> currently thinking of using PCI or PCI express cards Any time that there are multiple devices the chances of having them be offset in time increases dramatically. I've really had a lot of bad experiences, both with multiple PCI audio devices and with multiple external ADAT devices. I'm thinking of one system I saw a few years ago that had three ADAT cards in the computer to get 24 channels of output. In that system I occasionally saw offsets of greater than a millisecond! But more recently I've seen a system with four MOTU 24I/O devices for 96 channels of output, and that system had perfect synchronization between devices.
And of course ASIO drivers are a must. Eric ----- Original Message ---- From: Augustine Leudar <gustar...@gmail.com> To: sursound@music.vt.edu Sent: Fri, March 23, 2012 5:11:22 PM Subject: [Sursound] 32 (ish) channel soundcard for wavedield synthesis ? Hello all, I am looking to build a wavefield synthesis setup. I am looking to use about 32 channels more or less. I am currently thinking of using PCI or PCI express cards as they a reputed to be faster than USB/Firewire. The sound cards and drivers need to be relatively stable as it will be playing 32 channels at the same time. I am aware of Motus stuff but was wondering if anyone knew of any cheaper solutions ? I was wondering if there were any ADAT only output sound cards - I could then fit some Behringer DA converters, Someone also suggested a M-Audio Lightbridge but its firewire and I dont know how stable the drivers are = could it handle 32 channels simultaneously ? any suggestions appreciated, cheers, Augustine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20120324/87748250/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
