RE: [linux-audio-user] A Newbie's New System?

Scott, I think you'll be just fine starting with the AP2496. There is support for this card under Alsa. If you haven't seen this list already, here's the current list: http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/ Check under Midiman for this card. Again, I'm using it, and it works fine so far. One other thing to consider is a MIDI interface. This is included on the AP2496, but I haven't used MIDI under Linux so I can't say how well this card does that job. People are starting to get Midisport 2X2 support together, so that's a pretty inexpensive solution should the AP2496 have a problem. (I doubt it, but it's good to have a plan.) One other thing to consider is expandability. You might not be used to this with a Mac. I'm not with Windows. Alsa actually supports multiple cards from different manufacturers at the same time. I don't have it working yet, but with Alsa I can apparently make a 'virtual' card that combines the AP2496 and the Hammerfall into a single card from an application's point of view. Cool 'eh?! ;-) You can expand later and still use everything you've purchased. AMD-Asus is going to work fine. I'm slightly concerned about Dual-processor AMD which I'm looking into, but I would not buy a Celeron today. Go Althon XP+ or P4 only in the Intel world. Or just use what you have around until you get your footing, and then buy something new then. Best of luck, Mark -----Original Message----- From: linux-audio-user-admin(a)music.columbia.edu [mailto:linux-audio-user-admin@music.columbia.edu]On Behalf Of Scott Downie Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 5:54 PM To: linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu Subject: [linux-audio-user] A Newbie's New System? Mark, $150-$175. Two analog and two s/pdif. I could live with that. I do want S/PDIF for interfacing with my external decoder, the SB on my Windows machine, and my MiniDisc machine. Old-fashioned analog would be nice because I could connect directly to my old-fashioned analog mixer. But I don't see any Linux drivers for the 2496. If I could get away with AMD, I probably would. Otherwise, I'd consider plunking for a 1.8 GHz Celeron. Since my two main Windows computers are running ASUS boards, I certainly have nothing against ASUS. I just want to head off as many incompatibilities as I can up front. Thanks! Scott _______________________________________________ linux-audio-user mailing list linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user