Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2022 13:45:42 +0200 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MAO on FreeBSD Message-ID: <20220804134542.48b16362@archlinux> In-Reply-To: <bcdac22b-204d-4566-94f9-9030b43868eb@edison> References: <CAAdA2WPMMrA_bd4SW5FJSb9TQp9bjQYGmc9sDRTomStyVhkphg@mail.gmail.com> <20220804105350.5bc5125d@archlinux> <20220804122200.6a77ba8e@archlinux> <0a25da92-9009-402c-88e5-8d8811389cd1@edison> <CAAdA2WPJeiJTG7_VoEie6zWoGTfCwQ5fT47zzfMaRgeV7KpXYg@mail.gmail.com> <bcdac22b-204d-4566-94f9-9030b43868eb@edison>
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Hi, in response to an off-list reply, hence no quotes, but my answer might be helpful for other (,too). In my opinion it's not wise to ensure that the chosen kernel is the most reliable one and to care about the audio infrastructure afterwards. Consider to subscribe to https://lists.freebsd.org/subscription/freebsd-multimedia , to send a request. Consider to describe exactly what you want to do and ask if somebody is doing this using FreeBSD. If somebody should do something close to what you want to do, then consider to ask for possible pitfalls. I don't know what is important to you, so just a few pointers. Since everybody has got a different definition of "professional" this term is moot. Describe your needs! Is audio card support important? If so, is a wanted audio device partly or fully supported? Is audio round-trip latency important? If so, on what machine and what kind of project the required latency does work without getting xruns? Does MIDI jitter matter? If so, what MIDI interface does provide best MIDI event sync under what circumstances? Is a combination of software wanted? Maybe with audio routing done by a sound server? What sound server is provided and how well does it work with the FreeBSD audio driver backend? Is sample accuracy important? Is sync to video important? Is whatever else important? How well does audio real-time scheduling work and does it come with unwanted side effects? What experiences do other users make who do what you want to do? All operating systems, FLOSS as well as proprietary are sometimes a PITA. What kind of issues happen more often and how does it impact a project? Now the term "professional" comes into account. Does it matter, if you can't finish a project by the deadline? Is it no problem, you can finish the project next semester or is the only way to answer the claim for compensation seppuku? Regards, Ralf
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