15 Jun
2005
15 Jun
'05
3:49 a.m.
Are usb devices a decent option for recording and playback? How about
both at the same time? I am thinking of going laptop but would like
to get better sound than is available in most. USB is then only
option. Would the latency be noticable to me or listeners of my
recordings?
Which USB devices are best wrt Linux compatibility? Is MAudio good here too?
Thanks.
15 Jun
15 Jun
5:50 a.m.
Are usb devices a decent option for recording and
playback? How about
both at the same time?
Yes. Theoretically 12MBit are enough to work with 8 channels
simultaneously.
1 Stereo in and 1 Stereo out works great.
Would the latency be noticable to me or
listeners of my recordings?
My cheap Terratec card currently runs @ 40msecs latency which is
way too
much, but I hope to improve this one day.
I was told that other people got 10msecs on Edirol USB devices.
Which USB devices are best wrt Linux compatibility?
Is
MAudio good here too?
AFAIK the Edirol devices usually work really out of the box, I
don't know anything about m-audio (except the Midisport 8x8 which
works great for me).
Best regards
ce
6:09 a.m.
Hi,
15Jun2005 @ 09:50 mchristoph.eckert(a)t-online.de thusly spake
My cheap Terratec card currently runs @ 40msecs
latency which is
way too
much, but I hope to improve this one day.
I was told that other people got 10msecs on Edirol USB devices.
12-15 mSecs on M-audio USB pre (no midi), using a Toshiba satellite A-10
(excellent for audio :-)
Gives you just a little (pleasant) lag.
There have been a number of threads on this topic, check out the archives,
kr,
Luke
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1:23 p.m.
I saw a Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro for CAD$40. Anyone got it
to work in Linux? I tried to search it on http://qbik.ch/usb/devices/,
but couldn't find its entry. AFAIK, Turtle Beach is a company famous
for good sound cards. Any words on this little thing's quality?
Thanks,
Raymond
On 6/15/05, luke(a)chipcity.com.au <luke(a)chipcity.com.au> wrote:
Hi,
15Jun2005 @ 09:50 mchristoph.eckert(a)t-online.de thusly spake
My cheap Terratec card currently runs @ 40msecs
latency which is
way too
much, but I hope to improve this one day.
I was told that other people got 10msecs on Edirol USB devices.
12-15 mSecs on M-audio USB pre (no midi), using a Toshiba satellite A-10
(excellent for audio :-)
Gives you just a little (pleasant) lag.
There have been a number of threads on this topic, check out the archives,
kr,
Luke
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16 Jun
16 Jun
6:22 a.m.
Raymond Lai wrote:
I saw a Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro for CAD$40.
Anyone got it
to work in Linux? I tried to search it on http://qbik.ch/usb/devices/,
but couldn't find its entry.
If it works without a separate driver in Windows or OS X, it'll work
in Linux, too. If not, it might be easy to add a workaround to the
driver.
Any words on this little thing's quality?
A headphone amplifier usually reduces quality.
Regards,
Clemens
15 Jun
15 Jun
5:50 a.m.
Noah Roberts wrote:
Are usb devices a decent option for recording and
playback?
Generally yes.
How about both at the same time?
No problem. There are devices that have some restrictions, i.e., they
can do duplex at 48 kHz but not at 96 kHz.
Would the latency be noticable to me
Depends on what you're trying to do. The USB protocol introduces an
additional latency of about one or two milliseconds, compared to PCI
cards.
or listeners of my recordings?
No.
Which USB devices are best wrt Linux compatibility?
Is MAudio
good here too?
No. I'd recommend Edirol.
HTH
Clemens
2:25 p.m.
Which USB devices are best wrt Linux
compatibility? Is MAudio
good here too?
No. I'd recommend Edirol.
2:45 p.m.
Noah Roberts wrote:
How about this bad boy?
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/705369/
It is firewire though, how is Linux support for firewire?
http://freebob.sourceforge.net/
Clemens
6:05 p.m.
It is firewire
though, how is Linux support for firewire?
http://freebob.sourceforge.net/ 
25 Jun
25 Jun
12:38 p.m.
On Wednesday 15 June 2005 22.05, Christoph Eckert wrote:
there was a talk of the freebob guys at the LAC 2005 just some
weeks ago. Nice to see someone work on firewire audio for
Linux!
Freebob can support many cards, but the current implementation
leads to latencies about 50 msecs. This doesn't seem to be
fun :( .
This is old hat.
I'm yet to get around to test it but some discussions on the mailinglist
suggested _much_ lower latency.
The drivers are still considered alpha quality though so if you need the
support now it's not the best solution.
/Robert
It is firewire though, how is Linux support for
firewire?
http://freebob.sourceforge.net/
Best regards
ce
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7:05 p.m.
Hi Robert,
This is old hat.
great to hear :) .
I'm yet to get around to test it but some
discussions on
the mailinglist suggested _much_ lower latency.
The drivers are still considered alpha quality though so
if you need the support now it's not the best solution.
Well, to be honest, if I knew that there will be permanent
support and work on the drivers I'd buy one and contribute by
testing. I still have my USB card working so I'd not depend
on it.
Best regards
ce
15 Jun
15 Jun
3:07 p.m.
On Wednesday 15 June 2005 18:24, Noah Roberts wrote:
It is firewire though, how is Linux support for
firewire?
Firewire is good, Audio via Firewire is bad. You have to use USB or PCI or the
RME's own Interface...
BTW: I recommend the Tascam US-122...
Arnold
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