Wow! $24 and up. This is pretty cool. My friend has a system with no onboard audio, or free PCI slots for an internal card. He just needs something for line-in from a tv/dvr tuner card to hear audio. At this price, he can buy 2. :-)
Good price, and works with the standard linux usb driver? That is a great find! Thanks for the suggestion, Charles. :-D -ME Charles McLaughlin said: > ME, > > Check out the Griffin iMic - it is a cheap USB audio adapter that > includes audio in and out. It is compatible with Linux according to this: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2003/09/msg00148.html > > PS Tascam makes professional recording equipment. Their products are > probably overkill if you just looking for occasional MP3 playback, etc. > > Charles > > ME wrote: >> No responses? Bummer. I'll be impolite and impatient, and reply to my >> own >> message... (Since archived messages help others...) >> >> Maybe listing specific items will generate discussion... >> >> There was discussion in Feb 2005, in the creative forums, of a new card >> that was supposed to be for "PCIe x1" that was to be called Zenith >> http://tinyurl.com/d8k5o as a tiny URL for >> http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=10044&query.id=172989 >> >> Come Sept, 2005, this product is not listed at >> http://www.creative.com/products/welcome.asp?category=1& >> >> There was talk of a Audigy 3 that was supposed to be PCIe x1, but an >> article from late 2004 stated that there were no plans for an Audigy 3 >> with PCIe support. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19702 >> >> As for USB... >> >> I see the Audigy 2 NX (Priced ~ $70 ands up) >> http://tinyurl.com/46aot tiny URL for: >> http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=204&product=9103 >> Shown as supported: >> http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdevcat.php?id=7 >> http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdev.php?id=2375 >> >> and the Audigy 2 ZS (Priced ~ $220 and up) >> http://tinyurl.com/9m63s tiny URL for: >> http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=204&product=11226 >> Stated as working: >> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=361056 >> >> (USB) EDIROL UA-1X (Price ~ $70) >> http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/linux-audio-user/2003-December/008279.html >> http://www.thomann.de/artikel-165708.html?sn=7602194ba738aebac6eab165bbcb000f >> >> According to kernel docs, these require firmware from manufacturer to >> work: >> TASCAM US-122 USB Audio/Midi Interface w/Phantom (Priced ~ $170 and up) >> >> Tascam US224 Dig Audio Workstation USB Interface (Priced ~ $180 and up) >> >> Tascam US428 Dig Audio Workstation USB Interface (Priced ~ $300 and up) >> >> Comments? Suggestions? >> >> TIA >> -ME >> >> ME said: >> >>>Hello LUGOD Members, >>> >>>An associate of mine has purchased a system with 2 PCI slots (now >>> occupied >>>with cards) 1 PCIe x1, 1 PCIe x4 and 1 PCIe x8 slots (which are unused.) >>>The machine has no audio on-board or as a card. >>> >>>(I realized the primary targets for PCIe have been throughput-intensive >>>hardware such as Video Cards, FireWire, and Gig/10Gig Ethernet.) >>> >>>For conveinience, it would be nice to have a sound card be internal. >>> >>>I do not see any PCIe Sound cards on the market. Do any of you know of >>>any? (If they exist, they must work with Linux.) >>> >>>Assuming no PCIe audio cards are on the market, there is the option of >>>USB. Anyone have favorable experience with USB sound "cards" and Linux? >>>Best devices would not require 3rd-party drivers, but would be able to >>> use >>>existing stock kernel drivers/modules. >>> >>>The USB Audigy2 (Creative) has received praise from some users on /. >>>Looking through the 2.6.13 kernel config, I see support through ALSA for >>>"Tascam US-122, US-224 and US-428 USB drivers" but these appear to >>> require >>>firmware updates with usx2yloader. >>> >>>Going with OSS vs. ALSA does not matter as much as "working with Linux." >>>Best: No 3rd party drivers or firmware. Works with Stock Kernel. >>>2nd Best: 3rd party drivers and/or firmware updates >>>Worst: Nothing. No sound. >>> >>>Suggestions welcome. >>> >>>Thanks! >>>-ME >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>vox-tech mailing list >>>vox-tech@lists.lugod.org >>>http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vox-tech mailing list >> vox-tech@lists.lugod.org >> http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > vox-tech@lists.lugod.org > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech