Re: [LAU] What 16chan sound card

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Subject: Re: [LAU] What 16chan sound card

Date: Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 8:20 pm

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but RME Firewire products have no plans to ever be

supported under Linux. (which is a shame because their PCI products are

super compatible.  I use the RME Raydat interface every day, and I love it.)
--Jason
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Kaza Kore  wrote:
>

quoted text> > Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 18:13:40 +1000

> > From: lsd@wootangent.net

> > To: linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org

> > Subject: Re: [LAU] What 16chan sound card

>

> >

> > On 5/04/12 3:14 AM, Al Thompson wrote:

> > > On 04/04/2012 12:57 PM, S. Massy wrote:

> > >> On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 12:05:48PM -0400, Al Thompson wrote:

> > >>> I don't know of a 16x4 USB device right off hand.

> > >> Is that even possible? Even with USB 2.0, which might have shaky linux

> > >> support anyway... Possibly he should investigate other alternatives?

> > >

> > > Good question. I've been doing a little research, and it's difficult to

> > > find something that meets his criteria. Most things that say they are

> > > "16 channel" apparently are using Mackie Math when they add them up,

> and

> > > others that provide USB 2.0 connectivity never claim to be able to

> > > handle 16 channels simultaneously through USB.

> >

> > It should be perfectly possible to do this over USB 2.0; I'm just not

> > sure you'll find a device to do it that's supported under Linux. There

> > are definitely Firewire devices that'll do it, though: I know my Saffire

> > PRO40 can do it (it has 8 analog inputs, and an ADAT port that's good

> > for 8 more), and I'm sure there are other devices that can do the same.

> >

> > Thanks

> > Leigh

>

>

> What about the RME UCX and related cards? Doesn't provide the mic channels

> but I thought it was meant to operate fully on USB.

>

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but RME Firewire products have no plans to eve=

r be supported under Linux. (which is a shame because their PCI products ar=

e super compatible.=C2=A0 I use the RME Raydat interface every day, and I l=

ove it.)

--JasonOn Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:02 =

PM, Kaza Kore <=

dj_kaza@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 18:13:40 +1000> From:=

 lsd@wootangent.net=

> To: linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org

quoted text> Subject: Re: [LAU] What 16chan sound card> > On 5/04/12 3:14 AM, Al Thompson wrote:> > On 04/04/2012 12=

:57 PM, S. Massy wrote:> >> On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 12:05:48PM=

 -0400, Al Thompson wrote:

quoted text> >>> I don't know of a 16x4 USB device right off hand.=

> >> Is that even possible? Even with USB 2.0, which might have sh=

aky linux> >> support anyway... Possibly he should investigate=

 other alternatives?

quoted text> >> > Good question.  I've been doing a little researc=

h, and it's difficult to> > find something that meets his cri=

teria.  Most things that say they are> > "16 channel" a=

pparently are using Mackie Math when they add them up, and

quoted text> > others that provide USB 2.0 connectivity never claim to be able t=

o> > handle 16 channels simultaneously through USB.> &=

gt; It should be perfectly possible to do this over USB 2.0; I'm just n=

ot

quoted text> sure you'll find a device to do it that's supported under Linu=

x. There > are definitely Firewire devices that'll do it, though=

: I know my Saffire > PRO40 can do it (it has 8 analog inputs, and a=

n ADAT port that's good

quoted text> for 8 more), and I'm sure there are other devices that can do the =

same.> > Thanks> LeighWhat about the=

 RME UCX and related cards? Doesn't provide the mic channels but I thou=

ght it was meant to operate fully on USB.
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