[linux-audio-dev] question re: optical spdif/in cards

[Mark Knecht]

Thomas,
   You might look into a Delta DiO 2496 card from M-Audio. Up front, I do
not know the Linux driver status of this card, so check that out also.
However, the card has both optical and coaxial s/pdif, supports TOSLink. It
lists for about $250, so I'd guess it's under $200 if you look around at
Zzounds or someplace like that.

   Good luck.

Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-audio-dev-admin at music.columbia.edu
> [mailto:linux-audio-dev-admin at music.columbia.edu]On Behalf Of Thomas
> Vander Stichele
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:53 AM
> To: linux-audio-dev at music.columbia.edu
> Subject: [linux-audio-dev] question re: optical spdif/in cards
>
>
> Hi,
>
> for a project at our radio station I need to simultaneously record two
> signals coming from an Amek DMS mixer.
>
> The signals are digital optical S/PDIF (which I assume is the same as
> TOSLINK ?).
>
> I am looking for a card or a combination of two cards that would allow me
> to record both these signals at the same time under linux.  Of course I'd
> like to go for the cheapest stable solution possible :)
>
> I've been looking at specs of the Hammerfall Light, it seems to feature
> more than one ADAT input port, which from the docs looks to be the same
> type of connector as optical spdif.  I'm just not very sure from the docs
> if this will really work; ie if one Hamerfall Light can record two spdif
> signals simultaneously.
>
> One Hammerfall is about in the right price range, two is probably too
> expensive :)
>
> So, basically my questions are:
> a) will one hammerfall record both optical spdif signals at the same time
> ?
> b) what other, cheaper, card is there that can record an optical spdif
> input ? (I looked at some obvious choices, the hercules cards aren't
> supported well enough and the sblive cards only take coaxial optical)
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Thomas
>
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