Subject: RE: [linux-audio-dev] 1.5 ms latency possible?
From: David Seymour (David_AT_benchmarkmedia.com)
Date: Thu Jan 02 2003 - 18:11:07 EET
Actually what I'm talking about is simply monitoring. Tons of people have
trouble monitoring when recording digitally simply becayse that can't
monitor off of the A/D in real time. The RME DSP and the Lynx cards take
care of this with a seperate digital router that basically takes the digital
signal off of the A/D and shoots it right back to the D/A to send out to the
console or headphone system for monitoring. You can then toss on any FX you
desire. I honestly set up a distant mic for my reverb stuff and put digiverb
on it if the singer needs it.
David Seymour
Benchmark Media Systems
800-262-4675
www.benchmarkmedia.com
-----Original Message-----
From: David Olofson [mailto:david_AT_olofson.net]
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:25 AM
To: linux-audio-dev_AT_music.columbia.edu
Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] 1.5 ms latency possible?
On Thursday 02 January 2003 16.21, David Seymour wrote:
> Would it be safe to say that trying to lower latency within the
> system for monitoring purposes is simply a waste of horsepower
> given the availablilty of I/O cards with routing DSP build into
> them? I know LYNX and RME have cards that will do this.
Depends on what you mean by monitoring. These audio interfaces
generally have no DSP "effects" whatsoever, so as soon as you need
basic EQ or whatever, you're out of luck. (AFAIK, this goes for the
the cards you mentioned, as well as all Echo cards, and all Envy24
based cards.)
So, if you're using external hardware for all effects, you're
probably fine with ZLM. The audio interface will basically work like
a patch panel in your analog system.
If you do everything virtual, you can't even set up basic monitor
sound, since that usually requires at least a simple reverb. (Dry
signals and headphones don't mix...)
//David Olofson - Programmer, Composer, Open Source Advocate
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