[linux-audio-user] Looking for soundcard.

[Paul Davis]

On Sun, 2005-12-18 at 16:21 +0200, John Anderson wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-12-18 at 13:34 +0100, Christoph Eckert wrote:
> > > I would like to know your advice about external soundcard (with ieee
> > > 1394 port) recognize by linux.
> > 
> > ieee 1394 is not yet optimal supported on Linux, but see freebob.sf.net 
> > for some details, including working devices.
> > 
> > > My native soundcard is not full eqquiped in input/output port that
> > > why i'm searching for a soundcard with rca/xlr/jack connections.
> > >
> > > I'm running under debian sarge with a 2.6.14 kernel.
> > 
> > If you're not bound to the firewire port and you're interested in a 
> > painless solution, I can recommend USB 1.1 devices (AFAIK there are no 
> > USB 2.0 devices known to work under Linux).

just for the record, Sound On Sound's latest issue has an interesting
roundtable on firewire, usb, usb 2.0, mLAN etc. featuring various
"luminaries" from RME, Yamaha, MOTU, ESI etc etc. lots of *very*
different opinions voiced, particularly about USB2.0.

--p