[02:15] <studio-user687> testing - hello
[02:16] <studio-user687> Is this an active board?
[02:16] <OvenWerks> not very.
[02:16] <studio-user687> Ok, thank you.
[02:16] <studio-user687> I'm a long-time ableton user with a little bit of linux experience - decided I'm comitting to the switch
[02:16] <studio-user687> Just a bit overwhelmed and unsure where to begin, lol
[02:17] <OvenWerks> It depends what you wish to do
[02:17] <studio-user687> Produce using a workflow similar to ableton, but with open source tools
[02:17] <studio-user687> Have been playing around with ardour but still am not sure how to get sound out of it, lol
[02:17] <OvenWerks> I don't know Ableton wel at all
[02:18] <OvenWerks> Ardour is more protools like.
[02:18] <OvenWerks> where are you having trouble?
[02:18] <studio-user687> It's not the DAW part I'm worried about, it's more on the routing and setup process with linux tools
[02:19] <studio-user687> I'm running an external DAC into a studio speaker system, but don't know how to configure it
[02:19] <OvenWerks> In Linux audio things you are working with for Ardour will either be ALSA or Jackd. For many people ALSA works just fine
[02:19] <studio-user687> Do I use "Run ALSA" ?
[02:20] <OvenWerks> external meaning USB?
[02:20] <studio-user687> yes
[02:20] <OvenWerks> no ALSA is just there and Ardour can connect to it
[02:20] <studio-user687> I've also got a midi keyboard and drum pad on
[02:20] <studio-user687> hmm... ok, so I should probably start by studying ALSA and Jackd?
[02:21] <OvenWerks> For most things you should not need jack
[02:21] <OvenWerks>  WHen you start Ardour for the first time you would have gotten an audio dialog
[02:22] <studio-user687> the configuration box?
[02:22] <studio-user687> I got that, but didn't recognize nearly the whole thing haha
[02:22] <studio-user687> I appreciate your help, I think I owe it to myself to do more research before taking up anymore of your time haha
[02:23] <OvenWerks> getting audio going is not really intuitive
[02:23] <studio-user687> Maybe I'm overcomplicating it
[02:23] <studio-user687> thanks again, chat soon maybe :)
[02:23] <OvenWerks>  The most trouble I have is with people who want to use a USB mic and listen on their computer speakers
[02:24] <OvenWerks> oops gone
[02:24] <Eickmeyer> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[10:54] <jtm777> join #ubuntu
[10:54] <jtm777> whoops
[13:45] <studio-user879> hi