21 Apr
2004
21 Apr
'04
2:03 a.m.
Not having purchased the Quattro yet, can you or anyone else
reccomend the
Quattro, or is there a better USB multi-input unit out there
that I should
look at?
I would recommend against USB audio devices. I'm sure there are plenty of people who
would swear they've had nothing but positive experience with USB devices, but just the
same they are a nightmare. The USB audio specs are are defined in a manner that create a
real mess for people who write the drivers for them.
From the jack dev list:
"USB spec defines
the isochronous data packets for the fixed
time length (1ms). and, obviously, 44100Hz cannot be split by 1ms in
integer."
Also, read this:
http://boudicca.tux.org/hypermail/jackit-devel/2003-Sep/0167.html
I would strongly recommend using a PCI device if at all possible.
-Reuben