<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div id="yiv1505966933">Hello Ralf,<br><br>Have you already envisaged to use Digigram boards like the vx222 one with alsa driver.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Sylvain<br><br><br><br>========================================<br><br>Message du : 21/05/2011<br>De : "Ricardo Wurmus " <ricardo.wurmus@gmail.com><br>A : "Ralf" <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net><br>Copie à : linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org<br>Sujet : Re: [LAD] What sound cards are recommender by developers? I'll order next week!!!<br><br><br> <br>If you cannot keep your Envy24 card for MIDI I/O, you might want to check out<br>the ESI MIDIMATE II. It's a minimal USB MIDI interface (it's
really<br>just a cable,<br>no box) which works very well in my setup. This could open up a few more<br>alternatives for you, in case you decide on a device that would<br>require you to remove<br>the Envy24 card.<br><br><br>On 21 May 2011 20:37, Ralf wrote:<br>> Pardon that I ask this on the developers list, but it seems to be the<br>> best place regarding to the information about hardware, that is or isn't<br>> well supported for or by Linux.<br>><br>> I'm flirting with the idea of buying a RME PCI card or firewire device<br>> or if recommended a card from another vendor. The device should have<br>> around 4 analog IOs, for MIDI I could keep one of my Envy24 cards, as<br>> long as a new device only needs one PCI slot. I guess PCI is less<br>> problematic than firewire?<br>><br>> I'll order next week.<br>><br>> It's important that the analog IOs and converters etc. keep the sound<br>> without audible loss,
similar to consumer equipment, that is not the<br>> most worse. Professional sound quality isn't needed, but my TerraTec EWX<br>> 24/96 or similar Envy24 cards and all those onboard devices I ever<br>> heard, don't reach good consumer quality, they produce marked loss for<br>> the sound quality.<br>><br>> I could spend 800,- EUR or less ;).<br>><br>> Any recommendations for sound cards?<br>><br>> I already got some recommendations and until now this one seems to be<br>> the most confidence inspiring device ... just a feeling ;):<br>> http://www.thomann.de/gb/rme_digi_9632_hdsp_pcikarte.htm<br>><br>> OTOH, I'm doubtful, regarding to the costs. I thought that new devices<br>> are more expensive.<br>><br>> Somebody else recommended this one:<br>><br>> http://www.thomann.de/gb/focusrite_saffire_pro_40.htm<br>><br>> I can't ask friend, because they won't care about compatibility to<br>> Linux
:(, I guess that e.g. Motu isn't (well) supported.<br>><br>> Before I order a sound device, I'll ask if I could test it, when<br>> ordering at Thomann or a similar dealer. The problem is that I have to<br>> order, because AFAIK there are no good music stores near to my hometown<br>> Oberhausen/Rheinland, that are easily reachable by public transit,<br>> dunno, perhaps Kurt Spiecker + Dirk Pulch are still ok.<br>><br>> Best,<br>><br>> Ralf<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Linux-audio-dev mailing list<br>> Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org<br>> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev<br>><br>_______________________________________________<br>Linux-audio-dev mailing list<br>Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org<br>http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev<br><br><br> </div><br><br></div></div></div></body></html>