Sean Darby wrote: > Hi Matt, > > I know you were addressing your message (below) to the other Sean, > though I am curious about some of the things you mentioned. > > Do you know what equipment definitely does work with Ubuntu Studio? Or > is there a website that lists what does work? > > Does USB normally present latency issues with audio/alsa? > Hi!
It has been my experience, using a M-Audio MobilePre and an Event EZBus that there are latency problems with USB audio drivers for Linux. (Xruns at low latency) > What would be a better alternative to USB? > PCI seems to be the most solid most of the time. M-Audio and RME are the most well supported, but EMU is right behind I believe. > Some people have discouraged the use of firewire, though I'm not sure > why. > Firewire audio drivers are not well developed and the hardware manufactures have not been forthcoming with assistance. > You mentioned RME, some others have too, what would be a particular > model/item by RME that would be worth getting? > The best IMHO is the RME Hammerfall series. The 9652 is pretty great and really well supported in Linux by the manufacturer. An RME card with an Apogee clock and A/D with a True Systems Mic pre is a pretty common find in a studio these days. > You said RME PCI, is it just a sound card? Or is there an external > device with it? > There are RME interfaces with Breakout boxes and without. The Multiface and DIGIface are good as well as the hammerfall PCI stuff. > Thank you! > > > On Thu, 2008-10-23 at 18:47 -0400, Matthew Polashek wrote: > >> Hi Sean- >> >> I bought a Multimix 8 for a friend of mine and it works fine. The pre's >> are a little crisp, but it's not terrible. I can do a test tomorrow and >> see how it is with ubuntu studio and a Dell D510, but I have a strong >> feeling there will be latency issues as there normally are with USB >> audio and Alsa. >> >> I might suggest that you craigslist or ebay all your usb/pci/out stuff >> and get an RME pci with the resulting cash. Keep the 1622. >> >> Matt >> >> Sean Edwards wrote: >> >>> zZounds has an Alesis MultiMix 8 USB mixer new for $159US, and factory >>> re-sealed for $135US. >>> >>> http://www.zzounds.com/item--ALEMULTIMIX8USB >>> >>> However, I do not know if this device works with Linux/Alsa. >>> >>> In addition to my multiple PCI cards and USB interfaces, I have an Alesis >>> 1622 mixer, and a TOA 10 channel rack mounted mixer. I can then mix, eq, >>> and record my outboard synths, drum machine, and bass in one shot with a >>> mixer output going into a Behringer UA202. >>> >>> If I want to record individual tracks simultaneously, I have 3 stereo/6 >>> mono inputs with the pci sound cards, 2 USB inputs with the UA202, 1 >>> stereo/2 mono inputs with the AC'97 (only if absolutely necessary), and the >>> guitar USB interface with the Behringer UCG102. That's a total of 11 input >>> channels. Once the project is captured in Rosegarden or ecasound, I can >>> manipulate each track. However, I never record all 11 channels at the same >>> time. >>> >>> -=Sean Edwards=- >>> >>> <---------------------------------------> >>> >>> Does anybody know of a decent, probably small, Yamaha or Mackie mixer >>> (that connects to computers) that is close to the $100 price tag? >>> >>> If there is a board that can either USB or firewire into the computer, >>> then would I still need something like the EMU 1616M? >>> >>> Is there a less expensive variation of the EMU 1616M available? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
