5 Feb
2003
5 Feb
'03
3:15 p.m.
Hi,
I've got my first laptop, yeah. Problem is the sound. The internal
Intel-chip works, but that's about it, it sounds horrible. So I think I'll
need a USB soundcard or maybe PCMCIA? But I don't want to spend too much
(i.e. no RME)
So what could you recommend in the range 100-200 EUR? I would prefer
something with Midi, but I could go without. I need stereo in and out,
though.
Any ideas? Do the Audiotrak MAYA USB boxes work (well) with Linux?
ciao
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Frank Barknecht
5 Feb
5 Feb
3:54 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Just how bad is USB audio?
hello,
You can try USB Audiophile tooo by MAudio
www.midiman.net
ALl th ebest,
Vedran Vucic
On Wednesday 05 February 2003 20:07, you wrote:
Hi,
I've got my first laptop, yeah. Problem is the sound. The internal
Intel-chip works, but that's about it, it sounds horrible. So I think I'll
need a USB soundcard or maybe PCMCIA? But I don't want to spend too much
(i.e. no RME)
So what could you recommend in the range 100-200 EUR? I would prefer
something with Midi, but I could go without. I need stereo in and out,
though.
Any ideas? Do the Audiotrak MAYA USB boxes work (well) with Linux?
ciao
6 Feb
6 Feb
5:17 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Just how bad is USB audio?
Frank Barknecht wrote:
So I think I'll need a USB soundcard or maybe
PCMCIA? But I don't want
to spend too much (i.e. no RME)
So what could you recommend in the range 100-200 EUR? I would prefer
something with Midi, but I could go without. I need stereo in and out,
though.
Have a look at the UA-1A or UA-3D from Edirol
<http://www.edirol.com/products/audio.html>. However, the cheapest device
with MIDI would be the UA-20.
The M-Audio Quattro has MIDI, but is too pricey for you.
Any ideas? Do the Audiotrak MAYA USB boxes work (well)
with Linux?
Linux should work with all audio devices complying to the USB Audio
Specification. A good indication for this is if the device works with
Microsoft's USB audio driver and doesn't need its own driver. This seems
to be the case for the Maya.
HTH
Clemens
6:18 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Just how bad is USB audio?
I heard that some people do have good experience with MAUDIO USB Audiophile
that works fine.
All th ebest,
vedran Vucic
On Thursday 06 February 2003 09:48, you wrote:
Frank Barknecht wrote:
So I think I'll need a USB soundcard or maybe
PCMCIA? But I don't want
to spend too much (i.e. no RME)
So what could you recommend in the range 100-200 EUR? I would prefer
something with Midi, but I could go without. I need stereo in and out,
though.
Have a look at the UA-1A or UA-3D from Edirol
<http://www.edirol.com/products/audio.html>. However, the cheapest device
with MIDI would be the UA-20.
The M-Audio Quattro has MIDI, but is too pricey for you.
Any ideas? Do the Audiotrak MAYA USB boxes work
(well) with Linux?
Linux should work with all audio devices complying to the USB Audio
Specification. A good indication for this is if the device works with
Microsoft's USB audio driver and doesn't need its own driver. This seems
to be the case for the Maya.
HTH
Clemens
6:48 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Just how bad is USB audio?
Hi Clemens,
Clemens Ladisch schrieb:
Thank you for this hint, this is an info that I could ask the manufacturer
for.
ciao
--
Frank Barknecht
Have a look at the UA-1A or UA-3D from Edirol
<http://www.edirol.com/products/audio.html>. However, the cheapest device
with MIDI would be the UA-20.
The M-Audio Quattro has MIDI, but is too pricey for you.
I *might* shell out a bit more eventually.
Any ideas? Do
the Audiotrak MAYA USB boxes work (well) with Linux?
Linux should work with all audio devices complying to the USB Audio
Specification. A good indication for this is if the device works with
Microsoft's USB audio driver and doesn't need its own driver. This seems
to be the case for the Maya. 
7:38 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Just how bad is USB audio?
Frank Barknecht wrote:
i would reccomend it then... when i bought mine i saw it as an
investment... then again with my kind of work i have use for the 4
outputs particularly...
one thing about the Quattro is it isnt bus-powered, its mains powered
... this i find helps because its less of a drain on my modest little
thinkpad 600E... (PII 366Mhz, 224Mb ram)... but for portability's sake i
did enjoy trying out the Edirol UA-3 - if you're not likely to want as
many inputs, and if you want something thats really light to carry
around with you and has bus power... then i'd suggest going with the
UA-3... cant remember what the UA-20 is, i dont think i got that one on
review but it might fit the bill better....
i had absolutely no problems running the UA-3 once i had usb-audio set
up too,... just plug it in, get alsa up and running, and go....
m~
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*** stopping make sense ***
The M-Audio
Quattro has MIDI, but is too pricey for you.
