recording wavs

[Collins Richey]

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:11:25 +0100
"Squabsy" <squabsy at lycos.co.uk> wrote:

> In terms of RAM I currently have 256mb on 2 128 chips and a 512 swap How
> much more ram would you recommend ?
> 
> I seem to remember that someone advised that max swap should be double
> your ram. I think the recordings I have made get more glichy once the ram
> run's out and the SWAP kicks in.
> 
> By changing to 16bit I have managed about 7 mins recording so far before
> it goes du-du-du-du-du-du-du
> 
> Recording wavs is really the only major problem I'm having with Linux so
> I don't want to spend too much. I suppose I could replace one of the
> 128's with a 256 for about ?30 that would take me up to 384.
> 
> My objective is (still) a 30 min 16bit stereo wav at 44100hz
> 

I've missed the earlier part of this discussion, but have you considered CPU
speed?  In general, 256M with a 512M swap should be good for most things linux,
but I've found fewer problems since I moved to a machine with 512M ram.

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Collins Richey - Denver Area
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