ratbagradio Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I'm a podcaster who has switched to HiMD for recording and loves it big time. I've also started to move my "recording studio " to Ubuntu Linux on one of my PCs. The only price I pay is, of course, that I cannot use Sonic Stage on Linux(although I have seen workarounds--eg: with Wine -- but I'm not that skilled with the DIY to attempt that -- yet). I have SS on my second PC which is run on Win XP.I also have a third computer available here. I am trying to work out how I can make best use of this hardware. While I upload from my HiMD to the PC with WinXp I still have to transfer the audio over to Ubuntu for editing(on Audacity although I have Audacity on the Windows PC too). BUT I also want a place to store ALL my audio files and I was wondering if I could USB connect the third PC for that? -- ie without running it with a screen and keyboard/use it as a USB storage device/ supplementary hard disk? It now runs on Windows but I could convert the third to Ubuntu.Both the Win PC and the Ubuntu PC are linked separately to a router which of course =feeds to/from my broadband modem. Can I also network some of these computers to good effect?What would be the form? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pata2001 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 (edited) You can make the 3rd PC to act as a Network Attached storage (NAS), connected to your router. Your 1st and 2nd PC will access the 3rd PC via your network. Basically when you upload your music on your windows PC, you will save it to your 3rd PC's hard-drive, and when you want to edit the file, the linux PC can access the file on the 3rd PC directly via network. You probably have to let the 3rd PC on for 24/7 so you can access your uploaded music on it anytime you want.1. Install windows on the 3rd PC, set a shared FAT32 partition. Very easy, especially if you enable easy file-sharing in WinXP. Downside is security, unless you know that nobody is going to screw around your network.2. Install linux on the 3rd PC, and set it up to act as a file-server. Most complicated, but probably the most ideal setup. I don't know much about linux though.3. Use a specific NAS software, like freeNAS http://www.freenas.org/ on the 3rd PC. It's pretty much a customized super-light version of linux with NAS funtionalities. Setup is straight forward, but can be complicated for advance functions and it might not support certain hardware/hard-drive controllers. (Note that if you want to try installing freeNAS, make sure you backup the intended PC first since it will erase all your hard-drive). Edited April 25, 2007 by pata2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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