Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] OT: Advise on selecting sound card (long)
From: Frank Barknecht (barknech_AT_ph-cip.uni-koeln.de)
Date: Tue Sep 04 2001 - 10:44:57 EEST
Darrell Bellerive hat gesagt: // Darrell Bellerive wrote:
> First, let me apologize for the OT post and taking up bandwidth. I have
> been searching the
> WWW, usenet, and mailing list archives for a while and have not been
> able to find what I am looking for. This mailing list seems to have the
> people who really understand audio in Linux, so perhaps someone can
> point me in the right direction.
As the ALSA sound driver is *the* choice for serious audio work in linux
you should ask this on the alsa-user mailing list (www.alsa-project.org)
But forget about the soundcard matrix on this site, it's too old.
> I am looking for a sound card for the following uses:
> [...]
Most alsa-supported sound cards are able to do what you want.
> For the applications I have investigated, the application's requirements
> for the sound card generally state that they will work with most Linux
> drivers and are hardware independent.
>
> The card should have the following features:
> 1) High quality audio. The card should be capable of producing CD
> quality sound whether recording or playing.
CD quality is standard today. You might want more sampling rate and resolution.
> 2) Very low noise. The card should have a very low noise level including
> noise pickup from the other PC components.
Okay, here most consumer cards fail, and you should consider a "semi
professional" card like the Midiman Audiophile or equivalent cards from
Hoontech or Terratech. Maybe even a RME card, but you don't need that many
channels, do you?
bye,
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