[LAU] Does the Edirol UA-101 work well at 192 kHz/24 bit?

[Carlos Sanchiavedraz]

(Sorry, I pushed send before finish)

Thank you so much for the info.

I'm not sure yet if, from the linux/jack/etc point of view, it would
"better" (it is relative and also depends on what you need), or more
advisable to go for a UA or FA.

I've red and searched a lot about USB and Firewire audio interfaces,
and I think I can do a short list of some of the pros and cons
(correct me if I'm wrong) for anyone who is in the same situation:

* UA/USB:
Pros:
- portability (firewire is not so common yet, I only have one in my laptop),
- there are a lot of different choices for audio devices.
- usb 3.0 is coming (maybe standard from the beginning)
Cons:
- some UA devices aren't fully supported (maybe some more since last
time I checked Alsa matrix) yet,
- no support for USB 2.0 audio standard from the
manufacturers->special alsa drivers for every audio interface

FA/Firewire:
Pros:
- fully supported at least Edirol FAs
- it seems that firewire protocol requires less processing and/or
resources from the computer
- cheaper than their equivalent in Usb
Cons:
- only jack support, not alsa (by what you write on last emails)
- Firewire is not as spreaded as Usb and Apple has the patent ($$)

Foreseeing I'll need more than 2 ins, and having just one firewire and
only in my laptop and not on my PC, it makes me balance to UA 101.

Any more advices and experience on linux?


2009/7/24, Carlos Sanchiavedraz <csanchezgs at gmail.com>:
> Thank you so much for the info.
>
> I'm not sure yet if, from the linux/jack/etc point of view, it would
> "better" (it is relative and also depends on what you need), or more
> advisable to go for a UA or FA.
> I've red and searched a lot about USB and Firewire audio interfaces,
> and I think I can do a short list of some of the pros and cons
> (correct me if I'n wrong):
>
> * UA/USB:
> Pros:
> - portable (firewire is not so common yet, I only have one in my laptop),
> - there are a lot of different audio devices.
> Cons:
> - some UA devices aren't fully supported (maybe some more since last
> time I checked Alsa matrix) yet,
> - no support for USB 2.0 audio standard from the
> manufacturers->special alsa drivers for every audio interface
>
> FA/Firewire:
> Pros:
> -
>
> 2009/7/23, HamRadio <hamradio64 at gmail.com>:
>> 2009/7/23 HamRadio <hamradio64 at gmail.com>:
>>> http://freebob.sourceforge.net
>>
>> They have "upgraded" to:
>> http://www.ffado.org
>> and in fact if you see:
>> http://www.ffado.org/?q=devicesupport%2Flist&filter0=edirol&filter1=&op2=OR
>> the result is:
>> "Full Support"!!!!
>> :-))
>> :-))
>>
>
>
> --
> Carlos "Sanchiavedraz"
> * Musix GNU+Linux
>   http://www.musix.es
>


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* Musix GNU+Linux
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