Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:48:58 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: AikiZen <aikizen@ovh.fr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: audiophile sound on FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <20180424004858.ffaa43cd.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20180423224242.7299f430@WorkMachine> References: <20180423224242.7299f430@WorkMachine>
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On Mon, 23 Apr 2018 22:42:42 +0200, AikiZen wrote: > I would like know if FreeBSD can used for audiophile listening and > composing ? I am a music player and i would like listen with the best > quality are possible and record me with my guitar. Even though sophisticated Linux distributions like Ubuntu Studio or KXStudio offer great software solutions for audio as well as good hardware support, FreeBSD can be utilized as well, because it is a multi-purpose OS. You still have to choose your hardware wisely to make sure it will fully support the OS. Many applications not available natively for FreeBSD can be used with its Linux ABI. I've been using FreeBSD for my (more or less simple) music applications, without any problems. I've been using a CMI-based sound card (PCI) and my own homemade guitar pickup amplifiers, PA, and connectors to tape recorder equipment. However, I have not tried to get MIDI working - the last time I saw working MIDI was at a time where Atari ST was considered a professional platform for musicians... ;-) > I would like know if FreeBSD give a better audio experience than > GNU/Linux. It's probably not such a matter of the OS as it is of the hardware and the peripherials. Oh, and compression also matters a lot: MP3 with maximum PCM-like compression just sounds terrible on _any_ OS. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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