Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Soundcards: USB, Firewire, PCI, PCMCIA
From: Paul Davis (pbd_AT_Op.Net)
Date: Mon Jan 21 2002 - 20:51:00 EET
>2. MOTU Firewire thing: Got fed up and eventually foolish enough to go for
>this. Did some research and it seemed that although this card is "firewire
>compatible", it only really works with Macs. Possibly with some firewire
>cards on some PCs/laptops, but not all and getting hold of this information
>proved difficult.
its not really "firewire compatible". its uses the firewire wire-level
protocol to move their own proprietary audio/MIDI protocol. you cannot
decode this unless you have MOTU's drivers running on the computer
with the firewire interface. this is company-driven-interest BS, as
usual.
And the card is *expensive*! Eventually got disheartened
>3. Echo/Event Layla/Mona: These PCI cards have been around for a while. I'
>ve
>just bought a Mona. This has four inputs with preamps/phantom power, six
>outputs, and a host of digital ins/outs. The Layla is even better (although
>I don't think it has the preamps/phantom power). I talk to the Mona through
>ASIO although I found an incompatibility/bug in Steinberg's ASIO SDK -
there are much better cards than the Event series. The Midiman Delta's
would be the most obvious choice. well engineered, well documented,
well liked, and pretty well supported under Linux.
--p
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