[PlanetCCRMA] point of view

[vincent hure]

hello

I get hardware,I install fedora and CCRMA soft, and I try to look what
we can do and what we can't do with all that.

first congratulation for the work of the comunity. So many people
working together, most the time never see somedody else, it's really
incredible.

What is good with audio on linux:
1/ Jack is simply wonderful. I can use multiple soft together,
everythind is synchronised, I can connect every audio midi input output,
I can even remote everybody together.
2/ I can use good audio hardware ( RME and M-audio )
2/ Multiple window on the same screen, thank you to Gnome.
3/ Ardour is good engine to record play and mixe.
4/ All the softwares ( plug-in,synthe,sequencer ) you can get with
"Synaptic" and CCRMA ( easy work and free )

What is bad with audio on linux:
1/ I can't synchronise video with audio (DV quicktime movie with output
on firewire is a good solution)
2/ I can't import session from auther editing soft
( avid,finalcut,protools,digital performer ...).
Compatibilité with OMF is necessary to work in pro production.
AAF is starting but is not yet used (I speak for me of course).
3/ I can't use "Mackie Control" or something similar to run mixing
automation with real fader.
4/ Kernel choice and update is confuse. Low latency patch ,LSM is
difficult to optmise for me. (kernel CCRMA don't work well on my
computer)

I know this features are under developement but until it's ready I can't
move to Linux to work.

I have some questions:
1/ Jack can synchronise differents softs on the same computer, but is it
possible to synchronise differents softs on seperate computers?
2/ It is possible to run every thing with a console ( computer who make
no noise ) and a ethernet cable.

vincent