Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] RME boards for Linux/Csound
From: pma (Armstrong.Peter.DMA_AT_aya.yale.edu)
Date: Fri Aug 09 2002 - 01:30:28 EEST
I must clarify better for myself what features I need. Then maybe I
can field some better questions. Thanks meanwhile for the nudge.
Peter
Paul Winkler wrote:
>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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