[LAU] Recording multiple instruments at once? [OT?]

[torbenh at gmx.de]

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 09:16:55PM -1000, david wrote:
> Rick Green wrote:
> > On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, James Stone wrote:
> > 
> >> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 07:04:47PM +0000, rob wrote:
> > 
> >>> I don't use USB, but IIRC USB1 has insufficient bandwidth for >2 channels,
> >>> and there are zero USB2 soundcards that work under Linux.
> >>>
> >> Interesting. What would you suggest instead?
> >>
> >    Firewire.  There are several firewire interfaces that are supported. 
> > I'm using a Focusrite Saffire pro 26.  There are also supported mixers 
> > (Mackie Onyx line) which sport a firewire interface, delivering all 
> > channels as well as the main mix to the computer.  Excellent for mixing a 
> > live show, and delivering a multitrack to the laptop at the same time.
> > 
> > For a smaller budget (and 'you pays your money, and you take your choice') 
> > there's the Phonic Helix line, which is not officially supported, but is 
> > 'reported to work'.
> > 
> > See http://ffado.org/?q=devicesupport/list for additional options.
> 
> I have a Behringer U-Control UCA-202 USB1 sound device here. It works 
> fine for outputting 2 channels. Trying to output 2 channels AND record 2 
> channels produced great big skips in both output and recording ...

use periods/buffer = 3 (aka -n3 )


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