I love these crafty solutions utilizing old tech, only linux can make this possible. That intro was horrifying though, just how many videos had to go because of this?? Must be frustrating lol. Hoping more videos soon!
Yeah, it was so frustrating deleting all that work. My theory is that I can remake them better anyway so the loss is only temporary and through the process, I learnt a huge amount about adopting Linux audio into my workflow. Thank goodness for Linux!
Found out about your channel after you did the MX review. Enjoy your videos. I have a crappy speaker built into the monitor, but I like less clutter. But that audio was the best sounding audio I've ever had come across these cheap speakers. Sorry to hear about you having (or wanting) to delete your previous videos. I can see you do a lot of editing and spending time to make quality productions. Thank you.
great to hear news from you sir. it is quite interesting how old hardware really works and still functioning. hope to see more tutorial video from you sir and have a great day. cheers.
I had a similar issue, I had to get drivers for old synthesizers running. My solution was so get a thin client pc for 20$ that can run Windows 98 just fine. When you don't need drivers, then it's all about Linux and Wine these days. Even a PI is powerful enough to get reaper and a vst or two running.
Call me biased but I see a fellow kiwi uploads a new vid, I give it a 👍 immediately. On top of that it's a linux channel. Which is also near and dear to my heart
@@StaempunkTV Bro I have in my possession a hand me down core I5 6th gen 16 gig 500 gig sata ssd intel spec laptop. Obviously gonna wipe the oem win 10 partition and replace it with mx linux 64 bit xfce. The my dilemma is which edition to use. Given the spec is not that ancient, I was thinking installing the "AHS" edition. What do you reckon? Cheers. 👍
@ron bark It would probably be safer to go with the standard edition rather that the AHS one. That is unless your hardware is really new. You can always try out newer kernels after the installation anyway.
It's nice to see a Kiwi on a Linux channel but on top of that it's just a damn good channel. This video was a great insight into what's possible and how to actually do it.
Change your sample rate on cadence to 44.1. Since the M1 is so old it obviously isnt going to handle 48. Set the frames to 3 since its a usb interface. Do those to things and you will most likely get 0 Xruns. Just a tip. ;-)
Hi. Nice journey to use old PC/laptop for today's work. I like minimal setup, and for simple screen casting + audio captur, I only use FFmpeg. Example ffmpeg -video_size 1024x768 -framerate 25 -f x11grab -i :0.0 -f alsa hw:"index_to_audio_capture_dvice" screencast.mkv We can fine tune the recording quality with more options and parameters. Remember to set proper mic gain before recording. :) Thank you.
@@StaempunkTV Great. IT has very steep learning curve, but there are many wikis an documentations or hotos on Internet. Once we got it.. it is a bliss. Make a simple shell script to invove the program, and the result will be consistent. Use FFmpeg for recording or screen casting and use video editor for editing and post processing. Thank you and good luck.
Great video, you really know ur stuff.... So just a question, which is generally the best software for music production, say if one isnt impeded by hardware n such, also which linux audio setup would you recommend for such.... Thanks!
@Jønâthân Bûsh Thanks for the props! I think as far as music production software goes, we are very lucky that there are so many options at our fingertips these days. To me, what tools one uses always depends on personal preference, aptitude, talent and willingness to learn so it doesn't matter what you use as long as it suits your needs. I'm learning how to use Ardour at the moment because it works well and has extensive support from a passionate community. Cheers!
@John Daniels MX is much easier to set up than antiX but that's due more to being new to setting up & theming in antiX. There is the option to apply XFCE as the desktop environment in antiX and that does use a little more RAM so I'm exploring that option but I'm liking the small footprint of IceWM. Then there's the Fluxbox DE which has had extensive development so I'll probably explore that at some point too.
It's pretty cool that you're using a bunch of old hardware and it works perfectly. Amazing that you're using so little RAM on your setup too. I use KDE and from a cold boot and login I'm already at 1.5GB used. Open 5 or 6 tabs in FireFox and I quickly reach 8 to 10 GB and closing FireFox I still see an extra 2.5 used from cold boot. I'll have to look into whether IceWM or Xfce can handle all the features I use with KDE, because my RAM aches. I would also be curious as to how often you reboot, as I aim for at least once a year.
@Anony Mousse I hear ya! I used to use KDE too but none of my old laptops have enough RAM so I experienced too many sluggish moments. Since switching to the lighter XFCE, I've found I can configure it to my needs very well. I'm quite new to the IceWM desktop environment and I'm keen to explore Fluxbox too so once I've got my head around those, I'll create some videos about them too.
