Correct me if I'm wrong, but RME Firewire products have no plans to ever be supported under Linux. (which is a shame because their PCI products are super compatible. I use the RME Raydat interface every day, and I love it.)<br>
<br>--Jason<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Kaza Kore <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dj_kaza@hotmail.com">dj_kaza@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<br><div><div></div>> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 18:13:40 +1000<br>> From: <a href="mailto:lsd@wootangent.net" target="_blank">lsd@wootangent.net</a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org" target="_blank">linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [LAU] What 16chan sound card<div class="im"><br>> <br>> On 5/04/12 3:14 AM, Al Thompson wrote:<br>> > On 04/04/2012 12:57 PM, S. Massy wrote:<br>> >> On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 12:05:48PM -0400, Al Thompson wrote:<br>
> >>> I don't know of a 16x4 USB device right off hand.<br>> >> Is that even possible? Even with USB 2.0, which might have shaky linux<br>> >> support anyway... Possibly he should investigate other alternatives?<br>
> ><br>> > Good question. I've been doing a little research, and it's difficult to<br>> > find something that meets his criteria. Most things that say they are<br>> > "16 channel" apparently are using Mackie Math when they add them up, and<br>
> > others that provide USB 2.0 connectivity never claim to be able to<br>> > handle 16 channels simultaneously through USB.<br>> <br>> It should be perfectly possible to do this over USB 2.0; I'm just not <br>
> sure you'll find a device to do it that's supported under Linux. There <br>> are definitely Firewire devices that'll do it, though: I know my Saffire <br>> PRO40 can do it (it has 8 analog inputs, and an ADAT port that's good <br>
> for 8 more), and I'm sure there are other devices that can do the same.<br>> <br>> Thanks<br>> Leigh<br><br><br></div>What about the RME UCX and related cards? Doesn't provide the mic channels but I thought it was meant to operate fully on USB.<br>
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