From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 13 10:15:48 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 188C3106566C for ; Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:15:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oliver@nemesis.charlie.mouhaha.de) Received: from nemesis.charlie.mouhaha.de (nemesis.charlie.mouhaha.de [78.47.10.193]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C65528FC20 for ; Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:15:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oliver@nemesis.charlie.mouhaha.de) Received: from localhost (nemesis.charlie.mouhaha.de [78.47.10.193]) by nemesis.charlie.mouhaha.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8A584C31D; Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:15:45 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mouhaha.de Received: from nemesis.charlie.mouhaha.de ([78.47.10.193]) by localhost (nemesis.charlie.mouhaha.de [78.47.10.193]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 5Ef+OyXvUo96; Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:15:38 +0100 (BST) Received: by nemesis.charlie.mouhaha.de (Postfix, from userid 1001) id DD9D54C306; Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:15:37 +0100 (BST) Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:15:37 +0100 From: Oliver Peter To: m cassar Message-ID: <20080913101537.GA29751@nemesis.frida.mouhaha.de> References: <332f78510809121123w36052fb8h3443fb6dd98c8b64@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <332f78510809121123w36052fb8h3443fb6dd98c8b64@mail.gmail.com> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p3 amd64 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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, 13 Sep 2008 10:15:48 -0000 On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 08:23:16PM +0200, m cassar wrote: > Does anyone here use freebsd for serious audio/video production work? or > know if there is some kind of community? > > i have seen ubuntu studio for a general idea outside windows/osx, but prefer > fbsd over linux. and found most programs in ports, but i would like to find > out more about kernel optimization in that respect and what goes into that > type of dedicated setup. > > i am running 7-stable with a custom kernel, where i only added vesa, and > removed some scsi and network drivers i don't have from the generic kernel, > but i figure there must be more settings to tweak than what i saw there in > the generic file. would there be more settings somewhere else or would you > add them to the kernconf file? I think it does not depend on your kernel configuration - checkout the portstree for the software you need: % cd /usr/ports % make search key="$MY_MULTIMEDIA_SOFTWARE" Furthermore you should checkout the hardware/release notes for 7.0 and/or 7.1: http://www.freebsd.org/where.html > my setup works fairly decent for desktop use, but seems kinda sluggish with > even basic multimedia. IMO FreeBSD is not made for that kind of multimedia machine - it's not about the software, it's more about the drivers. FreeBSD has a focus on network and stability, not to support your brandnew 7:1 soundhardware or the latest ATI SLI graphics card for $500... I prefer FreeBSD over Linux as well, but I think you should go for a dual-boot installation. :) I've heard very good things about Ubuntu Studio and believe that the hardware support for your needs is better. > p.s. on a different note while i'm here, how do you go from 7.1 prerelease > to 7.1 release when it is out? when/how do you tell when you stop using > stable-supfile and start using standard-supfile? Your're following -STABLE, aka RELENG_7. After 7.1-RELEASE is out you will have to follow RELENG_7_1 is what you want (if you don't want to follow -STABLE anymore). -- Oliver PETER, email: oliver@peter.de.com, ICQ# 113969174 "If it feels good, you're doing something wrong." -- Coach McTavish