18 Nov
2004
18 Nov
'04
10:16 a.m.
Hi,
as the owner of a firewire audio card (Motu 828mkII) I was disappointed when
trying to use it under linux. Asking Motu to provide tech docs and/or linux
drivers is useless: "We will possibly release linux drivers in the future,
but we never release any kind of technical documentation."
Is there any effort to join forces for putting pressure on the manufacturers
yet? I am willing to create an address list ordered by audio card
manufacturer/model to make the manufacturers realize there is a need for
linux support.
Any comments?
Olaf
On Thursday 18 November 2004 14:01, derek holzer wrote:
Of course, the Firewire subsystem for Linux works
fine. But AFAIK there
are no drivers existing for any firewire audio cards. Bug the various
manufacurers to release more technical info and they might eventually
show up.
d.
Victor LaLoggia wrote:
> Hello Frank;
>
> Thank you for your response, and I do not mean to be contrary, but what
> about the work the folks at http://www.linux1394.org/ are doing?
>
> I see that their subsystem has been included Linux kernel sources since
> version 2.3.40. Does the subsystem not work?
>
> Thanks,
> vic
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Barknecht <fbar(a)footils.org>
> Sent: Nov 15, 2004 12:14 PM
> To: linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu
> Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Using Linux Laptop for Live Performance
>
> Hallo,
>
> Victor LaLoggia hat gesagt: // Victor LaLoggia wrote:
>> I am just beginning my research into the available software and
>> hardware, and would greatly appreciate any information. Especially
>> on hardware - what would be the best usb/ firewire interface for
>> live performance?
>
> No Firewire audio yet on Linux. The best in your case is PCMCIA, which
> has the lowest latency. VX-Pocket or RME cards are good choices. Also
> try, if your internal soundcard is enough.
>
> Ciao
18 Nov
18 Nov
10:32 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-dev] Re: [Alsa-devel] Firewire Audio Card Support
On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 03:15:52 +0100, Olaf Christ wrote:
Hi,
as the owner of a firewire audio card (Motu 828mkII) I was disappointed when
trying to use it under linux. Asking Motu to provide tech docs and/or linux
drivers is useless: "We will possibly release linux drivers in the future,
but we never release any kind of technical documentation."
That is actually a big improvemnt. When we (linuaudio.org) were demoing at
Sounds Live in London earlier this year, the were telling thier users that
they had no intention of supporting linux, and wouldn't release docs.
Though with the number of thier users we were sending to them to ask, I
guess they were getting a bit concerned :)
- Steve
Is there any effort to join forces for putting
pressure on the manufacturers
yet? I am willing to create an address list ordered by audio card
manufacturer/model to make the manufacturers realize there is a need for
linux support.
Any comments?
Olaf
On Thursday 18 November 2004 14:01, derek holzer wrote:
Of course, the Firewire subsystem for Linux works
fine. But AFAIK there
are no drivers existing for any firewire audio cards. Bug the various
manufacurers to release more technical info and they might eventually
show up.
d.
Victor LaLoggia wrote:
> Hello Frank;
>
> Thank you for your response, and I do not mean to be contrary, but what
> about the work the folks at http://www.linux1394.org/ are doing?
>
> I see that their subsystem has been included Linux kernel sources since
> version 2.3.40. Does the subsystem not work?
>
> Thanks,
> vic
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Barknecht <fbar(a)footils.org>
> Sent: Nov 15, 2004 12:14 PM
> To: linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu
> Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Using Linux Laptop for Live Performance
>
> Hallo,
>
> Victor LaLoggia hat gesagt: // Victor LaLoggia wrote:
>> I am just beginning my research into the available software and
>> hardware, and would greatly appreciate any information. Especially
>> on hardware - what would be the best usb/ firewire interface for
>> live performance?
>
> No Firewire audio yet on Linux. The best in your case is PCMCIA, which
> has the lowest latency. VX-Pocket or RME cards are good choices. Also
> try, if your internal soundcard is enough.
>
> Ciao
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10:45 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-dev] Re: [Alsa-devel] Firewire Audio Card Support
Steve Harris wrote:
On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 03:15:52 +0100, Olaf Christ
wrote:
what's the rationale behind the "we won't release any docs" nonsense ?
someone needs to come out with a professionnal libre-design sound
card... (can't be that hard)
Amaury
Hi,
as the owner of a firewire audio card (Motu 828mkII) I was disappointed when
trying to use it under linux. Asking Motu to provide tech docs and/or linux
drivers is useless: "We will possibly release linux drivers in the future,
but we never release any kind of technical documentation."
