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> > I'm currently looking at getting a new soundcard--the Hoontech was

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> really

> > only a temporary measure to get sound out of the PC. Unfortunately,

> it

> > seems that the SW1000 won't ever be supported so it's not much use.

> >

> > I'd like a card with balanced 24-bit analog I/O and SPDIF I/O. The

> MiaMIDI

> > card seems to have these features. Does anyone have experience with

> this

> > card on a Linux system?

> >

> > I also thought that a Delta66 would be suitable too.

>

> I'll let others help you there. I'm using RME cards, but I use

> external

> A/D-D/A

Mark is right on here about PlanetCCRMA, Fernando keeps a very clean

shop and he is also an excellent source of help when you need it...and

you will need it :)
I have used various M-audio cards under Linux and found them to be

rather foolproof.  In our studio we have two machines with 1010's and

one with an OmniStudio (Delta 66 plus I/O box) that run flawlessly.

Cards like these with the envy24 chipset also have a nice envy24control

panel which gives you access to mixer levels, clock source select,

sampling rate, route selection, etc, everything the M$/Mac version does

(your Hoontech card might also have the envy24 chip? I know the

Soundtrack DSP 24 does).
Another box (dual boot laptop) has an RME HDSP Multiface which I have

not used under Linux for a while, but there have been some exciting

recent developments for this card, including a TotalMix clone (see

RME's page).  It might be worth checking into.
Kevin
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