Re: It's not as annoying as you may think.

Install Windows, OSS is not suitable for audio production, except maybe 
at a push, OS X.

Super Bisquit wrote:
> I can't use the SoundBlaster PCI card on the laptop. Also, I need to be
> able to switch between the FreeBSD sound drivers and OSS drivers. What do I
> need to do to the kernel configuration file to allow this? Some ports will
> build with GCC and others with clang. What is the switch/command argument
> in make to allow this?
> I am very much aware of the capabilities of the processors and what works
> best on them. Effects such as loops are repetitive and that works just fine
> for the RISC load-store mechanism on Power 32 and 64 bit architectures. I
> do not currently have a PS3.
> The set up is for a friend who is not able to afford all of those great
> programs. I have spare machines. I am aware of and have used a lot of
> sound, audio, and conversion programs.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 11:35 PM, Michael Copeland <
> michael_at_kryptos-security.com> wrote:
> 
>> Well the last I checked, clang was still busted on ppc32. YMMV.
>>
>> I still don't think you're gonna get much use out of a ppc machine for any
>> form of effects unless you're just talking about using it as an equalizer.
>> For that matter, you could do almost all of it on the i386 laptop. Why do
>> you need to add in so many machines for this? For the record, you're not
>> going to get any form of realtime audio effects from that ppc machine,
>> unless you're running an old version of garage band from 10.5.8 on it, even
>> then it's not going to be quick. If you're hellbent on using a ppc machine,
>> get a ps3 for that purpose.
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org"