From las8323@rs175174.ks.boeing.com Thu Oct 11 06:25:55 2001
Subject:Re: Laptop for Native Instruments

Hmmmm .... wonders if the boys at NI have a LINUX version??

Maybe some half-sized, crossbred, opsystem with the modules
strictly tailored for the throughput affair?

Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
Anyone?

Larry

> The main issue on the B4 is the sound card, and internal sound cards on
> laptops are seldom changeable. I've heard of some people using an external
> sound card but have no experience. If you check the Native instruments site
> they may have good info on latency - it is a common issue, as you might
> expect. I do know that some people are able to get latency down to 10
> milliseconds, though I do not know the detail.
>
> Bruce's note on other stuff running is important. If you look in the lower
> right hand corner or your main desktop screen you are likely to see some
> icons. Each one of those is a program that has some component that is
> active. You want to turn as many of those off as possible. If you are
> running on a PC you can use Control-Alt-Delete to get to the menu of stuff
> that loads on startup. The computer makers and Microsoft love to put all
> kinds of crap in there, and it sometimes impacts things like latency.
>
> The basics of your PIII laptop should be fine.
>
> Wish I could give you more informative specifics, but I'm mostly passing on
> information from others more informed than me.
>
> Dan