[LAU] Focusrite Saffire 6 USB Audio Interface

[Moshe Werner]

Ahh oops.
Just got exited over the fact that it is supported under Linux.


On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Hartmut Noack <zettberlin at linuxuse.de>wrote:

> Am 13.09.2011 22:54, schrieb Moshe Werner:
>
>  http://www.sounddevices.com/**products/usbpre2.htm<http://www.sounddevices.com/products/usbpre2.htm>
>>
>> Have you looked at this one?
>>
>>  From my experience Sounddevices products are reliable and have superb
>>> audio
>>>
>> quality.
>>
>
> ... and this seems to have a price-tag on it.
>
> It is sold here for 860,- Euros -- the Focusrite would be 175,-
>
> Enybody out there, who knows reliable and Linux-proof USB2-devices  for
> say, less than 250,- ?
>
> Preferably devices, that are available in stores...
>
>
>  I've used their on location mixer and the pre's and AD is outstanding.
>> Never
>> used the usb device, but maybe someone else did...
>> On their site they state that the usbpre2 is supported under Linux.
>> Interesting.
>>
>> Hope this will be helpful,
>>
>> Moshe
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Aurélien Leblond<blablack at gmail.com>**
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Any issues or happy stories about this Saffire USB interface? I'm
>>>> planning to buy one usb interface soon.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry never tried this one...
>>>
>>>  Also any reliable USB audio device with pre-amps.
>>>>
>>> The Edirol UA-25Ex is very good and very well supported in Linux.
>>> Mine has served me well for years.
>>>
>>> One thing though: if your USB port is of type EHCI, check exactly
>>> which version you have (using lspci) and google it before!
>>> I'm saying this because I changed laptop few months ago, and some EHCI
>>> USB ports have a bug that makes Jack/Alsa and USB 1 soundcard not
>>> working at all...
>>>
>>> I'm now using a M-Audio Fast-Track Ultra (USB2, so I don't have issues
>>> with EHCI anymore), but it's not 100% supported yet (although the Alsa
>>> developers are working on it)...
>>>
>>> Hope this helps!
>>>
>>> Aurélien
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