[LAU] Behringer and Linux

[mark hadman]

Len:
> I was looking at the X(R)18. Which acording to Sweetwater has 16 i/o
> but on the Behringer site says 18/18. I would hope the manufacture
> is the right one. Actually, the sweetwater site says 16 USB channels
> in one place and 18 io half a page away... so I can see both numbers
> at the same time. :P
Fons:
> just a quick remark on USB and Behringer. At my new workplace our
> boss, in a fit of enlightment and for reasons only known to himself,
> decided to buy a cheap Behringer mixer with a USB interface. Nobody
> here needs it and it remained in its box for months.
> Some week ago I had some spare time and decided to have a look at
> it. Connected the USB to my Linux workstation and connected some
> headphones to the mixer. Result: with all faders down and just
> the HP volume turned up there was a high level 50/100 Hz in the
> headphones. Removing the USB connection was enough to stop it.
Patrick:
>> That is not bad considering that only a few years ago the idea of an
>> affordable plug and play digital hardware mixer on Linux was just that,
>> an idea.
Fons:
> It's not a digital mixer, nor did I suggest it was.

Just re-editing and recapping this, as I too was confused.
Fons was not talking about the XR18 or any of Behringer's new digital range.

mH