5 Apr
2012
5 Apr
'12
8:02 p.m.
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 18:13:40 +1000
From: lsd(a)wootangent.net
To: linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org
Subject: Re: [LAU] What 16chan sound card
On 5/04/12 3:14 AM, Al Thompson wrote:
What about the RME UCX and related cards? Doesn't provide the mic channels but I
thought it was meant to operate fully on USB.
On 04/04/2012 12:57 PM, S. Massy wrote:
It should be perfectly possible to do this over USB 2.0; I'm just not
sure you'll find a device to do it that's supported under Linux. There
are definitely Firewire devices that'll do it, though: I know my Saffire
PRO40 can do it (it has 8 analog inputs, and an ADAT port that's good
for 8 more), and I'm sure there are other devices that can do the same.
Thanks
Leigh On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 12:05:48PM -0400, Al
Thompson wrote:
Good question. I've been doing a little research, and it's difficult to
find something that meets his criteria. Most things that say they are
"16 channel" apparently are using Mackie Math when they add them up, and
others that provide USB 2.0 connectivity never claim to be able to
handle 16 channels simultaneously through USB. I don't know of a 16x4 USB device right off
hand.
Is that even possible? Even with USB 2.0, which might have shaky linux
support anyway... Possibly he should investigate other alternatives?