I *might* shell out a bit more eventually.
11:07 a.m.
New subject: What's a good USB audio box [was: Re: [linux-audio-user] Just how bad is USB audio?]
Hi,
iriXx schrieb:
Frank Barknecht wrote:
Now that also sound interesting. As you might have guessed, I intend to use
the interface with Pd and I also like to do recordings of interviews. Now I
already have an Oxygen 8, so I wouldn't be midi-less if the audio card
hasn't got Midi. I looked a bit around at various online vendors and it
seems, the Edirol boxes are quite nice and a bit less expensive than the
M-Audio cards. The UA-20 is 239 EUR at my dealer, so it might fall into my
intended price range. More outputs might be nice with Pd but I fear, that
the bandwith might not be sufficient?!
ciao
--
Frank Barknecht
I *might* shell out a bit more eventually.
i would reccomend it then... when i bought mine i saw it as an
investment... then again with my kind of work i have use for the 4
outputs particularly...
one thing about the Quattro is it isnt bus-powered, its mains powered
... this i find helps because its less of a drain on my modest little
thinkpad 600E... (PII 366Mhz, 224Mb ram)... but for portability's sake i
did enjoy trying out the Edirol UA-3 - if you're not likely to want as
many inputs, and if you want something thats really light to carry
around with you and has bus power... then i'd suggest going with the
UA-3... cant remember what the UA-20 is, i dont think i got that one on
review but it might fit the bill better....
i had absolutely no problems running the UA-3 once i had usb-audio set
up too,... just plug it in, get alsa up and running, and go....
12:58 p.m.
New subject: What's a good USB audio box [was: Re: [linux-audio-user] Just how bad is USB audio?]
Frank Barknecht wrote:
[stereo]
More outputs might be nice with Pd but I fear, that the bandwith might
not be sufficient?!
One USB (1.x) host can do 1.5 MBytes/s. This is enough for full-duplex
stereo with 24 bits at 96 kHz (1.2 MB/s), or four channels at 48 kHz.
The Maya 5.1 has 6 output channels, but I guess those can be used only
when outputting an AC3 stream (and the ALSA driver currently doesn't
support this).
HTH
Clemens
1:46 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Just how bad is USB audio?
On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 05:30, iriXx wrote:
--
Rick Taylor <ricktaylor(a)speakeasy.net>
The Dispossessed
Frank Barknecht wrote:
>>The M-Audio Quattro has MIDI, but is too pricey for you.
259
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=030206084203066092132254996599/g=re…
Audiophiles {usb }are 199 {check the reviews}
terratecs cards aren't all that pricey {dmx6s for instance}
:} I guess you could help write the Mia driver... {179} {This is for a
laptop though, right?
...
These guys have some affordable maudio stuff
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/manufacturer.php?id=121&cat_parent=26&a…
...
There are a lot of cheapish aardvark usb things around. I don't know if
they're supported though.
...
Yamahas are fairly cheapish here {tho' about a hundred out of your price
range.}
http://www.zzounds.com/love.music?p=c.s&z=1609176662231
{audiophiles {pci} are only 150}
I have seen some RME hammerfall cards in your price range {ardour} I'm
tired of searching though.
Check the back pages of some of the retailers out there some of them
have really high end refurbished stuff really cheap.
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/
I *might*
shell out a bit more eventually.
i would reccomend it then... when i bought mine i saw it as an
investment... then again with my kind of work i have use for the 4
outputs particularly...
one thing about the Quattro is it isnt bus-powered, its mains powered
... this i find helps because its less of a drain on my modest little
thinkpad 600E... (PII 366Mhz, 224Mb ram)... but for portability's sake i
did enjoy trying out the Edirol UA-3 - if you're not likely to want as
many inputs, and if you want something thats really light to carry
around with you and has bus power... then i'd suggest going with the
UA-3... cant remember what the UA-20 is, i dont think i got that one on
review but it might fit the bill better....
i had absolutely no problems running the UA-3 once i had usb-audio set
up too,... just plug it in, get alsa up and running, and go....
m~
2:47 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Just how bad is USB audio?
I have seen some RME hammerfall cards in your price
range {ardour} I'm
tired of searching though.
http://www.centralcomputer.com/PriceList/ProAudio/Hardware/RME.htm
Tho', if you're willing to forgo food for a week or so..^
--
Rick Taylor <ricktaylor(a)speakeasy.net>
The Dispossessed
3:12 p.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] Just how bad is USB audio?
I have seen some RME hammerfall cards in your
price range {ardour} I'm
tired of searching though.
http://www.centralcomputer.com/PriceList/ProAudio/Hardware/RME.htm
Tho', if you're willing to forgo food for a week or so..^
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