[gentoo-amd64] Re: How do I choose a second window manager?

[Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net>]

Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com> posted
5bdc1c8b0906171350n10d32d2at83600ee6b31baa80@mail.gmail.com, excerpted
below, on  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:50:17 -0700:

> All of this probably make sense, and I'll do a little study on the
> matter, but when running Ardour recording a band playing a live gig it's
> a one-shot, you gotta get it right sort of event. There is only one
> performance.

I did enough of that years ago (80s) that I understand what you are 
talking about.  However, back then, it wasn't computerized, or more 
correctly, they were just starting to really get into it, with live 
computer processing at concerts, etc, but that was expensive pro stuff at 
the time, way past my piddly little "running the mixer for the praise and 
worship at the church" level.

But between that and my general computer knowledge now, I appreciate the 
effect latency has on a product, and why there simply can be no 
compromise.  I didn't and don't expect that you /would/ run an emerge 
while doing that, no way, Jose, as they say, but was simply illustrating 
the point that you /could/ or /almost/ could anyway.  Not that you ever 
/would/, but that if it's good enough to deal with /that/ sort of thing, 
it should be a walk in the park for the stuff you /will/ be wanting and 
needing it to do.

Anyway, the topic of sound engineering is still interesting enough to me 
that I love to hear or read people that are still in it talking about 
it.  So I really appreciated your post.  Plus, I know enough about it 
from then, and about computers now, that if the opportunity/need comes my 
way, I could jump back into it again, and then I /would/ be using all 
I've read about Jack, Ardour, low-latency kernels, etc, putting it all to 
use and asking people like you for pointers. =:^)

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