[01:18] this a good place to ask about recording hardware recommendations? [02:17] altice: sure [02:18] here and/or #opensourcemusicians [02:18] I have a tascam [02:18] works just fine [02:18] but not with linux [02:18] I'm having a terrible time figure out jackd, but that's a diff story [02:18] i have one as well [02:18] i have to use a custom JACK startup script and a -generic kernel and it works OK [02:19] I think my problem is I cannot get past figured out how to setup everything, it's a little confusing for me and haven't found a good tutorial [02:19] anyways.. whats you buget? and what are you mostly planning on doing? and what is the tascam you alreay have? [02:19] altice: that document is challening to create [02:19] all the hardware cases are different [02:20] oh really? [02:20] that must be the specifics, if I knew more about how jackd needed to be setup in order to work I might be able to figure it out [02:20] budget....i'd like to only spend $200-300, and mostly what we are looking for is a way to get more inputs [02:20] well, we can talk you through that at some point [02:21] altice: you can pick up a presonus firepod used for that price these days [02:21] only 2 on the tascam, we need to mic up a full drum kit and then have two ports left over (3 would be nice) [02:21] its firewire, and works well [02:21] out of the box [02:21] i have ont [02:21] one* [02:21] 2 ports for guitar and bass (3rd would be to put in a synth/piano or a turntable setup [02:21] will I get the port density I need with a firepod? [02:22] or am I looking at the wrong thing....... [02:22] not sure what you are talking about [02:22] theres 8ins and outs [02:22] the tascam has only 2 inputs right? [02:22] decent preamps [02:22] or are we on the firepod? [02:23] http://www.mikeholstein.info/2011/07/living-solo-bass-made-with-ubuntu.html [02:23] ^^ i made that with the firepod [02:23] though, i didnt use its preamps [02:23] altice: not sure how many in/outs your tascam has [02:23] mine only has 2 [02:23] I'm looking for a decent option to expand that [02:24] I guess my question is should I get a mixer, or a different recording device? [02:24] ...wow...listening to your music right now... [02:24] diggin that jazz [02:25] * holstein bows... thanks for listening [02:27] ...I don't think I want to record anymore [02:27] lol [02:28] hehe [02:28] altice: its not too much hassle getting everything going [02:28] even trying to run it all in linux? [02:30] sure [02:30] i actually think its the unlearning process that is challenging [02:30] dude....aren't you supposed to be putting on a show right now? [02:30] lol I'm reading everything on your site btw [02:30] if you are already used to cubase or something like that [02:30] like i was [02:31] altice: feel free [02:31] its not up to date though :/ [02:31] ahh [02:31] I was going to say [02:31] how much of a badass are you hanging out backstage somewhere taking linux/music questions in between sets.... [02:31] hahaha [02:32] lol [02:32] im off tonite [02:32] I am not use to cubase at all actually, my extent of music recording revolved around CoolEditPro when that was popular [02:32] i have a tuesday thing [02:32] and of course windows [02:32] but we are taking a break [02:32] i'll have a bout a month off from it [02:32] which is fine by me [02:32] everybody needs a break eventually [02:33] also, my linux experience just started about a year ago from right now [02:33] cool [02:33] welcome :) [02:33] but now....everything I run is linux, a friend of mine turned me onto it and it's been a great breakthrough for me [02:33] open source community is right in line with what I believe [02:35] him and I now post to a personal blog about little things we come across and figure out and share with people [02:39] holstein: well if you can think of a really good jackd tutorial that helped you out, please feel free to pass it along. [02:41] altice: the #opensourcemusicians channel is where i got help [02:41] but i can get you going too [02:42] if that's the place to find the right people then good for me to start there [02:42] I'll try that [02:42] thanks [02:45] i gotta run for a bit [02:45] but, im here often [02:45] and ill get you up and running [02:46] no problem, I'll catch you next time I'm trying to get this going :) [17:17] anyone able to help with a JACKd problem? [17:17] I am trying to get audio in with a TASCAM us-122 [17:41] newbie IRC user and fairly new linux/ubuntu studio user here. Can someone clear up for me what is going on with realtime kernels? [17:51] kalethecool: We're going to go with a -lowlatency setup. Most of the features are creeping in to mainline, so no real need for a -rt patched anymore. [17:52] by mainline you mean generic ubuntu? [17:53] and is there a place I can keep an eye on the development and implementation of the low latency kernel? Does it look like it will be in 12.04? [18:17] kalethecool: No, mainline kernel. [18:19] kalethecool: I'm not sure, ScottL did mention it might be ready quite late in the cycle, so there's a bit of an uncertainty. But I don't know really where to keep track of it. We'll try to inform the community about it better, I guess. Mailing list and here, I suppose. [18:24] ok, still getting used to how to stay up-to-date on things. is there a low-latency for 10.04? I couldn't find one in synaptic, or Borgani and Dev PPAs. [18:24] Might have been -rt for lucid, I forget now. [18:27] I'm 32 bit on this machine, so I think that excludes me from -rt. [18:27] Thanks for the help. [18:29] No, that shouldn't have anything to do with it. === caharkey is now known as altice