Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] open-source like hardware
From: Rene Rebe (rene.rebe_AT_gmx.net)
Date: Wed Jan 16 2002 - 02:40:34 EET
Hi.
This email is proposed to gather the people who are interessted in
building such a sound-beast.
What I might do in the next time:
Building an external audio-box with multi analog input and outputs
containting at least one DSP which is conencted via an existing bus
(most likely Firewire).
Scetch from a last mail:
Firewire
^
|
Mem <-> DSP
|
ADDA-Converter
The main goal:
Doing professional multi-track recording (at least under Linux) with
the possibility to upload custom effects. Also a lightweight version
for Stage effects might be possible (only 2 channel ADDA with only one
DSP - that can operate stand-alone [because Valentin doens't like the
existing guitar effects ...] )
I think it is possible (no custom chips - _only_ stick the parts
together, nail one schematic into stone, one uniform driver and
effects can be shared.
We would do this anyway. Sharing the schematics for a better
end-product would be nicer. I do not say that it will be cheaper or
whatever. I also can not promisse how many time I will spend on it
this year (maybe none), because we want push GSMP (and becuase of
exams I hadn't my hands on it for the last week :-[[)
The only problematic part is, that the powerfull DSPs are BGA (Ball
Grid Array these days - and designing such a PCB sucks ...)
k33p h4ck1n6
René
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From: Jussi Laako <jussi.laako_AT_kolumbus.fi> Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] open-source like hardware Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 21:12:29 +0200
> Paul Davis wrote: > > > > writing GPL'ed software, and one of the best ways of doing this comes > > from selling and/or partnering with h/w. if the h/w is GPL'ed and in > > free or ultra-low-cost circulation, this option vanishes, leaving only > > What about situation when there are no hw manufacturers willing to create > Linux driver nor give documentation to write one? > > I would like to have soundcard with multichannel io and multiple user > programmable DSP processors at resonable price. And of course with Linux > drivers. Do you happen to know such device? > > I could even find use for "card" with 128 sample-synced input channels and > at least 16 DSP processors. > > - Jussi Laako > > -- > PGP key fingerprint: 161D 6FED 6A92 39E2 EB5B 39DD A4DE 63EB C216 1E4B > Available at PGP keyservers >
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