Originally posted by WheelyNot bothered about GUI aspects of a media player so that would be fine. As for rosegarden, about all I use cubase for is a MIDI controler for my cheesy 'backing band' CASIO keyboard. 😀 SO perhaps that is out the window.
Xine is a very good media player though mplayer is probably the best anywhere though you probably won't like it because it doesn't default to having a GUI.
For Cubase I would definately suggest "Rosegarden" as a pretty good sequencer and adequate analogue recorder and only is really deficient because it doesn't allow convenient sequencing of midi controlle ...[text shortened]... ugh there seem to be about a billion clients that come with all distributions.
I wasn't saying that I had a problem with email clients (I'm not quite that inept 😛), I was just stating what I use my PC for really.
I will have a tinker in a bit. I have a spare partition somewhere. Just one thing, it is prep Windows OS first then LINUX after isn't it? 😕
Originally posted by jimslyp69Do you mean you are recording and editing midi with Cubase or are you using it to route midi to a PC soundcard synth so you don't have to use the Casio sounds?
Not bothered about GUI aspects of a media player so that would be fine. As for rosegarden, about all I use cubase for is a MIDI controler for my cheesy 'backing band' CASIO keyboard. 😀 SO perhaps that is out the window.
I wasn't saying that I had a problem with email clients (I'm not quite that inept 😛), I was just stating what I use my PC for really.
...[text shortened]... ition somewhere. Just one thing, it is prep Windows OS first then LINUX after isn't it? 😕
Rosegarden will do both of these more than adequately!
I'm starting to think that Linux is becoming a very serious midi and analogue sound manipulation platform having dismissed it as such for years.
Originally posted by WheelyThe former. I don't have enough RAM to cope with cubase sounds. The old latency problem.
Do you mean you are recording and editing midi with Cubase or are you using it to route midi to a PC soundcard synth so you don't have to use the Casio sounds?
Rosegarden will do both of these more than adequately!
I'm starting to think that Linux is becoming a very serious midi and analogue sound manipulation platform having dismissed it as such for years.
Originally posted by jimslyp69Yes.
Just one thing, it is prep Windows OS first then LINUX after isn't it? 😕
Windows destroys all things so do it first. It's a similar reason why you have to zone windows machines from everything else in a high end storage SAN. Windows just doesn't play nice.
Actually, it IS probably possible to install Linux first these days as long as you remember not to install it on the first partition AND have some way of getting it to boot after the Windows install so you can re-install a boot loader. However, save trouble and install Windows first.
Originally posted by jimslyp69I have just under a gig of RAM but I do use a professional grade, low latency sound card which really helps. If you look around in the shops for one that's been on the shelf for a year or two and that doesn't come with the outboard midi and analogue ports, you can pick one up for next to nothing.
The former. I don't have enough RAM to cope with cubase sounds. The old latency problem.
I got mine for about thirty pounds and it makes a nice partner to the Soundblaster which I still use for normal PC sound stuff.
Originally posted by WheelyThat's cool. Just wanted to keep my 2k partition intact. I kinda like it how it is. 🙂
Yes.
Windows destroys all things so do it first. It's a similar reason why you have to zone windows machines from everything else in a high end storage SAN. Windows just doesn't play nice.
Actually, it IS probably possible to install Linux first these days as long as you remember not to install it on the first partition AND have some way of getting it ...[text shortened]... install so you can re-install a boot loader. However, save trouble and install Windows first.
Originally posted by WheelyThat's the best advice I've heard regarding soundcards. Many people have advised me to fork out hundreds on a MOTU which I was reluctant to do. Which sound card do you suggest?
I have just under a gig of RAM but I do use a professional grade, low latency sound card which really helps. If you look around in the shops for one that's been on the shelf for a year or two and that doesn't come with the outboard midi and analogue ports, you can pick one up for next to nothing.
I got mine for about thirty pounds and it makes a nice partner to the Soundblaster which I still use for normal PC sound stuff.
Originally posted by jimslyp69I still think the M-audio Delta is the best performance to price ratio.
That's the best advice I've heard regarding soundcards. Many people have advised me to fork out hundreds on a MOTU which I was reluctant to do. Which sound card do you suggest?
It's so tempting to get one of the new cards with a million ports and all sorts of crap in them but personally, I'd rather have a rack of old M-Audio's each with two midi, two analogue and two digital ports and not much else. I will admit to never having tried the digital ports under Linux though but I generally use external hardware for digital transfers anyway.
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Originally posted by WheelyOkay. Thank you for your advice. 🙂
I still think the M-audio Delta is the best performance to price ratio.
It's so tempting to get one of the new cards with a million ports and all sorts of crap in them but personally, I'd rather have a rack of old M-Audio's each with two midi, two analogue and two digital ports and not much else. I will admit to never having tried the digital ports under Linux though but I generally use external hardware for digital transfers anyway.
EDIT: There are a few going on ebay. The delta 44, the delta 66 and a 1010. Will any of these suffice?
Originally posted by WheelyI like MMX.
Xine is a very good media player though mplayer is probably the best anywhere though you probably won't like it because it doesn't default to having a GUI.
For Cubase I would definately suggest "Rosegarden" as a pretty good sequencer and adequate analogue recorder and only is really deficient because it doesn't allow convenient post-recording editing of mi ...[text shortened]... ugh there seem to be about a billion clients that come with all distributions.
Originally posted by jimslyp69They should all be OK though if you are going to use them on Linux, do NOT use the M-Audio drivers. The Alsa drivers that come with the OS are much, much better.
Okay. Thank you for your advice. 🙂
EDIT: There are a few going on ebay. The delta 44, the delta 66 and a 1010. Will any of these suffice?