1 Aug
2008
1 Aug
'08
1:28 a.m.
Joe Hartley wrote:
On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:12:24 -0400
Paul Davis <paul(a)linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote:
While Joe and Paul might not like this idea I can see a million rock
band addicts who might be very comfortable with a usb guitar or even a
full band.
I think this idea has potential and we should not close the doors to the
possibility of it being jackified just because it sounds like hard work
and you can see a miriad of reasons not to do it.
Cheers.
--
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd.
On Thu, 2008-07-31 at 16:30 +0200, Adrien DANIEL
wrote:
I second this. I really don't see the need or even usefulness for a
guitar to have a Firewire, USB or Ethernet port, and I'd hate like hell to
have my guitar run into driver issues witn my computer system!
Getting a guitar to have an output level suitable for plugging into a
soundcard (especially one like my Delta 1010 with the -4/+10 dB input
switch) is a trivial thing. Getting a 1010, or something like a Focusrite
Saffire to handle the A/D conversion on a number of inputs is a lot less
complicated, and ultimately I'd think less expensive, than a number of
smaller separate units.
So, the solution would be a bit more complicated,
but resembles what I
proposed in my second post with USB : Firewire ADC for each
instrument, and a Firewire DAC, such that everyone is kept
synchronized.
No, the solution is to forget about decentralizing A/D and instead plug
the analog cables into a central (bank of) A/D's which then feed a
single multichannel audio interface (of which there are several to
choose from).