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jgaupel said:
Hi all,

What flavor of Linux is the current go to install for things audio such as EQ, streaming, crossover, testing.
What packages will I need to install for the audio back end and front end.

I am only in need of the OS to choose for right now as I have to download the img and install it.

Please now that I am not looking for a guarantee of success just a place to start. Also I can install multiple versions in case it is a tossup or one is better for streaming and one is better for testing.

thx
Jeremy
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I used Ubuntu Studio for a while. Eventually I gave up on it and went to Mint and used Audacity for editing sound files. Now I’m waiting on a linux distro for the Mac M1 chip, it might be a while. I don’t think the main distros of linux differ that much and if you use a more rare distro you may not be able to use some software. Try Ubuntu studio and Mint to start, then branch out to others.

Some other choices:
Parrot is supposed to be good for testing.
OpenMediaVault for streaming.
 
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#23
Hi,
Thanks for all the input.
So I now have a mini pc HP 600 G1, arch linux kernel 6.1.1, Pipewire, KDE Plasma.

This particular PC has 1 dedicated output and one switchable output. In Windows OS when I plug an output in to the mic/headphone jack I can select that I want it to be an output.

1. Where in the Pipewire suit do I configure the audio port for output?
2. Do you think that I will be able to have two independent outputs allowing me to use this box as a 2 way crossover?

Jeremy
 
#34
Thanks. From the Arch wiki it appears the Pipewire config supports a defined list of valid sample rates and will automatically switch to the source rate if it's in the list and hardware supported. A bigger pain than Pulse's simple 'don't resample' switch but not a deal breaker. Any experience with this config?

PipeWire can also change dynamically the output sample rates supported by your DAC. The sample rate follows the sample rate of the audio stream being played.

/etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf (or ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf)
...
context.properties = {
...
default.clock.allowed-rates = [ sample_rate_1 sample_rate_2 sample_rate_3 ... ]
...
for example, [ 44100 48000 88200 96000 ]. Consult your hardware manual for supported values of your DAC.
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#35
Ubuntu studio with a real-time kernel.

"So many pontificating about what they use and how successful they are in their Linux choices!"

That's what this thread's about, your question seems quite different 🙂 Maybe it's worth starting a separate thread about your DAC?
 
#36
I am using Linux Mint-Mate because it is the version that I tried that would recognize most of the hardware on my 2021 Windows 10 HP Laptop. Also, I wanted software that would look and feel like Windows. The Mint-Mate installation would not recognize the wi-fi card but there was a work around so I was able to run Linux on a new HP laptop. You should be prepared to do some tinkering when using Linux with the latest commercial hardware.
 
#39
Thank you Admin Mooly. I had given up trying to get advice on this issue .

After many installs , tests , man pages, and various other research I have landed on ARCH / KDEpLASMA / Dolphin / PipeWire.

So at this point I have a robust desktop that I am comfortable using.

I would like your suggestions on the linux equivalent to EQAPO or something better that does the same things.

Any suggestions on audio players and video players. (I love winamp and dont have much of a preference about vid players)

thx
Jeremy
 
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