[LAU] open hw soundcard with ext. codec

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On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:04:19 +0100
"Martin Homuth-Rosemann" <linuxaudio at cryptomys.de> wrote:

> Hi Karl, hi LAU users
> 
> I've followed the discussion about timing and synchronisation - what do you 
> think about separation of number crunching and communication (ATNGW100) from 
> the "dirty business" of ADC. 
> We need the codec, some kind of amplification, a clean power supply etc. to get 
> a good S/N ratio - and we need it for a lot of channels. 
> There exist many (more or less) pro-audio devices with well documented 
> interfaces (SPDIF/AES-3; ADAT; MADI) - a cheap one is e.g. the Behringer 
> ADA8000 for about 200 € [1] with eight mic (phantom power) or line inputs and 
> eight line outputs. The codecs are 24bit at 44.1/48 kHz [2] 
> 
> [1] http://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_ultragain_pro8_digital_ada8000.htm
> [2] http://images4.thomann.de/pics/prod/164573_manual_eng.pdf
> 
> Regards
> Martin Homuth-Rosemann

I had a look at this and my first thought was that it looks very nice
and has a lot going for it, but my next one was that it puts us right
back into dependence on a propriety piece of kit.

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