Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:10:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: AikiZen <aikizen@ovh.fr>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: audiophile sound on FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1804231858010.4083@tripel.monochrome.org> In-Reply-To: <20180424004858.ffaa43cd.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20180423224242.7299f430@WorkMachine> <20180424004858.ffaa43cd.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2018, Polytropon wrote: > 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. :-) I'll second Polytropon's advice: it's primarily about the hardware and the support thereof, not so much the OS. My needs have been pretty simple: In the course of digitizing hundreds of LPs, I'm editing album sides down to individual tracks and removing gratches. I got a pair of "good" powered speakers [1] and plugged them into my FreeBSD machine's audio out jack from the onboard sound card. They sound very good to me, but I'm getting a lot of noise in the bargain. This can be mitigated by paying attention to the gain structure. I have attempted to record into the audio in of the onboard soundcard, but that did not end well. I'm using a perfectly fine workaround instead. For quality, low-noise recording and playback, I'm afraid you would need to add hardware (card or external). What hardware? Good question; I'd answer it if I could. And I have no idea what's become of the French mailing list. Je suis desole (ASCII character set here, sorry). [1] "Cakewalk by Roland" if anyone cares. -- Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org ** [ Busy Expunging </> ]
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