[linux-audio-user] Re: Firewire sound - which HW?

[jan]

Loki Davison wrote:
> On 5/17/06, jan <jan at talentex.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> I'm looking to buy some sound recording equipment for my computer, but
>> what should I get? The shop I went to recommended Motu Ultralite, Motu
>> 828 MKII, Edirol FA101 or Focusrite Sapphire, all of which look fairly
>> nice. But how about support for them in Linux?
>>
> 
> is this a laptop? why this strange new obsession with firewire
> everyone has.... pci cards arn't worse. Quite the other way actually.
> 
> Loki
> 
No, not a laptop. Firewire has been recommended to me by several people 
who ought to know about these things (musicians); the main reason being 
that while a pCI card may have all the functionality, it also has much 
more of a tendency to pick up electrical noise from the computer. This 
may of course not be a big problem, especially if the music you record 
fills out the entire sound spectrum all the time, but it is clearly not 
satisfactory if you record, say, a single instrument (in my case a 
renaissance lute).

Also, of course, a box with firewire would be a lot easier to carry 
around and share; and even connect to a laptop in an emergency.

/jan