From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 11 00:31:11 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C927516A4CE for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 00:31:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from server1.web-mania.com (server1.web-mania.com [193.22.244.16]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD39543D46 for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 00:31:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from list@arameus.net) Received: (from www@localhost) by server1.web-mania.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id i4B7SbJ30682; Tue, 11 May 2004 08:28:37 +0100 Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 08:28:37 +0100 Message-Id: <200405110728.i4B7SbJ30682@server1.web-mania.com> X-Authentication-Warning: server1.web-mania.com: www set sender to list@arameus.net using -f To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from 212.159.95.35 (auth. user list@arameus.net@pop3.arameus.net) by www.arameus.net with HTTP; Tue, 11 May 2004 07:28:37 +0000 X-IlohaMail-Blah: list@arameus.net X-IlohaMail-Method: mail() [mem] X-IlohaMail-Dummy: moo X-Mailer: IlohaMail/0.8.12 (On: www.arameus.net) From: Edd Bounce-To: Edd Errors-To: Edd MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: A rant about digital audio on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 07:31:11 -0000 Hi, I am researching using FreeBSD as a DAW, but it seems I am somewhat limited to inferior application due to the fact that FreeBSD cannot implement JACK. Although a port does exist, it is marked as knackered. I have read many mail ilst posts where people have been asking similar questions, but no joy. The application I really really wish to run on my 5.2.1 box is ardour. It looks like the leading DA studio software availible and reminds me of nuendo (just looking at shots). I am going to try it out on a slackware pc soon (temproarily) and Im guessing I am going to have to use linux to run this app. Just wondered if anyone is working on porting JACK to FreeBSD (currently) before I take this route. Also the linux community have decided to ditch OSS in favour of ALSA. Why was this? was there someting wrong with OSS? If so shoudl teh FreeBSD community look at a new and improved audio system? If I cannot run ardour on FreeBSD, then what apps can I? I have tried audacity, but there are some latency issues here, also editting is limited. If you have ever seen a studio engineer play with a commercial multitrack editor then you will see exactly what I mean. I have looked into using rosegarden, but this requires ALSA. Sweep is a very nice audio program, but it does not multitrack. snd is old fashioned. There must be someone out there doing thier pro audio tasks on FreeBSD, if so Id love to hear from you . Thanks all!