linuxaudio.org

On Sat, 23 Jan 2010, David McClanahan wrote:
> Where to start? I have a Dell 7000 laptop and I'm wondering if it can be a

quoted text
> music synthesizer(something like a Minimoog). If not, why not?

Of course.  The major contenders are linuxsampler,

fluidsynth, and zynaddsubfx.
Are you trying to build your own dedicated synthesizer on

top of linux?  Like the Korg OASYS?
> 1. Implement a synth on a hard real time platform. RTAI or RTLinux. Such a

quoted text
> system would boot up as a dedicated synth aka cut out stuff unnecessary for

> other than sound control/production

I would suggest using something like Debian with an RT

kernel.  A bare-bones Debian install has a small footprint,

and there are several RT kernels avail. for Debian.  It's

also easy to add/remove packages without crippling the

system.
I've heard good things about ArchLinux, too... WRT it's

ability to configure the distro to your needs.
> 2. Characteristics of  a synth could be set while in a normal Linux

quoted text
> environment.

Are you wanting X11, or not?  That's really the biggest

question.  If you /do/ want X11... then I'm not sure what

you're trying to accomplish, here.
FYI, with some synths (esp. linuxsampler), you can run the

synth in a headless (no monitor) environment and control it

over ethernet with the OSC protocol.
-gabriel

_______________________________________________

Linux-audio-dev mailing list

Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org

http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev