[ Thanks to An
Anonymous Reader for this link. ]
“I previously blogged about my satisfactory experience
with Arch Linux installation on a second-hand laptop. Now in this
post I’m going to turn that $150 laptop into a kick-ass and sexy
Amp and Effect Processor. In fact, we will see how lightweight
tendency of Arch Linux helps us to achieve a low latency/high
quality playback on a computer that is considered somehow outdated
in today’s world. Furthermore, we’re going demonstrate the obvious
fact that GNU/Linux has already reached the maturity suitable for
(semi-)professional audio needs. The project for myself was a bit
of stretch and needed a lot of trial-and-error efforts since I was
totally new to the whole idea. However the final result is quite
superb and amazing:“Honestly, The idea of buying an audio interface came to me
quite unexpectedly as I was initially looking for a rather basic
solid-state amplifier for my newly bought Guitar. However, all that
changed when I found this nearly new Guitar Rig Kontrol unit at a
very tempting price. Just for the record, Guitar Rig Kontrol is an
audio interface/pedalboard that pairs with an accompanying software
called Guitar Rig Pro to make a solid bass and electric guitar
solution”