Hi 2009/3/26 Adrian Knoth <a...@drcomp.erfurt.thur.de>
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 09:05:32PM +0100, Grammostola Rosea wrote: > > > The problem is an realtime kernel and a proper configuration for music > > production. Without that, you better stay away from music production > > Not really. I absolutely have no problems with CONFIG_PREEMPT, dynticks, > ondemand scheduler and all this fancy stuff in a vanilla 2.6.29 running > on a dualcore amd64 laptop. > > It's an outdated myth that you need RT kernels for audio production, > though it helps with very low latencies. (let's say buffer sizes below > 10ms and high CPU loads) > > maybe it is worthwhile to clarify where "audio production" begins and "audio fun" ends. Recording 16 tracks + monitoring could be an impossible task with your !=RT kernel. > > Nevertheless, for those with highest constraints or older hardware, a RT > kernel is beneficial. > > > HTH > r
