I Tried Linux as My Main Dev Environment but Was Forced Back to Windows

Re:I Tried Linux as My Main Dev Environment but Was Forced B... by falcolas on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @01:58PM (#19028929)

As someone who also uses a Scarlet 2i2 for recording audio in Linux (using Audacity), I can't say that I've run into this problem. The Scarlet "just works" for my usecase.

Of course, that's probably not a point in favor of Linux.

But, by the same token, I didn't precisely have a clear run of it in Windows either. Biggest was the inconsistent ducking and mic level behavior as everything tried to be the master of the audio system. The fact that some pre-processing engines on Windows needed to include "restart engine regularly" was also quite annoying.

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Re:I Tried Linux as My Main Dev Environment but Was Forced B... by nickjj on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @02:44PM (#19029232)

Are you recording your voice?

Did you plug it into a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port?

Are you using Jack or anything else?

Also in general, how finnicky is the red USB cable that connects your Scarlett to your machine? Does it cause a ton of distortion / pops if you move it the slightest?

I wasn't moving mine during recording of course but it just feels like the whole thing is going to come disconnected, like it's hanging by a thread in terms of audio signal.

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Re:I Tried Linux as My Main Dev Environment but Was Forced B... by falcolas on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @03:59PM (#19029730)

Voice only, yes (Highly amateur podcasting & tutorials)

3.0 USB port.

No additional software other than audacity.

No problems with the USB cable so far. It's a fairly standard cable though, so getting a new one with better shielding shouldn't be too hard if that's a concern.

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Re:I Tried Linux as My Main Dev Environment but Was Forced B... by nickjj on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @04:33PM (#19029994)

If you touch that cable, you don't hear any distortion coming through the channel? If you have headphones on you'd hear it.

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Re:I Tried Linux as My Main Dev Environment but Was Forced B... by falcolas on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @04:24PM (#19039677)

I don't. Powered monitors, headphones, neither has a problem (even with the 48v mic power supply enabled).

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