That is actually a big improvemnt. When we (linuaudio.org) were demoing at
Sounds Live in London earlier this year, the were telling thier users that
they had no intention of supporting linux, and wouldn't release docs.
Though with the number of thier users we were sending to them to ask, I
guess they were getting a bit concerned :)
- Steve 
7:34 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-dev] Re: [Alsa-devel] Firewire Audio Card Support
On tor, 2004-11-18 at 15:44 +0100, Amaury Jacquot wrote:
what's the rationale behind the "we won't release any docs" nonsense ?
Short answer: IP! (Intellectual Propererty!) Combine that with PHB
(Pointy Haired Boss), and you can't tell anything obvious without
loosing your job.
someone needs to come out with a professionnal libre-design sound
card... (can't be that hard)
Mmmm ... I could do the opcodes allright. I'd hate to do the soldering
though(, and forget about producing that layered card.)
Amaury
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10:41 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-dev] Re: [Alsa-devel] Firewire Audio Card Support
On Thu, 2004-11-18 at 23:35 +0100, Jens M Andreasen wrote:
On tor, 2004-11-18 at 15:44 +0100, Amaury Jacquot
wrote:
Yup, more specifically, "our competitors will rip off our hardware
design". This is why vendors will often give out hardware, and even
help driver writers once they have it working. They just want to keep
the learning curve steep for someone who just grabs it off the shalf.
That being said, sound cards are not rocket science (or more aptly they
are not GPUs). Use a DSP with a documented instruction set and wire it
to ADC & DAC.
Lee
what's the rationale behind the "we won't release any docs" nonsense ?
Short answer: IP! (Intellectual Propererty!) Combine that with PHB
(Pointy Haired Boss), and you can't tell anything obvious without
loosing your job. 
19 Nov
19 Nov
9:13 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-dev] Re: [Alsa-devel] Firewire Audio Card Support
Jens M Andreasen wrote:
On tor, 2004-11-18 at 15:44 +0100, Amaury Jacquot
wrote:
Its wouldn't quite be a kitchen table build, but there are some very
reasonable
prototyping services out there. I just visited the online quote
calculator for the
service which my company uses:
10 boards
4 Layer
100mm x 200mm
electrical test
Placement of 60 components (none of them BGA)
10 day delivery
You supply gerber files and major components. They supply standard
passives at no cost.
Price? Less than 500 UKP, ie less than 50 UKP per board.
The objective, IMO, would NOT be to produce a finished, fully engineered
end-product which users could build for themselves. It would be to produce
a reference design with open firmware, open protocol and open drivers.
Given such a design, companies (possibly very small ones at first) could
produce and market finished hardware. This might be very similar to the
reference design or it might not be, but it would be compatible with it.
They would still be able to differentiate their products by audio quality,
number and types of inputs, packaging and price etc.
Simon Jenkins
what's the rationale behind the "we
won't release any docs" nonsense ?
Short answer: IP! (Intellectual Propererty!) Combine that with PHB
(Pointy Haired Boss), and you can't tell anything obvious without
loosing your job.
someone needs to come out with a professionnal
libre-design sound
card... (can't be that hard)
Mmmm ... I could do the opcodes allright. I'd hate to do the soldering
though(, and forget about producing that layered card.)
5 Jan
5 Jan
11:48 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-dev] Re: [Alsa-devel] Firewire Audio Card Support
Simon Jenkins <sjenkins(a)blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
The objective, IMO, would NOT be to produce a
finished, fully
engineered end-product which users could build for themselves. It
would be to produce a reference design with open firmware, open
protocol and open drivers.
Given such a design, companies (possibly very small ones at first)
could produce and market finished hardware. This might be very
similar to the reference design or it might not be, but it would be
compatible with it. They would still be able to differentiate their
products by audio quality, number and types of inputs, packaging and
price etc.
That is exactly what I'm talking about;)
Also, look at other libre hardware
the leon cpu
the manticore gpu
Sites of interest: www.opencores.org
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