[RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-19 Thread nathan lawson
Hi All, Im looking to invest in a new souncard for one of our playout PC's but getting worried of whether spending the money on cards then finding out they dont work is a bit annoying!! Can anybody tell me if the following cards would work? ESI - Maya 44 ( http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-19 Thread James Harrison
If JACK or ALSA supports it, Rivendell supports it. http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main For Firewire/ffado->JACK, http://www.ffado.org/?q=devicesupport/list On 19/01/2012 20:54, nathan lawson wrote: Hi All, Im looking to invest in a new souncard for one of our playout PC

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-19 Thread Dan Mills
On Thu, 2012-01-19 at 20:54 +, nathan lawson wrote: > ESI - Maya 44 > ( > http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/esi-maya-44(pci)-high-quality-24-bit-96-192khz-4x4-audio-interface--47504 > ) This seems to have an out of tree driver that requires building from source, it might be fine, but..

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-19 Thread Fred Gleason
On Jan 19, 2012, at 16:59 34, James Harrison wrote: > If JACK or ALSA supports it, Rivendell supports it. This used to be pretty much true. However, I've been seeing a rash of cheapie cards (including integrated 'cards' on mobos) in the last year or so that come with their internal sample cloc

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-20 Thread Wayne Merricks
If you need more IO, I've thrown my hand in with the Delta 1010LTs (http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/m-audio-delta-1010lt-digital-recording-interface--173). They're about £30 more than the most expensive option you linked but works fine. The only thing I don't like is the way the IO

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-20 Thread James Harrison
You can get the 1010s (with their breakout boxes) for pretty cheap money on eBay - I got mine for £150 second-hand, it needs recapping but is otherwise pretty mint. The power regulator board usually needs a recap after a few years, sadly, but they've fixed that on newer ones. Still no XLRs, sad

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-20 Thread Alan Peterson
I too am gathering change from under the sofa cushions to get an M-Audio 1010LT. Eight analog outputs means I can run individual RD modules on their own dedicated faders. Very necessary for me. Budget considerations -- along with a compulsive streak to see if I can really get cheap-cr*p hardwar

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-20 Thread John Gough
t; > > ---------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:54:05 + > From: nathan lawson > Subject: [RDD] Soundcard workings? > To: rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > Message-ID: > >

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-20 Thread Cowboy
On Friday 20 January 2012 09:03:12 am Alan Peterson wrote: > even the crummiest 16-bit soundcard still has better S/N and distortion specs > than most cart & cassette decks and turntables I've ever used. Well, Alan. Then either or both, the crummiest soundcards you're finding are considera

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-20 Thread Phil Ashby
nathan lawson wrote: > ESI - Juli@ [any good?] Using one at my station on Ubuntu 8.04, output is fine, input freezes after a few samples are read (not a problem for us as we aren't using input) - the Alsa driver has been updated a few times since 8.04(!), and I intend to upgrade the production ma

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-20 Thread Wayne Merricks
Just a note 12.04 isn't far away which is also LTS so may be worth putting off any upgrades to 10 for a couple of months. On Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:28:42 -, Phil Ashby wrote: > nathan lawson wrote: >> ESI - Juli@ [any good?] > > Using one at my station on Ubuntu 8.04, output is fine, input

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-20 Thread Alan Peterson
>>>...the carts and turntables you've used were neither maintained, installed, >>>nor aligned, by me.<<< Hah! Wish I knew you were out there back then, mate. You'd've definitely heard from me. Between parts budgets drying up, pro stylii giving way to deejay needles that didn't fit the cartridg

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-20 Thread Lorne Tyndale
Hi, If you're on more of a budget and don't have a need for the number of inputs / outputs that an M-Audio Delta 1010 gives you (it does give you 8 analog in's and 8 analog outs, plus the s/pdif), other options to look at are the m-audio Delta 44 or 66 They are both essentially the same card -

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-21 Thread Alan Peterson
- Original Message - From: "Lorne Tyndale" >>> ...other options to look at are the m-audio Delta 44 or 66 --- We're thinking alike, Lorne. At my day job, we have several machines tricked out with 44s and you're right, they work very well. I just haven't tried the 1010LT yet, but am fi

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-21 Thread Lorne Tyndale
Hi, My only additional comment, which does not apply to Linux, if you're looking to use a M-Audio Delta 44 or 66 in Windows 7 64 bit, you might or might not run into difficulty. At one site about a year ago which uses a Delta 66 for production work on a CoolEdit / Adobe Audition machine, at o

Re: [RDD] Soundcard workings?

2012-01-22 Thread Robert Jeffares
Recommend the M-Audio 2496 I have 2 and am working on 4 ! regards Robert On 20/01/2012 09:54, nathan lawson wrote: Hi All, Im looking to invest in a new souncard for one of our playout PC's but getting worried of whether spending the money on cards then finding out they dont work is a b