[linux-audio-user] USB soundcard to replace minidisc

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,
Alex Polite hat gesagt: // Alex Polite wrote:

> I make interviews on minidisc and air them on FM.  I'm looking to
> replace the minidisc either with an Edirol R-1 or a usb soundcard that
> I can jack into my ultraportable.
> 
> If I go for the soundcard option I'd like to find something with more
> then one mic input. I use ordinary  el chepo electret mics, no fancy
> XLR phantom powered stuff.
> 
> What are my options for usb soundcards, if I wan't something that
> works under linux (without patching and hacking)?

Most USB1 soundcards also work with Linux using the standard drivers.
Some care has to be taken with M-Audio cards, many of these are not
well supported. But if you go with Edirol or Terratec or so, not much
can go wrong (except trying to use the OSS driver at the same time as
the ALSA driver because usbaudio isn't blacklisted in
/etc/hotplug/blacklist). 

No one here can do the market reseach for you, so I'd recommend you
look through some online shops and find devices, whose feature set
matches what you want to have, then come back and ask if someone can
comment on these devices. A good place to share experiences is the USB
devices list at www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/ 

Do a "Quick search" for "audio".

Ciao
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