Re: [orca-list] Do I always need a graphical server/interface?

[Luke Yelavich <themuso ubuntu com>]

On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 08:04:57AM EST, Rusty Perez wrote:
> Hi Thomas!
> Yeah, at times, the performance is important. I have a dual core 64
> bit machine running at about 3.0 ghz, and 3 gb of ram. When I've been
> recording multi track audio projects, I sometimes get audible xruns
> which isn't good.

May I suggest looking at other ways of minimizing audio disruption first? There are some services that are 
known to disrupt audio more than others, particularly things like network manager. Even if you are using a 
light desktop, if something like network manager is running, it is still possible for it to disrupt audio 
recording.

Your system has ample resources, but when it comes to Audio, a beefier desktop won't necessarily affect audio 
performance, since the desktop itself is mostly idle. I think its more important to minimize the number of 
background services that are currently running, particularly those that are constantly monitoring hardware 
state, like network manager. It is possible to turn off undesired services in GNOME, but doing so will 
possibly give you a slightly less pleasant desktop experience. Even then, these days, most services are only 
ever activated when they are needed.

Luke