I am looking forward to your new videos. I notice your clever video production magic. Without chip shortages, you could use a Raspberry Pi for this job. Thankfully I got my best Pis before the prices went insane I have some old single core desktops Either MX -Linux or Anti-X may keep them useful. I have no AC, so I will be using power for fans, not computers this summer. The nice thing is, stuff I learn on the Pis can be used on my old desktops when I can run them this fall. My desktops are not fire breathers but they can be power hogs run 24 /7. In winter, they add heat to an unheated room, which costs me fuel anyway. Thanks for your fine work.
Ah that really sucks given how much time you put into your videos. Also, most of the mics from "gaming" focused companies are usually pretty unimpressive. If you're planning on an upgrade, definitely check out the Samson Q2U. It beats/is exactly similar to any mics in the 130$ range (at ~65$). It also has a USB input if you don't want to deal with XLR.
Thanks so much for the suggestion. I'll put the Q2U on the list of mics to check out if I need to upgrade. I've managed to get my MXL990 working beautifully now so there are many more videos on the way.
I have very recently recorded drums 14 channels at once over firewire using my old retired Dell Pentium 4 (single core) deskrop computer from 2005 with 2 GB RAM under windows XP with low latency monitoring through the DAW (128 samples) using Reaper, so im of course not at all surpriced that your newer computer can record one mic at once. My old Dell was a bit on the edge of what was possible though and i could hardly add even a few EQ plugins to adjust the listening so i caved in and upgraded to a 10 year old Intel I5 with windows 10 that i got cheap which is a monster compared to the Pentium 4 and i could even do full mixes on that one. These computers are used at the rehearsal studio and ment for tracking and i mix at home on a slightly more powerful Intel I7. The interface i use is also very old, from 2006 i think so even old computers and interfaces can be great, the ones i have works perfectly for my needs.
Awesome to hear. It's great you're utilizing your old gear rather than upgrading to the latest shiny thing. You're an example of true artistry at work methinks 🎶
@@StaempunkTV Thank you ! I agree, you dont need the latest stuff. For tracking you dont need much as i have proven in my post and if you dont need to use a lot of the heaviest VST instruments/effect plugins you can do very advanced mixes with many tracks even on computers like my 10 year old ones. We play heavy metal and i even use VST guitar amp and speaker emulations which are quite heavy on the processor.compared to a lot of other effects, i am currently recording and mixing an album using this equipment.
Actually what happened was I over processed the iPhone audio too much in post production so it sounded a lot worse on the video than it should have. I didn't want to spend too much time trying to fix its audio though as I was keener to get the MXL mic up and running.
I remember when the Mbox2 came out, people were complaining that the Focusrite preamps weren't as good as the ones in the Mbox 1 so I held off from upgrading to the 2. From what I remember, Digidesign had skimped on componentry resulting in preamp humming. Wow, Nuendo from what I remember was pretty cool but I stuck with ProTools because of the Mbox.
You called the mobile phone you are recording with an iphone but the OS looks like Android and the case looks like it says Samsung on it. Am I missing something here?
@Neil Winchell I'm using an iPhone Xs for my camera so the audio recorded by it was from the iPhone's internal mic. The Samsung Android phone had the 2 lapel microphones plugged into it to record their audio. Hope that makes sense.
Cool, now you can update you video Install DaVinci Resolve in Debian based Linux systems, Ubuntu 22.04 and change deps, libssl1.1 not install please, thanks for you support!
@Ax4400 I did use antiX to solve my audio woes in the video. You may have stopped watching before I got to the solution. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
@@StaempunkTV No i watched it, I am just wondering why you have to use MX and how is it different from antiX Because I am just learning with antiX on an old laptop but want to put it on my gaming box & production box, so I'm wanting to learn to customize antiX for different uses because I like it so much! I use your other great video dedicated to antiX to learn to navigate it. Love your videos, thank you.
This I am discovering after using SystemD on my setups up until recently. It is really apparent on older hardware where every bit of resource counts. Thanks!
I love these crafty solutions utilizing old tech, only linux can make this possible. That intro was horrifying though, just how many videos had to go because of this?? Must be frustrating lol. Hoping more videos soon!
Yeah, it was so frustrating deleting all that work. My theory is that I can remake them better anyway so the loss is only temporary and through the process, I learnt a huge amount about adopting Linux audio into my workflow. Thank goodness for Linux!
In short antiX and MX community are doing everything to make our old laptop a usable computers. 🔥🔥
They are indeed amazing communities and devs!
Found out about your channel after you did the MX review. Enjoy your videos. I have a crappy speaker built into the monitor, but I like less clutter. But that audio was the best sounding audio I've ever had come across these cheap speakers.
Sorry to hear about you having (or wanting) to delete your previous videos. I can see you do a lot of editing and spending time to make quality productions.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for saying. I really appreciate your kind words and thanks for watching!
great to hear news from you sir. it is quite interesting how old hardware really works and still functioning. hope to see more tutorial video from you sir and have a great day. cheers.
