30 Jan
2015
30 Jan
'15
2:32 p.m.
On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 12:08:59 +0100 Peter O'Doherty
<kevinpeterodoherty(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
My laptop (running ubuntu) has the following (audio) specs. I know
it's probably subjective, but is this considered "good enough" for
pro audio work or should I invest in an external sound card? (Or for
that matter a better laptop?!) And if so, which soundcard is
recommended?
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio
Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff66
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 46
Memory at d6700000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
The only thing "high definition" about the integrated audio interfaces
in laptops is in the name. Other than that they will sound okayish with
their speakers or with equally "high definition" head-phones. But as
soon as you connect them to a real amplifier/PA (and fix the
ground-loops) you will notice the noise and crappy quality. And after
connecting the laptop with a normal-sized audio-cable for more then 5
times you will get crackles from the broken soldering connection of the
plug...
Get a usb device or a firewire device if your laptop supports it.
Have fun,
Arnold