One quick hint that I've found in working on the audiopint project (audiopint.org) is that the audio chipsets on mini-itx boards do not tend to be very high quality - specifically, they are noisy - you can hear memory access, and other capacitive coupling from traces on the motherboard. So I always use a iMic USB audio interface when I build up an audiopint - any good-rated USB audio interface that's linux-compatible should do, since it will isolate the motherboard noise from your analog signals.

On Feb 27, 2008, at 10:12 AM, Derek Holzer wrote:

Hi all,

I'm back on my Mini-ITX research, hoping to use one for an upcoming PD
installation as well as a live performance box. But what I'm missing is
some kind of comparison of price vs functionality here. As well as some
overview of which CPUs and chipsets are good for audio and Linux and
which ones are not. Can anyone make a recommendation for a Mini-ITX
system with a good processor which has proven usable for fairly complex
PD patching with Linux, or point in the direction of a good online
resource for this kind of info?

thx + best!
d.

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