Thanks for saying. Yes it is great to be creating videos once again after the audio issue. Have a great day!
@@StaempunkTV you're most welcome sir.
I had a similar issue, I had to get drivers for old synthesizers running. My solution was so get a thin client pc for 20$ that can run Windows 98 just fine.
When you don't need drivers, then it's all about Linux and Wine these days. Even a PI is powerful enough to get reaper and a vst or two running.
Call me biased but I see a fellow kiwi uploads a new vid, I give it a 👍 immediately. On top of that it's a linux channel. Which is also near and dear to my heart
Legend!
@@StaempunkTV Bro I have in my possession a hand me down core I5 6th gen 16 gig 500 gig sata ssd intel spec laptop. Obviously gonna wipe the oem win 10 partition and replace it with mx linux 64 bit xfce. The my dilemma is which edition to use. Given the spec is not that ancient, I was thinking installing the "AHS" edition. What do you reckon? Cheers. 👍
@ron bark It would probably be safer to go with the standard edition rather that the AHS one. That is unless your hardware is really new. You can always try out newer kernels after the installation anyway.
@@StaempunkTV I'll take your word for it bro. I'll go with the standard version (64 bit xfce). Appreciate your advice. Cheers
It's nice to see a Kiwi on a Linux channel but on top of that it's just a damn good channel. This video was a great insight into what's possible and how to actually do it.
Change your sample rate on cadence to 44.1. Since the M1 is so old it obviously isnt going to handle 48. Set the frames to 3 since its a usb interface. Do those to things and you will most likely get 0 Xruns.
Just a tip. ;-)
@Unkle Bonehead Thanks for the tip. I've just applied the settings and you are right, no Xruns! Muchly appreciated!
Well, I’m subscribed! Great video presentation!
Welcome aboard!
Greate video, first one I've seen from you. You earned yourself a follow!
Welcome aboard!
Nice, a good distribution that won't let my servers OOM everytime journald wants to use all memory.
Hi.
Nice journey to use old PC/laptop for today's work. I like minimal setup, and for simple screen casting + audio captur, I only use FFmpeg. Example
ffmpeg -video_size 1024x768 -framerate 25 -f x11grab -i :0.0 -f alsa hw:"index_to_audio_capture_dvice" screencast.mkv
We can fine tune the recording quality with more options and parameters. Remember to set proper mic gain before recording. :)
Thank you.
I'll certainly look into FFmpeg, thank you.
@@StaempunkTV
Great. IT has very steep learning curve, but there are many wikis an documentations or hotos on Internet. Once we got it.. it is a bliss. Make a simple shell script to invove the program, and the result will be consistent.
Use FFmpeg for recording or screen casting and use video editor for editing and post processing.
Thank you and good luck.
Great video, you really know ur stuff.... So just a question, which is generally the best software for music production, say if one isnt impeded by hardware n such, also which linux audio setup would you recommend for such.... Thanks!
@Jønâthân Bûsh Thanks for the props! I think as far as music production software goes, we are very lucky that there are so many options at our fingertips these days. To me, what tools one uses always depends on personal preference, aptitude, talent and willingness to learn so it doesn't matter what you use as long as it suits your needs. I'm learning how to use Ardour at the moment because it works well and has extensive support from a passionate community. Cheers!
Looking forward to more of your video's! I have been using MX Linux for a few years and I really like it, how does antiX-Linux differ from MX Linux?
Antix does'nt use systemd, that why the ram usage was so little
@John Daniels MX is much easier to set up than antiX but that's due more to being new to setting up & theming in antiX. There is the option to apply XFCE as the desktop environment in antiX and that does use a little more RAM so I'm exploring that option but I'm liking the small footprint of IceWM. Then there's the Fluxbox DE which has had extensive development so I'll probably explore that at some point too.
It's pretty cool that you're using a bunch of old hardware and it works perfectly. Amazing that you're using so little RAM on your setup too. I use KDE and from a cold boot and login I'm already at 1.5GB used. Open 5 or 6 tabs in FireFox and I quickly reach 8 to 10 GB and closing FireFox I still see an extra 2.5 used from cold boot. I'll have to look into whether IceWM or Xfce can handle all the features I use with KDE, because my RAM aches. I would also be curious as to how often you reboot, as I aim for at least once a year.
@Anony Mousse I hear ya! I used to use KDE too but none of my old laptops have enough RAM so I experienced too many sluggish moments. Since switching to the lighter XFCE, I've found I can configure it to my needs very well. I'm quite new to the IceWM desktop environment and I'm keen to explore Fluxbox too so once I've got my head around those, I'll create some videos about them too.
