From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 20 15:55:32 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BABC91065673 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:55:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marshc187@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.228]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BC188FC13 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:55:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marshc187@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id b25so771106rvf.43 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:55:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=JwH77FYmti5hKoTPSIo9/Fw7Rc4+PASsH4rph237fO4=; b=seyNR84V0rmCJ8tBT1zqN8ctEJtZf8hj0PgHAJeRgE/GnyKMca+jMs2oo/8CjcR+NE 1Y8R3cpw1wJGqeU40+j9ITWTz8OnqLICwXp1Kk9qDGqOMzYZhzb36I6EVtPXY71vhPu+ 2Rc1RuCzPYRyceyiVYrQp+MeKAcW//9wYfxgI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=IXxK6ZY0Yf5QQDcQ/jzS5vDyxpQbIEIBMNkl8e476HNjO7QHf31Ab1i1Q1awpOtCe7 ie5VPr9AIjBkBF/Ia/YI5zf3Qi/GRa6VGyyxgQgq72FhSU+pJGrkC8QE6wdFf5bTHwIb wSANWTqkmik/f54oGKeZiJI49tFF319bP7zQk= Received: by 10.140.132.8 with SMTP id f8mr783296rvd.206.1221926127001; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:55:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.140.158.21 with HTTP; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:55:26 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <332f78510809200855k685e0de9m10b6018dead82822@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:55:26 -0400 From: "m cassar" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <48D4F818.1070602@ticore.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <332f78510809121123w36052fb8h3443fb6dd98c8b64@mail.gmail.com> <48D4F818.1070602@ticore.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Audio Production X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:55:32 -0000 On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Timm Wimmers wrote: > m cassar schrieb: > >> Does anyone here use freebsd for serious audio/video production work? or >> know if there is some kind of community? >> > > Didn't try it, but http://ardour.org/ looks like what you are looking for. > See http://www.freshports.org/audio/ardour/ > > -- > Timm > thanks but this wasn't exactly what i was asking about in the original post. ardour *is* in ports, as with most other good open-source audio applications ( and propbably the best program out there - though i'm new) but what i was looking for is related to custom/optimizted kernels either known as low-latency or real-time kernels in linux; to help reduce recording latencies, audio dropouts, etc. like studio 64 rt-kernel on ubuntu, planet ccrma on fedora. what i was trying to find out is whether there is such projects on freebsd, or more importantly, if freebsd kernel had the potential to be similarly optimized. (not that i myself have any expertise, [hence my question]) on the other hand, if you are interested in audio programs, ardour is good, hydrogen is good and fun. not to mention easy.