Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Writing a driver for this card: your thoughts?
From: Paul Davis (pbd_AT_op.net)
Date: Sat May 25 2002 - 05:11:05 EEST
>> I don't know what balanced drivers are.
>
>Balanced I/O. Professional grade.
its related to the wiring of the connectors and the voltage level that
corresponds to 0dB. footnote: this has nothing to do with "drivers"
in the software sense :)
>As to the AudioScience cards, they are common in radio stations and recording
>studios. The audio specs (frequency response, distortion) are nearly the
>best in the business. They are NOT cheap, though. But multiple balanced ins
>and outs on XLR's (by way of octopus cabling) works very well.
By my standards, anybody who puts A-D/D-A conversion inside their
computer chassis is by definition not concerned with "the best in the
business". The term "professional audio" for me doesn't include analog
I/O for a computer card unless the converters are in a separate
box. It might be good enough for a radio station, but for a recording
studio?
I think you're always better off with 3rd party converters myself, so
you can make you're own choices on the quality level, and possibly
have multiple options (Fostex,Frontier Designs,Apogee for example) as
well as upgrade/downgrade paths.
--p
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