[linux-audio-user] Quattro USB

[Clemens Ladisch]

Reuben Martin wrote:
> > As I am only in the posession of a laptop, PCI is not an option.
> > Are there any PCMCIA otions out there, or should I wait until
> > Firewire/USB 2.0 becomes more available?
>
> I don't think the audio spec changes with USB 2.0.

Indeed.  USB 2.0 has 8000 subframes per second, but this doesn't
change things much.

> That would make backwards compatability a little tough, but I may
> be wrong.

The USB 2.0 spec says that 2.0 devices should work in 1.x mode, too.

The only 2.0 device tested so far is the Audigy 2 NX, and it doesn't
really work.  (It doesn't work in 1.x mode, either, so I think the 2.0
support in the driver isn't broken.)

> Wade Winright wrote:
> > Not having purchased the Quattro yet, can you or anyone else
> > reccomend the Quattro, or is there a better USB multi-input unit
> > out there that I should look at?

Edirol devices usually work reliably with Linux.  However, the only
device with more than two inputs is the UA-1000, having ten inputs and
outputs, which may be more than you want.

AFAIK the Emagic EMI 6|2m works.


HTH
Clemens