | 05:31 |
| holstein | no midi on the zoom though | 05:32 |
| Hyperon | that's what i want the most, for it to play well with a midi controller | 05:33 |
| holstein | what controller? | 05:33 |
| holstein | it'll just be the audio device | 05:33 |
| holstein | it wont care what you're sending it | 05:33 |
| holstein | and midi triggers sound anywyas | 05:33 |
| holstein | anyways* | 05:33 |
| holstein | if you're just wanting to work with MIDI | 05:34 |
| Hyperon | well, i haven't picked one out yet | 05:34 |
| holstein | and not sending audio into the machine | 05:34 |
| holstein | just use the internal card | 05:34 |
| holstein | i have an maudio 49 | 05:34 |
| holstein | its plug and play | 05:34 |
| holstein | USB | 05:34 |
| holstein | i also have a nice weighted alesis qs8.1 | 05:35 |
| Hyperon | i am new to all this, so i'm just guessing around. but what i want is to be able to use a midi, take its sounds, do things to them with software | 05:35 |
| holstein | Hyperon: you dont *need* an audio interface for that | 05:35 |
| holstein | and i would suggest not getting one til you know what all you need | 05:35 |
| holstein | just learn about JACK | 05:35 |
| holstein | and get a controller | 05:36 |
| holstein | or, just use qwerty | 05:36 |
| Hyperon | i see. i was under the impression that not any sound card can handle the latencies necessary | 05:36 |
| holstein | and see what you need | 05:36 |
| Hyperon | why is JACK central to this? | 05:36 |
| holstein | well, JACK is the tool | 05:36 |
| holstein | its the hub | 05:36 |
| holstein | and its also *more* important in getting low latency | 05:37 |
| holstein | than whatever sound card | 05:37 |
| Hyperon | i see | 05:38 |
| holstein | either way | 05:38 |
| holstein | you'll need to learn JACK | 05:38 |
| holstein | and thats not trivial | 05:38 |
| holstein | i would suggest messing with the software | 05:38 |
| holstein | and learning a bit about the synths and sequencers | 05:39 |
| holstein | then, see exactly what your needs are | 05:39 |
| holstein | so you can get what you need :) | 05:39 |
| Hyperon | it's just that... i don't know what kinds of sounds i can produce, so having a device that "just makes sounds" is what i felt i needed | 05:40 |
| Hyperon | you're saying i should read about JACK plugins and such? | 05:40 |
| holstein | Hyperon: you mean an external sound module? | 05:41 |
| holstein | i thought you were looking for a controller | 05:41 |
| holstein | if you get a sound module | 05:41 |
| Hyperon | yes | 05:41 |
| holstein | and a controller | 05:41 |
| holstein | and a sequencer | 05:41 |
| Hyperon | i don't know what an external sound module is | 05:41 |
| holstein | you dont really need a computer | 05:41 |
| holstein | Hyperon: right | 05:41 |
| holstein | so you need to hang in #opensourcemusicians | 05:41 |
| holstein | and ask quetsions | 05:41 |
| holstein | and hold off on buying anything | 05:41 |
| holstein | an external sound module is just that | 05:42 |
| holstein | its a 'brain' | 05:42 |
| holstein | a box that makes sounds | 05:42 |
| holstein | via MIDI | 05:42 |
| Hyperon | alright, i'm willing to listen and learn for a while | 05:43 |
| Hyperon | i'm even willing to buy a "... for dummies" type book, that covers personal music production | 05:44 |
| Hyperon | and since borders is closing... this might be a good time | 05:45 |
| holstein | Hyperon: i dont think you'll find what you need at borders | 05:45 |
| holstein | but, there are some blogs | 05:45 |
| holstein | and good knowlegable MIDI users in #OSM | 05:45 |
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