[linux-audio-user] Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: [Alsa-devel]Fire wire Audio Card Support

[Eric Steinberg]

Please include in your design thoughts the following; the one feature of the MOTU 828 MkII that stands out for me is SMPTE LTC i/o.  Having timecode in and out lets me sync with my 2" tape machine.  And it's the only box that has this (the new RME Fireface has an option).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Knecht" <markknecht at gmail.com>
To: "A list for linux audio users" <linux-audio-user at music.columbia.edu>
Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: [Alsa-devel]Firewire Audio Card Support
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:09:59 -0800

> 
> Matthew and Philippe,
>    Cool. No need to rush. Most likely this would take a minimum of 6
> months before the first proto existed...
> 
>    While I agree with Jussi's comment that prototypes are expensive I
> still think this would be an interesting product to work on. Possibly,
> if we get a design together and make a couple of prototypes that work,
> and presuming there is enough of a market for it, maybe we can attract
> some contract manufacturer here in Silicon Valley or elsewhere to
> build it for us at lower cost. We might also license the design to a
> more well known company and let them make and sell this unit as an
> entry into the Linux world.
> 
>    As with most things where this might lead is unknown. What we have
> here are a lot of smart people who have an interest in *something*
> that we haven't exactly defined yet. I suggest that we try to take a
> poll on what sort of unit would be of the most interest to people.
> 
> Some thoughts of mine, unprioritized and not representing what I want or need:
> 
> Interface to PC - 1394, USB, private Ethernet?
> Inputs - 2-xxx
>    - analog
>    - analog + mic preamp (direct or transformer coupled?)
>    - spdif - 1-x
>    - ADAT
>    - word clock
> 
> Ouputs
>    - main analog out (with volume control)
>    - 1-xxx headphone outputs (with volume control?)
>    - spdif - 1-x
>    - ADAT - 1-x
>    - word clock
> 
> Send/Returns - use normal ins and outs or something special?
> 
> Sync - ability to sync to one of the inputs, word clock or internal crystal
> 
> MIDI?
> 
> There must be no limitation on using multiple boxes on the same
> 1394/USB bus. We should consider multiple PCs using different boxes
> (or even the same box in some limited way) on the same 1394/USB bus.
> 
> 61883? MLAN?
> 
> For me, augmenting the features in the DigiDesign 002R unit (1394
> interface, 1 spdif, 1 ADAT, 8 analog I/O with 4 mic preamps, 48V
> condenser power, 1 headphone, up to 96KHz) would be an interesting
> place to begin discussion. Alternatively we could do something much
> smaller too and think about multiple units to get the I/O count up.
> 
> That's enough to chew on, I think...
> 
> - Mark
> 
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 18:43:30 +0000, dubphil at free.fr <dubphil at free.fr> wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 08:37:45AM -0800, Matthew Allen wrote:
> > >
> > > I would get in line to buy/work on this.
> > >
> > > m.
> > >
> > 
> > me too
> > 
> > Philippe
> >
> 

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