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cathulu

Posts: 950
Joined: Dec. 15 2006
From: Vancouver, Canukistan

Linux

Hi

Has anyone migrated over to Linux? I am getting tired of Windows and the continual updates, virus software, long boot-up times, etc.

Any issues with tabledit files, gp files, sound software and slowing down in pitch, wma and wmv files, etc?

I have a soundblaster audigy card, any issues there? I guess I will loose a lot of functionality there without proper drivers.

Any recommended programs? Which Distro are you using?

Will I be wasting my time?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 18 2008 14:06:58

Güiro

Posts: 158
Joined: Aug. 22 2008
From: Colorado

RE: Linux (in reply to cathulu)

I migrated to Linux a couple of years ago. I use TuxGuitar for tabs. I know it can play gp files. I am not sure if it plays tabledit files. Audacity can slow down files without changing pitch. Not sure about your sound card. I use an exteral firewire Presonus Firebox which works well with linux. As for a distro I would suggest Ubuntu Studio. It has a kernal optimized for low latency recording. I comes loaded with some cool programs such as Ardour2 (multitrack studio) and Hydrogen (programmable drum machine). Hydrogen is cool since it allows you to create your drumset. I recorded some cajon and palma samplas which I use to create my own solo compas tracks. The cool thing about Ubuntu Studio is that most of the Linux music software is already configured and installed for you. Previously you had to install and configure each program separately. I don't know if it can play wmv files but it can handle wma files. I think the wma files might need to be converted first but they are pretty easy to convert.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 18 2008 14:44:28

cathulu

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Joined: Dec. 15 2006
From: Vancouver, Canukistan

RE: Linux (in reply to Güiro)

Hi, thanks for your reply! This Ubuntu Studio edition sounds very interesting - I checked out the website. Can you tell me what happens if you go to Ron's lazy pdl video post and what happens when you open it? This is a wmv file.

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=91158&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 19 2008 18:03:46

Stu

Posts: 2537
Joined: Jan. 30 2007
From: London (the South of it), England

RE: Linux (in reply to cathulu)

Hey Cathulu,

I've tried to migrate to linux (ubuntu) on a couple of occasions. But I've always ended up using windows again for some reason or other. I do plan to try again but as you said there are some functionality issues with drivers not being available etc. and both times Ive found myself getting as frustrated as I do with Windows.

I had a dual boot setup running for sometime so I could choose which OS I loaded depending on what I wanted to do that day.

I would have though you could set up your soundcard ok but I definitely had troubles with GP5 running through a windows emulator.
I'm glad to hear what guiro has to say about GP files and the studio edition of ubuntu.. I will look into this.

good luck, If ya need any help give me a shout and ill see if I can.

Stu

PS. You've got me thinking of linux now, may have to install again!!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 20 2008 2:27:37

Güiro

Posts: 158
Joined: Aug. 22 2008
From: Colorado

RE: Linux (in reply to cathulu)

Good news

I clicked on the link and it played without a problem.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 20 2008 13:21:42

cathulu

Posts: 950
Joined: Dec. 15 2006
From: Vancouver, Canukistan

RE: Linux (in reply to cathulu)

Hey, my wife's Compaq computer hard drive just fried, we never made a recovery disk (my bad), the darn thing never came with a Windows XP installation CD cause Compaq was too cheap to give us one, so I have a XP licence but it will cost me $40 to get a new freaking recovery disk.

So I told Microsoft to take a hike (some guy in the Phillipines had to hear my rant) and Compaq that my only option was to throw the f-ing thing away as I wasn't going to spend more $$ when I already had a XP licence (regrets to the lady listening to that!) and I just spent the dosh on a new hard drive.

Well actually I had another option, so I loaded Ubuntu (the regular version) and after a half day of Internet searching and set-up my wife is now back up with the damn thing working on our wireless network! Internet, email, documents, DVD player, it all works. It wasn't totally easy (getting wireless to work) but it wasn't that hard either. Plus I don't have a third party virus protection and can't get hijacked internet surfing! And it doesn't take 3 minutes to start-up like Windows.

So there you go! Exitao, if you are listening there is another option...

PS I hope Simon doesn't hear I jumped ship...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 10 2009 18:39:13

domzo

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Joined: Jan. 10 2007

RE: Linux (in reply to cathulu)

Yeah I use ubuntu studio too - hydrogen and audacity are really useful. As is Gtick, which is a nice programmable metronome.

When you have got your head round installing new software packages on ubuntu I think you can install ubuntustudio-desktop (or something like that) to go from normal ubuntu to the studio version.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 11 2009 1:43:21

Escribano

Posts: 6417
Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy

RE: Linux (in reply to cathulu)

quote:

PS I hope Simon doesn't hear I jumped ship...

I'll check into your problem, see what the score is.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 11 2009 3:06:33

Gummy

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Joined: Nov. 27 2005
From: North Carolina, USA

RE: Linux (in reply to cathulu)

Today I am viewing the forum running OSX Leopard(MAC) on my WIndows machine. Since MACs are now using intel CPUs it is now possible but not usually easy. OSX is UNIX based so if you can do LINUX command line stuff you can probably get around the setup issues pretty easily.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 11 2009 4:50:10

Doitsujin

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Joined: Apr. 10 2005

RE: Linux (in reply to cathulu)

I have both... a mac and a windows pc... I like windows much more. I don't like it when they hide all detailed options which you have in windows... MacOSX is too idiot-proof IMO. Ok.. it also has a bright side! So I use both.
IMO windows on a mac is not close as good as on a windows only computer. Its only conformable if you need to use programs fro windows and for mac on the same PC. For example at work I need many custom programs and programs for research. The mac-market didn't come very far on this field till now. So,.. I use a mac at work on which I can use windows via parallels. But its ****ing slow and some programs simply don't start coz of lack of memory.
We also have some custom programs which only run on linux or (unix??) well... we emulate it on a fast windows pc. ... But the informatics use it a lot. Its too complicated for my taste and almost nothing works on it.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 11 2009 7:54:01

edguerin

Posts: 1589
Joined: Dec. 24 2007
From: Siegburg, Alemania

RE: Linux (in reply to Doitsujin)

quote:

have both... a mac and a windows pc... I like windows much more. I don't like it when they hide all detailed options which you have in windows.

I too have both. I grew up with DOS but I prefer MacOS.
What opiton do you mean? I find things a lot more straightforward on the Mac. What's hidden? It's all there, and a lot easier to find then in the f... registry ....

I use the pc XPPro and XPhome for a few progs that aren't (or weren't) availabe for the Mac; but that's weird stuff like astronomical image processing ...

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 11 2009 8:12:50

Doitsujin

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Joined: Apr. 10 2005

RE: Linux (in reply to cathulu)

I mean all the more specific options... man..

Well,.. the major negative point for a mac is, that all, the software and the hardware is twice as expansive than the same for windows.

Well,, and windows is not as safe as macOS. I think in the end they come to a 50:50.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 11 2009 9:03:00