Re: [RDD] Experience With Midrange Soundcard?
Be carefull with Xfi card based on chip CA0110-IBG is unsupported by most Linux version; I have a bad experience with this card, like XFI Audio, what I recomend is Mona cards those works excellent, using simply Alsa, and have many outputs, but if you want a better sound, there's nothing as Audioscience Cards regards Isaac On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Alan Peterson wrote: > On the topic of inexpensive cards with multiple outputs, this might show > some promise: > > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/726277-REG/ESI_Ego_Sys_GIGAPORT_HD_GIGAPORT_HD_USB.html > > Playback only, but this is one I've got to look into. > > -ap > ___ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Experience With Midrange Soundcard?
On the topic of inexpensive cards with multiple outputs, this might show some promise: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/726277-REG/ESI_Ego_Sys_GIGAPORT_HD_GIGAPORT_HD_USB.html Playback only, but this is one I've got to look into. -ap ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Experience With Midrange Soundcard?
>>From: "Wayne Merricks" >>Rivendell will work fine with anything that produces sound that will work >>under Linux.<< I was pretty sure of that myself, but one soundcard I recently picked up - that boasted the proper chipset - did not perform well at all. Tons of distortion, stuttering and flat-out crashing. Turns out it was some off-brand crap-tastic card that would not allow the sample rate to be changed. I typically don't like asking about *specific* cards, but I was curious to know if anyone had any firsthand experience with that one particular Creative model. As for the cheeseball soundcard I took out of service, it's now under my car seat to be used as an ice scraper. --- Alan Peterson CBT/CEA 703-302-1000 Ext 211 Sent from my 1984 Coleco ADAM ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Experience With Midrange Soundcard?
Just to chip in, Rivendell will work fine with anything that produces sound that will work under Linux. I had a test machine running with 2 random PCI sound blasters and its internal card working just fine. If you're an audiophile you'll likely notice reduced quality of sound but to be honest I can't really tell the difference between this and things like the M-Audio Delta range except for I had to buy a load of 3.5mm jacks and get busy with the soldering iron in order to hook it up to our broadcast desks. Regards, Wayne On Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:54:52 -, Andy Sayler wrote: > We recently picked up a few of these: > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/404522-REG/ESI_Ego_Sys_JULI_Juli_4_Input.html > . > > I haven't had a chance to test them with Rivednell and Linux yet, but > people say they work. Decent semi-pro sound card for not much more money > than an X-Fi. Hit me up again in a week and I'll tell you if we've had > any > luck with them. > > -Andy Sayler > WMFO Medford > > On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 08:57, Bill Putney wrote: > >> Rivendell works with just about anything that's on the Linux HCL. There >> are a lot of cases where even things that use the same chips as >> something that's on the HCL will work. >> >> We needed digital audio outputs to our consoles and I found some $30 USB >> to S/PDIF interfaces on eBay that have been working perfectly here. They >> look like little aluminum blocks (red, black or gold anodized) >> 3/4"x3/4"x1-1/2" with a USB-B connector on one end and either an optical >> or coax connector on the other end. The chip has a real simple job, >> shuffle bits from the USB to the S/PDIF. It doesn't have any analog >> parts or D-A converters so a more expensive device isn't necessarily >> better. The trick is that it's not listed on the HCL but uses the same >> chip as something that is. >> >> Bill Putney - KPTZ Port Townsend, WA >> >> On 12/25/11 7:32 AM, Alan Peterson wrote: >> >>> From: "James Harrison" >> >>> My £10 Sound Blaster Live! from 199something sounds nicer than a >> midrange X-Fi if you ask me. >> > >> > Cool, thanks. >> > Does a card that old work well with Rivendell? >> > >> > - >> > Alan Peterson CBT/CEA >> > >> > Sent from my 1975 Cray-1 >> > ___ >> > Rivendell-dev mailing list >> > Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org >> > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev >> >> ___ >> Rivendell-dev mailing list >> Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org >> http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev ### Scanned by MailMarshal ### Attention: The information contained in this message is confidential and intended for the addressee(s) only. If you have received this message in error or there are any problems, please notify the originator immediately. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is strictly forbidden. Christian Vision or any of its subsidiaries will not be liable for direct, special, indirect or consequential damages arising from alteration of the contents of this message by a third party or as a result of any virus being passed on. Please note that we reserve the right to monitor and read any e-mails sent or received by the company under the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulation 2000. Christian Vision is registered in England as a limited company 2842414 and as a charity 1031031 ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Experience With Midrange Soundcard?
