[linux-audio-user] Re: audio interface for laptop

[cezar at mixandgo.ro]

Pieter Palmers <pieterp at joow.be> writes:

> cezar at mixandgo.ro wrote:
>> Frank Barknecht <fbar at footils.org> writes:
>>
>>> Hallo,
>>> cezar at mixandgo.ro hat gesagt: // cezar at mixandgo.ro wrote:
>>>
>>>>   Is there any audio interface with 8 or 10 out that works 100% with linux ?
>>> For a laptop AFAIK there's only the RME PC-card interface supported
>>> 100%. If you're the experimental type of user, you may also want to
>>> have a look at the freebob-supported Firewire devices:
>>> http://freebob.sourceforge.net/index.php/List_of_Supported_Devices
>>>
>>> Ciao
>>> -- 
>>>  Frank Barknecht                 _ ______footils.org_ __goto10.org__
>>
>> TerraTec PHASE Rack 88 FW, TerraTec EWS Mic2 / Mic8 Firewire and ESI
>> QuataFire 610 seem interesting. Could anyone post some working
>> setups
>>  with these boards, technical issues and performance obtained.
>
> I have a phase88 rack FW and an ESI quatafire 610.
>
> Don't get the ESI, because they don't update their firmware (they are
> still using a 2 year old firmware, while the most recent reference
> firmware dates from january). Therefore it is difficult to fully
> support it.
>
> The Phase88 FW is nice. Very straightforward.
>
> All devices you mention are BeBoB devices and are therefore supported
> by the freebob project. we are going to release a first version of the
> code really soon. This will allow you to use the BeBoB based devices
> with jackd. If you want alsa, you'll have to use the jack<->alsa
> plugin.
>
> The support is not complete yet, but all the basic things are present:
> - Analog I/O at all samplerates supported by the device
> - Digital I/O, depending on the format and firmware config. SPDIF out
> mostly works, provided it's not AC3 passthrough.
> - MIDI support through ALSA-Sequencer
>
> Experimental support for:
> - multiple devices on the bus using wordclock sync
>
> Not supported yet:
> - hardware zero-latency mixer control
> - extended device configuration controls (front/back switches, sync
> modes, ...)
> - native ALSA support
>
> Roundtrip audio loopback latencies are, depending on your system,
> around 5-7ms.
>
> I think that everything you need for a basic setup is supported
> (except for the mixer maybe). The more advanced stuff is going to be
> supported in the next version. As we are cooperating with the chipset
> & device vendors, we can assure you that all features of the devices
> will be supported. It's just a matter of time.
>
> Greets,
>
> Pieter Palmers
> freebob developer

I have a M-Audio Firewire 410 right now, could you tell if this will be
 supported sometime soon ? very soon ? :P This way I wouldn't have to buy
another interface.

Regards
Cezar