[LAU] USB audio interfaces with more than 16 digital output channels ?

[david]

That sounds pretty ambitious! An ambisonic sound setup that anyone can 
use simply by plugging the audio interface into their computer? For 
Linux, Mac OS X and Windows? What's the intent?

I think Linux and Mac would have a chance since they seem to work with 
class-compliant devices without requiring a special driver. Windows 
users will probably have to install a driver for the audio interface, 
even if it's set in class compliant mode, since Windows tends to want to 
grab proprietary vendor-specific drivers, yes?

In all cases, I'd think the user would have to configure their audio 
setup for the ambisonic setup ...

It's been a long while since I tried my simple class-compliant USB 
interface with Windows. Years back, my church band's sound tech used to 
record us using a 12-channel Firewire interface and Windows XP. When his 
laptop died and was replaced with a Windows 7 laptop, suddenly it 
wouldn't work with the interface.

Maybe you could set up a single Linux computer to connect to the audio 
interface, and have people connect to the interface via the computer 
over a network (either wired or wireless)? Then they'd have to configure 
their audio to go over the network connection, and possibly still end up 
requiring a driver for the audio interface.

Good luck, keep the list posted, it sounds like something fun!

On 12/20/2017 10:28 AM, Niklas Reppel wrote:
> Actually, that'd be my preferred solution if it was only for personal 
> use ...
> 
> But as it is, i'm thinking up a system where people can just plug in 
> their computers (ideally
> independent of manufacturer and OS) ... admittedly not an easy task ...
> 
> Saludos,
> Niklas
> 
> On 20.12.2017 01:46, David Runge wrote:
>> On 2017-12-19 23:03:27 (+0100), Niklas Reppel wrote:
>>> One of my requirements would be that they work with recent laptops, 
>>> that is
>>> laptops that don't have
>>> expresscard or firewire interfaces, as those unfortunately aren't 
>>> built any
>>> more.
>> Not built, but still sold refurbished [1] [2].
>> Just bought a Lenovo Thinkpad X230, that still has ExpressCard54.
>> Some laptops from the W series offer ExpressCard34.
>> Maybe that can be an option, too.
>>
>> Best,
>> David
>>
>> [1] http://www.lapstore.de/
>> [2] http://www.vb-computers.de/
>>
> 


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