I want to get Linux and a hardware sampler talking to
each other more
effectively. Specifically the following:
[snip]
well, it looks like no one has any good news for you!
does it do spdif/aesebu backups/restores?
What about other options? I could get rid of the
sampler altogether -
then to get the same number of outputs I'd need to upgrade my soundcard -
but anyway, what Linux software is there that could replace a hardware
sampler while probably retaining a sampler-like way of working?
exactly.
Finally, I suppose I could upgrade the hardware
sampler. I guess that
more modern hardware samplers integrate better with PCs in general. But
are their protocols and file formats any more open and therefore
potentially more inter-operable with Linux, or are you just as locked in
by proprietary formats and protocols as before?
i dont spose they're much better, although i did see one with
an ftp server inside :-)
good luck!
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Tim