[linux-audio-user] Interesting Tidbit: The Midas XL8 uses Linux

Lee Revell rlrevell at joe-job.com
Wed Jun 7 01:32:34 EDT 2006


On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 01:08 -0400, Jordan Nash wrote:
> According to the May 2006 edition of Pro Audio Review (Page 12, Column
> 1, Paragraph 3), the Midas XL8 Digital Console uses Linux: "Like many
> other devices these days, the XL8 is built on a Linux platform, which
> has proven to be both stable and secure, compared to other common
> operating systems."
> 

Any idea what audio interface it uses and where the source code can be
downloaded?

> I just thought that it was a bit interesting. Anyone want to take bets
> on how long it will be before DigiDesign switches over? ;-)
> 

That would be great, it would require them to open source their drivers.

Lee




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