> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:45:31 +0000
> From: fons@linuxaudio.org
> To: linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org
> Subject: Re: [LAU] Open Sound Interface project beginnings
>
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 04:17:50PM -0500, Charles Henry wrote:
>
> > I agree. I appreciate the feedback from everyone in the discussion
> > (and anyone else who'd like to discuss further). This is sort of a
> > brainstorming session--feel free to keep the thread alive until you
> > get bored :)
> >
> > Although I've been playing with the idea and studying a bit for the
> > past year, I haven't wanted to take this idea to anyone without having
> > something to back it up. Regardless, it's about time to start mapping
> > things out and ordering what to study and what to implement.
>
> A suggestion: start with providing just digital interfaces: ADAT, and
> MADI if you're ambitious. Both are quite straightforward. I'd expect
> them anyway, and it avoids all the troubles of mixed analog/digital
> PCB design which can be very hard, in particular for audio.
>
> Ciao,
>
> --
> FA


I wouldn't forget poor old AES (including SPDIF.) Some of us may not want to work with a minimum of eight channels.