On Sun, 2011-05-22 at 12:46 +0200, Ralf wrote: > On Sun, 2011-05-22 at 12:08 +0200, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > > On 05/22/2011 11:43 AM, Ralf wrote: > > > Hi :) > > > > > > I only watched pictures and read texts but didn't hear one of those RME > > > devices, anyway, until now I tend to order the RME FIREFACE 400 or RME > > > MULTIFACE II if they shouldn't cause issues with Linux. The two HDSP be > > > possible too. > > > > > > Any experiences, information? > > > > ralf, as usual, your level of disinformation is astonishing. > > Hi Jörn, > > thank you :). > > Disinformation? I didn't have any information, neither right nor wrong > information, that's why I'm asking. > > > the fireface is an ieee1394 device, and the ffado drivers are somewhat > > experimental. so yes, this would be an "issue with linux". i suggest you > > check the ffado.org website and look through the ffado mailing list > > archive to see if the current level of support is sufficient for what > > you want to do. > > > > the multiface ii is a break-out and converter box. it doesn't work on > > its own. consequently, there are no driver issues associated with its > > use, other than the firmware upload which the host computer has to take > > care of when you boot the device.
Oops, my broken English ... there are issues? Googleing for "multiface ii linux" results with reported issue :S. > > what you want to look into is the corresponding pci(e) card with the > > connector that looks like firewire but isn't (proprietary rme protocol). > > the quality of the converters on the multiface leaves nothing to be desired. > > You do write the same as another one does write in a forum :). I tend to > order a Multiface. > > > the 9652 and 9636 cards are digital-only, with two resp. three adat i/o > > connectors. consequently, their "sound quality" is perfect. > > you will have to combine them with some external adat ad/da converter. > > > > most if not all rme cards come pci and pci express flavours. as you > > mentioned in a previous posting, the pci prices have dropped a lot, but > > when you consider one, factor in the cost for mainboards with pci slots > > - they will become quite rare in mass market in the near future, and > > then you would have to pay extra to get some "industry"-type product > > that still has them. for an idea of the extra cost, try shopping for an > > industry board with ISA slots today (still needed to run legacy process > > control cards and whatnot). > > Yes, my ASUS M2A-VM HDMI motherboard only has 2 PCI slots, occupied by 2 > Terratec EWX 24/96 cards. > I removed the HDMI thingy and used the PCIe slot for a GeForce 7200GS, > because 3D doesn't work for the integrated Radeon X1250-based graphics. > > Btw. the board has got one PCIe x16 and one PCIe x1 slot. > > I could remove the GeForce, 3D isn't important at the moment. Because > the Multiface is less expensive, I also could order a new motherboard, > if I should need 3D ... perhaps, I don't know what I need to replace > too, I randomly picked some mobos ... DDR3 instead of DDR2 seems to be > no moneywise issue, I guess this is all I would need to change. > > So the future is NO PCI, but several PCIe x16 and x1 slots? > > > all rme cards i've come across will happily run at 64 frames, and some > > of the newer ones let you go down to 32 or 16, although i have not tried > > this yet. > > Somebody on a forum wrote that 32 frames are ok for his RME, for a real > multi-channel productions! > > Thank you very much. My impression is that RME cards are the best choice > for Linux. > > Best, > > Ralf > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev