27 Dec
2009
27 Dec
'09
2 a.m.
Edward Barrow wrote:
I've been getting by so far with an amd64 box
running debian, jack,
ardour etc through Terratec DMX-6fire (Envy24 based) card, but now
find that I need to record more channels simultaneously.
I would like (and can just about afford) the M-Audio FastTrack Ultra,
but it doesn't look as though it is going to be easy to get it to work
under Linux. It's a USB 2.0 device - it needs those 480Mb/s to record
8 channels simultaneously - so it isn't class-compliant.
Has anyone succeeded in getting this interface to work properly in Linux?
If not, can anyone suggest alternatives in the same sort of price range?
I use an EchoAudio Audiofire 12. It has 12 in / 12 out TRS inputs and
amazing sound quality. Echo is very FFADO friendly and supports the OSS
community. I just looked at the prices on-line and the AF12 is only
listed at US$100 more than the FastTrack Ultra. FWIW, I found mine on
Craigslist for $300. I've never had a digital piece of hardware work so
flawlessly for so long, it's really quite unreal how perfect it is.
p.s. It's firewire and it looks like you want USB, so whatever.
-Scott