I am looking forward to your new videos. I notice your clever video production magic. Without chip shortages, you could use a Raspberry Pi for this job. Thankfully I got my best Pis before the prices went insane I have some old single core desktops Either MX -Linux or Anti-X may keep them useful. I have no AC, so I will be using power for fans, not computers this summer. The nice thing is, stuff I learn on the Pis can be used on my old desktops when I can run them this fall. My desktops are not fire breathers but they can be power hogs run 24 /7. In winter, they add heat to an unheated room, which costs me fuel anyway. Thanks for your fine work.
Thanks for your comment! The world of Raspberry Pi's sound really intriguing and I look forward to exploring it at some stage. All the best.
Ah that really sucks given how much time you put into your videos.
Also, most of the mics from "gaming" focused companies are usually pretty unimpressive. If you're planning on an upgrade, definitely check out the Samson Q2U. It beats/is exactly similar to any mics in the 130$ range (at ~65$). It also has a USB input if you don't want to deal with XLR.
Thanks so much for the suggestion. I'll put the Q2U on the list of mics to check out if I need to upgrade. I've managed to get my MXL990 working beautifully now so there are many more videos on the way.
Can't wait!
I have very recently recorded drums 14 channels at once over firewire using my old retired Dell Pentium 4 (single core) deskrop computer from 2005 with 2 GB RAM under windows XP with low latency monitoring through the DAW (128 samples) using Reaper, so im of course not at all surpriced that your newer computer can record one mic at once. My old Dell was a bit on the edge of what was possible though and i could hardly add even a few EQ plugins to adjust the listening so i caved in and upgraded to a 10 year old Intel I5 with windows 10 that i got cheap which is a monster compared to the Pentium 4 and i could even do full mixes on that one.
These computers are used at the rehearsal studio and ment for tracking and i mix at home on a slightly more powerful Intel I7. The interface i use is also very old, from 2006 i think so even old computers and interfaces can be great, the ones i have works perfectly for my needs.
Awesome to hear. It's great you're utilizing your old gear rather than upgrading to the latest shiny thing. You're an example of true artistry at work methinks 🎶
@@StaempunkTV Thank you ! I agree, you dont need the latest stuff. For tracking you dont need much as i have proven in my post and if you dont need to use a lot of the heaviest VST instruments/effect plugins you can do very advanced mixes with many tracks even on computers like my 10 year old ones. We play heavy metal and i even use VST guitar amp and speaker emulations which are quite heavy on the processor.compared to a lot of other effects, i am currently recording and mixing an album using this equipment.
Very interesting video. Can you do a video on how you've themed AntiX?
I've put an antiX theming video onto the list of videos to make so stay tuned. Thanks for watching!
love your video's man
Thanks!
Did you try moving your Smart Phone far away from the computer? Sounds a bit like a digital data stream to me.
Actually what happened was I over processed the iPhone audio too much in post production so it sounded a lot worse on the video than it should have. I didn't want to spend too much time trying to fix its audio though as I was keener to get the MXL mic up and running.
Got an old mbox 2, it works fine without pro tools. Think i used it in Nuendo.
I remember when the Mbox2 came out, people were complaining that the Focusrite preamps weren't as good as the ones in the Mbox 1 so I held off from upgrading to the 2. From what I remember, Digidesign had skimped on componentry resulting in preamp humming. Wow, Nuendo from what I remember was pretty cool but I stuck with ProTools because of the Mbox.
Well done!
Cheers!
You called the mobile phone you are recording with an iphone but the OS looks like Android and the case looks like it says Samsung on it. Am I missing something here?
@Neil Winchell I'm using an iPhone Xs for my camera so the audio recorded by it was from the iPhone's internal mic. The Samsung Android phone had the 2 lapel microphones plugged into it to record their audio. Hope that makes sense.
Cool, now you can update you video Install DaVinci Resolve in Debian based Linux systems, Ubuntu 22.04 and change deps, libssl1.1 not install please, thanks for you support!
Thanks for the idea!
👏👏👏👏👏
Why MX-Linux & not antiX ? I started following you for antiX 🐒
@Ax4400 I did use antiX to solve my audio woes in the video. You may have stopped watching before I got to the solution. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
@@StaempunkTV No i watched it, I am just wondering why you have to use MX and how is it different from antiX Because I am just learning with antiX on an old laptop but want to put it on my gaming box & production box, so I'm wanting to learn to customize antiX for different uses because I like it so much! I use your other great video dedicated to antiX to learn to navigate it. Love your videos, thank you.
Just goes to show how much ram systemd uses on common linux operating systems
This I am discovering after using SystemD on my setups up until recently. It is really apparent on older hardware where every bit of resource counts. Thanks!
@@StaempunkTV could try openbsd and some sort of window manager, you will get ram usage below 100mb fairly easy