22 Aug
2004
22 Aug
'04
7:11 a.m.
if you only need to record a stereo source, the audiophile should work just fine. the
audiophile and the entire delta series (44, 66, 1010) all share the same chipset; the
difference is the number of channels they can record at once. I have an audiophile and am
very pleased with it (quality of sound and support). i think a lot of your choice will
boil down to how much you want to spend. As to the isolators... that's out of my
league, i'll let someone else answer that one. =)
--Andrew
On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 16:51:22 +1000
Jason White <jasonjgw(a)pacific.net.au> wrote:
My main interest at present is in making archival
recordings of
material that I originally recorded on audio cassette. My system
currently contains a C-Media CM8738 controller as part of the Asus
system board, which is recognized by Alsa. I assume that for quality
results I will need better sound hardware. I asked this question of a
local user's group last year and was informed that the M-Audio Delta
66 is of high quality and has good Alsa support. It was further suggested
that one of the USB A/D converters could be useful as it would also
work on a laptop.
Taking into account price, performance and driver support, what
options do you think I should consider?
To connect to a cassette tape recorder is it sufficient to run a cable
from its audio output to the input of the sound card, or is an audio
isolation transformer also necessary (not sure where one would acquire
this but I have heard that they are sometimes needed)?
There are informative reviews at http://www.linuxhardware.org/ but
they focus mainly on playback functionality rather than recording.
Any suggestions for a newcomer to the field would be most welcome.
Jason.