Ardour Takes DAW Open Source, Music Software Options

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Ardour Takes DAW Open Source

[td3k]

I'm hoping to somehow run Ardour as a network app so that the actual instance is on my mac but the processing is being done on the second machine.  I know a simpler way would be to just run a remote X windows session on my mac that displays what's going on on the Linux Ardour box but what I realy want is to have the Ardour on my mac so I can hopefully use Audio Units based plug-ins as well.  Maybe what I need to do is run Ardour on both machines and sync them. 

Any ideas on how to make this work keeping in mind I want to continue running Pro Tools at the same time not replace it?

You definitely will not be able to run an instance of an app from an x86 machine on your Mac. VNC or remote X will be cumbersome, slow and will still not bring the audio in from the other computer. (remote desktop control only)

Your best bet is to sync the other system to PT as a slave via MIDI (to sync start, stop, tempo, ect.) and run the audio into PT. Record in on another track.

If you really just want to use AU's (no AU to RTAS wrapper, TBOMK) with PT why not try running Plouge Bidule. Or skip putting Linux on the x86 box and run Bidule, build yourself a cool environment to slave into PT with VST's AU's ect. I have a laptop set up up like that and I use it as an instrument, it works killer.

Hope that helps
TD