[linux-audio-user] What HW do I need?

[Jan Depner]

Noise is one issue.  I have read a few posts (and articles) about trying
to silence cross-talk inside the computer.  The other is just the loose
connectors hanging off of the card.  If you're going to permanently wire
it to a mixer this would be a non-issue.

Jan


On Wed, 2003-11-26 at 16:47, Erik Steffl wrote:
> Jan Depner wrote:
> > If you don't need digital I/O then the Delta 44 is just as good as the
> > Delta 66 at a somewhat lower price.  If you want 8 I/O channels then I
> > would spend the extra money on the 1010 (not the 1010LT), the DSP 2000
> 
>    why not 1010LT? because of the external box (no computer noises in 
> converters)? looks like there is a fairly big price difference ($400 vs. 
> $800) between 1010LT and 1010
> 
> 	erik
> 
> > C-Port, or the EWS88MT.  The MIDI support for the DSP 2000 is apparently
> > not there yet (I don't do MIDI) so you probably don't want that.  I'm
> > not sure about the EWS88MT.  M-Audio seems to be the best choice at the
> > moment.
> > 
> > Jan
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 19:12, Erik Steffl wrote:
> > 
> >>   I would appreciate some advices as to what HW do I need to do some 
> >>simple recording.
> >>
> >>   Here's what I would like to be able to do:
> >>
> >>   tasks: record a guitar, possibly other instruments (not neccessarily 
> >>at the same time), record old vinyl from turntable etc. [using linux PC]
> >>
> >>   in:
> >>
> >>   few audio channels (I can think of using 2 or 4 so I guess I should 
> >>plan for about 8?)
> >>
> >>   midi
> >>
> >>   out:
> >>
> >>   just stereo audio? or optical digital something? does it make sense 
> >>to have many outputs?
> >>
> >>   midi
> >>
> >>   other:
> >>
> >>   full duplex, I think built in midi wavetable synth is good enough for 
> >>me, not sure about external mix (I've read recommendation to have one 
> >>but I'm not sure why).
> >>
> >>   I've read that Delta* cards are fairly good and well supported under 
> >>linux - looks like delta 66 is what I want? What about Delta 1010-LT - 
> >>same price, more in/out but no external box (=lower sound quality?).
> >>
> >>   What about midi? I'd like to have midi in/out and wavetable synth 
> >>(not sure if I really need synth). The sync-ing midi and audio is done 
> >>by apps so I don't have to worry about cards working well together?
> >>
> >>   I can read the specs but I'd really appreciate practical advices 
> >>since I have almost no experience (well, I have few audio cards:-).
> >>
> >>   TIA
> >>
> >>	erik
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > 
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