11 Oct
2012
11 Oct
'12
2:31 p.m.
On Thursday 11 October 2012 07:42:22 John Rigg wrote:
First, thanks Adrian for the RayDay mention, and thanks John for this info.
On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:01:23PM -0400, drew Roberts
wrote:
Not quite the HOWTO I am looking for / need. This is more a hotwo on one
option rather than on the different options available.
I think such a howto might be useful and would be willing to write one if
people would be willing to answer questions coming from an ignorant (in the
field) person's perspective.
Let's say I want at least 24 ins.
What do I get? Where can I find a HOWTO on my options?
Here's a HOWTO on using multiple Delta 1010s (which can also be adapted
for other cards):
http://www.jrigg.co.uk/linuxaudio/ice1712multi.html
Note that the 1010 is still in production and there are so many of
them out there that used replacements should be available for quite
a while if new production ceases.
This would need a motherboard with 3 free PCI slots right?
Another cheap option is a used RME HDSP9652 (also still being made)
with 3xADAT I/O. The PCIe alternative is the HDSPe RayDAT mentioned
elsewhere in this thread.
These options would just need one free PCI or PCIe slot. Not bad, portability
may be an issue. Do I build a rack with a silent rack mount PC, 3 adat
interfaces (8 ins each)
Going up the price scale there are RME MADI cards, both PCI and PCIe
versions. I used an RME HDSPe MADI with an SSL Alpha-Link for a couple
of years with excellent results, and I don't expect either of those to
go out of production for a while yet.
Future availability of PCI motherboards might be a concern, but there
are still many new boards being made with PCI slots.
John
all the best,
drew