[LAU] Recommended soundcard

[Florian Hanisch]

Hi,

Quoting Dan MacDonald <allcoms at gmail.com>:
> If you want a USB device, RME do a class-compliant device that SHOULD work
> but its pricey and I haven't heard of anyone confirming JACK likes it yet

I was testing an RME fireface ucx in class-compliant mode on linux. I  
had to modify the file mixer.c and compile "my own" ALSA-part of the  
kernel. As far as I know, the alsa developers have been working on  
this issue but the patch is not yet in the official ALSA kernel.

However, I was able to run 8 in- and 8 out-channels through JACK with  
a sample rate of up to 96 kHz. I think that this is actually the best  
you can get with usb-audio 2.0, full support of all features and in  
particular 18 in- and 18 out-channels would require a different  
driver. I tested the quality of signals with SuperCollider, I  
basically got the quality which is also obtained using RME's driver on  
a mac.

Best,

Florian