[02:02] <zequence> Len-nb: in deed
[02:02] <zequence> As -lowlatency is greatly improving performance over -generic, we still lack a few ms 
[02:36] <Len-nb> The trends in hardware and software seem to be throughput over latency. I read through the PCIe versions and that is the progression.
[02:37] <Len-nb> The overhead for small packets is the same as for large packets.
[02:45] <Len-nb> It was good to get an understanding of why serial is able to do faster data movement than parallel.
[03:34] <zequence> Len-nb: You into classical? Found some old stuff I did about 10 years ago https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12809728/1%20-%20Orchestral%20piece%20in%20g%20flat%20minor.flac
[03:44] <Len-nb> Almost sounds like a pipe organ in some places, but then I guess the pipe organ is one of the earliest tries at trying to sound like an orchestra.
[03:44] <Len-nb> zequence, well from a keyboard
[03:47] <zequence> Len-nb: It's my Roland XV-5050. 
[03:47] <zequence> I've made some of the sounds myself. And the register at which some instruments are playing wasn't exactly optimally orchestrated
[03:48] <Len-nb> Synth and not sample?
[03:48] <zequence> Synth
[03:49] <zequence> I was working a lot with the synth module for orchestral sounds. The default sounds are not really all good for that
[03:50] <zequence> Of course, I didn't create the synth "samples"
[03:50] <zequence> There's a bank of several hundreds of samples of which all presets are based on
[03:50] <zequence> waveforms. I'm sure you know
[03:52] <zequence> Here's a fugue https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12809728/4%20-%20Fugue%20in%20C.flac
[03:53] <zequence> And a cinematic sort of piece https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12809728/2%20-%20Cinematic%20Piece.flac
[03:53] <zequence> I did a whole lot of music, but have deleted most of it
[03:54] <zequence> This is more 1910 style https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12809728/3%20-%20Piano%20Piece.flac
[03:54] <zequence> All of them style studies, compositional practices
[04:05] <Len-nb> zequence, while I do have more appreciation than at one time, the fact that I can't read music in time says a lot  :)
[04:06] <Len-nb> I do chord charts and follow peoples hands and my ears.
[04:14] <zequence> I got into classical music after seeing Amadeus as a teenager. Went to music high school. Got in after only playing music for 1 1/2 years, and learnt notes just before the auditions. During my time in school I felt the time spent on theory/composition was so small, I really just kept learning on my own. Went through everything they had in the library
[04:16] <zequence> Applied to University, but didn't realize what they were looking for in composition students, so I failed to enter. I could easily get in now, but haven't felt like applying for the longest time
[04:17] <zequence> I have a problem with the institutions around that sort of music
[04:19] <zequence> It's not that uncommon for people to start studying again at a later age. Schubert went back to school in his 30s
[04:19] <zequence> Takes a long time to get your compass straightened out.
[04:19] <zequence> Just like in life as a whole
[04:24] <Len-nb> zequence, ya, been there alright.
[14:25] <len-dt> zequence, interesting thread about RTC and HPET on LAU the last few days
[14:26] <zequence> len-dt: Yep