16 Jan
2019
16 Jan
'19
9:13 p.m.
On Wed, 16 Jan 2019 18:26:39 +0000 (UTC)
Jordan Muscott <augustusgorman(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Thanks for the reply. I know this part of the question
isn't linux specific, but presumably the AD converters in something like that
aren't "as good" as those in a more expensive device though?
True. The Behringer is locked at 48kHz/16bits, and uses a fairly basic chip.
This is usually fine for CD-quality transfers. There are better chips one could
get, but I wouldn't be able to hear the difference in coming from a cassette.
I guess my question is do I have to fork out for a
feature rich device such as one of the RME ones, or is there something with a more limited
feature set out there (eg only 2 channels) that is of equally high quality?
You can, but for me it's a cost/benefit thing. Do you need 12 channels of
I/O? The high-end pre-amps? MIDI? ADAT or SPDIF? Not for the task of
doing tape to digital conversion. If you want a really great interface with
all of that, the Babyface Pro is top-notch, but is priced accordingly.
And then of course the linux specific question is
-> Is it supported?
Yes, the UCA202 is a USB compliant device, which means you plug it in, and it's
recognized as an audio interface in your system. Couldn't be easier!
I still use a UCA202 to do my tape and LP transfers into a Linux laptop,
even though I've got a Soundcraft MTK mixer at my disposal. It does only
one thing, but it's not bad at it.
Good luck!
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