We recently picked up a few of these: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/404522-REG/ESI_Ego_Sys_JULI_Juli_4_Input.html . I haven't had a chance to test them with Rivednell and Linux yet, but people say they work. Decent semi-pro sound card for not much more money than an X-Fi. Hit me up again in a week and I'll tell you if we've had any luck with them. -Andy Sayler WMFO Medford On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 08:57, Bill Putney wrote: > Rivendell works with just about anything that's on the Linux HCL. There > are a lot of cases where even things that use the same chips as > something that's on the HCL will work. > > We needed digital audio outputs to our consoles and I found some $30 USB > to S/PDIF interfaces on eBay that have been working perfectly here. They > look like little aluminum blocks (red, black or gold anodized) > 3/4"x3/4"x1-1/2" with a USB-B connector on one end and either an optical > or coax connector on the other end. The chip has a real simple job, > shuffle bits from the USB to the S/PDIF. It doesn't have any analog > parts or D-A converters so a more expensive device isn't necessarily > better. The trick is that it's not listed on the HCL but uses the same > chip as something that is. > > Bill Putney - KPTZ Port Townsend, WA > > On 12/25/11 7:32 AM, Alan Peterson wrote: > >>> From: "James Harrison" > >>> My £10 Sound Blaster Live! from 199something sounds nicer than a > midrange X-Fi if you ask me. > > > > Cool, thanks. > > Does a card that old work well with Rivendell? > > > > - > > Alan Peterson CBT/CEA > > > > Sent from my 1975 Cray-1 > > ___ > > Rivendell-dev mailing list > > Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > > ___ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Experience With Midrange Soundcard?
Rivendell works with just about anything that's on the Linux HCL. There are a lot of cases where even things that use the same chips as something that's on the HCL will work. We needed digital audio outputs to our consoles and I found some $30 USB to S/PDIF interfaces on eBay that have been working perfectly here. They look like little aluminum blocks (red, black or gold anodized) 3/4"x3/4"x1-1/2" with a USB-B connector on one end and either an optical or coax connector on the other end. The chip has a real simple job, shuffle bits from the USB to the S/PDIF. It doesn't have any analog parts or D-A converters so a more expensive device isn't necessarily better. The trick is that it's not listed on the HCL but uses the same chip as something that is. Bill Putney - KPTZ Port Townsend, WA On 12/25/11 7:32 AM, Alan Peterson wrote: >>> From: "James Harrison" >>> My £10 Sound Blaster Live! from 199something sounds nicer than a midrange >>> X-Fi if you ask me. > > Cool, thanks. > Does a card that old work well with Rivendell? > > - > Alan Peterson CBT/CEA > > Sent from my 1975 Cray-1 > ___ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Experience With Midrange Soundcard?
>>From: "James Harrison" >>My £10 Sound Blaster Live! from 199something sounds nicer than a midrange >>X-Fi if you ask me. Cool, thanks. Does a card that old work well with Rivendell? - Alan Peterson CBT/CEA Sent from my 1975 Cray-1 ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Experience With Midrange Soundcard?
If you want a cheap but decent card get either a USB thing with balanced outputs (Focusrite s2?) or go for an Asus Xonar, which at least has good DACs and some shielding. The X-Fi cards have, in my experience, too much crap. Lots of DSP you don't want or need, and they're massively overpriced. Similar to a lot of Creative sound cards. My £10 Sound Blaster Live! from 199something sounds nicer than a midrange X-Fi if you ask me... Cheers, James Harrison (sent via my phone, PGP key not available, do not trust any unsigned messages from me for important matters or security issues) Alan Peterson wrote: >Hello group - Has anyone tried using the Creative X-Fi Titanium sound card in >a Rivendell system? > >It's an $80 gaming card, and I don't know the chipset it uses so I'm not sure >of the soundcard "type" (as indicated on >http://rivendell.tryphon.org/wiki/Sound_Cards_Known_to_work_with_Rivendell); >but it is capable of 5.1 to 7.1 output and multiple sample rates. Two of these >would likely give me all the outputs I need for separate console faders and >Cue on Airplay, Panel, Catch and Library. > >This is only a hobby/basement system -- no critical on-air use, but just for >the hell of it. An M-Audio Delta would be nice but unnecessary. > >Thanks and a good Christmas to all. > >-- >Alan Peterson CBT/CEA > >Sent from my 1981 Sinclair ZX-81 >-- >___ >Rivendell-dev mailing list >Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org >http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
[RDD] Experience With Midrange Soundcard?
Hello group - Has anyone tried using the Creative X-Fi Titanium sound card in a Rivendell system? It's an $80 gaming card, and I don't know the chipset it uses so I'm not sure of the soundcard "type" (as indicated on http://rivendell.tryphon.org/wiki/Sound_Cards_Known_to_work_with_Rivendell); but it is capable of 5.1 to 7.1 output and multiple sample rates. Two of these would likely give me all the outputs I need for separate console faders and Cue on Airplay, Panel, Catch and Library. This is only a hobby/basement system -- no critical on-air use, but just for the hell of it. An M-Audio Delta would be nice but unnecessary. Thanks and a good Christmas to all. -- Alan Peterson CBT/CEA Sent from my 1981 Sinclair ZX-81 -- ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
