Re: [Ardour-users] hardware recommendations / performance bottlenecks

From: Frank Barknecht (fbar_at_footils.org)
Date: 10/11/03 20:51 EDT


From: Frank Barknecht <fbar@footils.org>
Subject: Re: [Ardour-users] hardware recommendations / performance bottlenecks
Message-ID: <20031012005123.GB3432@fliwatut.scifi>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 02:51:23 +0200

Hallo,
Jonathan hat gesagt: // Jonathan wrote:

> I've been playing with Ardour and so far I really like it.  Right now
> I'm using a very cheap mic with my Sound Blaster Live! card.  I can
> currently only record two channels at a time, and was wondering if
> anyone has a recommendation on some hardware that would enable recording
> four channels at a time.  I don't need anything really professional.
>                                                                                 
> Also, I have a AMD Athlon 2600 XP and my harddrive is a 7200 IDE.  Would
> the performance bottleneck likely be my processor or my harddrive?
> Also, is it possible/a good idea to make a ramdrive and record to that?
>                                                                                 
> I'm running a stock 2.4.22 kernel, but am planning on applying the low
> latency patches it to get better performance.

Well, I recorded 4 channels on much less powerful hardware (900 MHz
Athlon, ooooold hardisks). Just make sure to get that kernel patched
up soon and run hdparm accordingly. 

ciao
-- 
 Frank Barknecht                               _ ______footils.org__


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