[linux-audio-user] Delta 1010 Configuration

[Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano]

[sorry for the delay in answering...]

> I'm looking at getting an M-Audio Delta 1010 for the
> music workstation I'm building and have a few questions
> about supporting hard/software requirements.  Does the
> 1010 route all ten inputs discretely into the PCI
> interface such that there is no need for a hardware
> mixer to process the inputs?  If so, what software
> provides the best alternative to an eight channel
> mixer?  Are the outputs assignable or are they tied to
> their respective inputs?  What other hardware do I need
> aside from input sources, cables, balanced to 1/4" TIP
> adapters, amplifier(s) and speakers to handle 8 channel
> recording/playback?

I'm not sure if I undertand the question. The 1010 has 8 analog
inputs/outputs plus spdif. There is an internal (in the chipset) digital
mixer that can be used to do a mixdown to stereo. There is a digital
patchbay that defines what goes to the outputs, you can select any input
or spdif channel and the outputs of the internal mixer (channels 1/3/5/7
can get the left, 2/4/6/8 the right). 

The app to use to control all this is envy24control and is part of the
alsa-tools package. 

-- Fernando