Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] RME boards for Linux/Csound
From: Paul Winkler (pw_lists_AT_slinkp.com)
Date: Fri Aug 09 2002 - 00:53:13 EEST
On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 05:21:06PM -0400, pma wrote:
> > However, if you're not going to be using external D/A's, or a digital
> > mixer, then you're probably better off going with a card that uses an
> > external breakout box for the A/D/A, because that offers better
> > isolation from the CPU than you would get from the Hammerfall's
> > daughterboards.
I also have a delta 66 and have been quite happy with it.
The sound is subjectively very nice. However, in all fairness, its SNR is
pretty high for a 24-bit system; it's somewhere in the 90 dB range IIRC.
I know a guy who has an RME card with one of their daughtercards
providing A/D and D/A conversion inside the computer chassis, and
he's measured its SNR and found it to be pretty good - certainly
comparable to the Deltas.
So, I'd say the delta vs. RME-internal question gets down to how
much money you want to spend and what features you need...
PS: I don't know if my friend has tried the RME card under linux.
It *should* work, but ...
--PW
> > I personally use an M-Audio Delta 1010 and have been
> > quite happy with its performance under Linux; other cards from
> > manufacturers like Terratec which also use the Envy24 chipset should
> > work well too. All of this, of course, is not meant on a diss on the
> > Hammerfall cards - they really are great cards, however, if you're
> > mostly just doing CSound, with a bit of analog tape transfer, it
> > probably is severe overkill.
> > HTH,
> > dgm pma wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, Everyone.
> >>
> >> As my digital-audio-hardware savvy is wanting, I would much
> >> appreciate any critique of the following (not very long) purchase
> >> proposal.
> >>
> >> My old sound card, a vintage '91 MTU MicroSound running with Csound
> >> under MS-Windows, died recently. I am in search of a replacement,
> >> to run in a newer
> >> box under Debian Linux. My use of the system use will consist
> >> mainly of Csound generation to disk (no realtime issues) and the
> >> CD-burning of selected results. I'll want to hear directly from disk
> >> too, and record occasionally from analog tape.
> >>
> >> My proposed solution is an RME Hammerfall Lite, together with its two
> >> analog expansion boards, the AEB4-I & AEB4-O. If I understand, the
> >> main board on its own will format output appropriately for audio-CD,
> >> but requires the AEB4-I to record from analog sources, and requires
> >> the AEB4-O to play directly from disk.
> >>
> >> Question 1: Do I understand these essentials correctly? (Already
> >> have also the ALSA-0.9 sources, CD-burner, amplifier and speakers.)
> >>
> >> Question 2: Does the RME constitute overkill -- for someone mainly
> >> wanting sound _quality_ (not whatever new fancy functionalities) in
> >> his old-fashioned style of use? If a simpler alternate could serve
> >> me as well, any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for your time.
> >> Peter
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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