Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] open-source like hardware
From: Erik de Castro Lopo (erikd-lad_AT_mega-nerd.com)
Date: Sat Jan 12 2002 - 14:14:26 EET
On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 10:12:55 +0100
"Pieter" <pieter.palmers_AT_student.kuleuven.ac.be> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm lurking this list for some time now, and I've now seen
> several threads about bad hardware support (drivers).
> It got me thinking about creating a (pro-) soundcard, specifically
> for the linux community. Not an easy job, it should be possible,
> although I'm not sure if I can do it (as I'm a student, I'm pretty low
> on budget... designing DSP H/W isn't a low-budget thing :)
> I'm interested in hearing any comments and/or suggestions.
Have designed professional digital audio hardware in a previous
job, I can tell you that is is far from straight forward, especially
when you talk about more than 2 channels and try to achieve 110+ dB
SNR. This is not something to be embarked upon unless you have a lot
of time money and resources.
Erik
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