Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] New Linux User Seeks Soundcard Help
From: John (jshep_AT_eden.rutgers.edu)
Date: Tue May 14 2002 - 02:43:20 EEST
pshirkey_AT_boosthardware.com wrote:
>On 5/13/2002 - 00:45:02, John said:
>
>>Hi everyone....
>>
>> I've been looking at the site referenced below, and
>>
>I'm not sure
>
>>what to do; especially since it has not been updated in a
>>
>long time.
>
>> Should I install ALSA first? It looks like there is a
>>
>driver there for
>
>>"with ALSA" and one for "without ALSA". Am I right?
>>
>
>It depends what your intentions for the card are. Do you
>just want to listen to music or are you intending to create?
>
Of course, it makes sense you all can help me more if I say what I
want to do......
Primarily, I use the ZA2 for digital i/o, mostly input, actually. I
record from digital audio tape to the hard-drive quite often (well, at
least I did before I switched "cold-turkey" from windows to linux). One
capability of the card that I used a lot was on-the-fly resampling from
48.0 to 44.1 kHz. I would be thrilled if I could get that going again.
I read in another message that the ZA2 is considered "dead." Well,
I know there are no more being produced, but I have a couple hundred
hours of great use out of this card so far, and I really would like to
get to use it under linux......
>
>For the former then the kernel drivers will see you right
>so you should compile a kernel with soundcard support, for
>the latter you should learn how to use ALSA as soon as you
>can.
>
>Around here you'll possibly get more help if you install
>ALSA.
>
>Before you attempt to install anything read the
>documentation and if you have trouble check the mailing
>list archives.
>
>http://www.alsa-project.org
>
OK, I'll read up on ALSA.
Meanwhile, I'm open for additional suggestions.....
Thanks again!
John
>
>
>>Which should I use?
>> If there is anyone on this list willing to help me
>>
>with this a bit
>
>>(especially someone who knows about the ZA2 with Linux),
>>
>I would
>
>>appreciate any assistance.
>>
>>
>>Thanks!
>>John
>>
>>
>>Dave Phillips wrote:
>>
>>>John Shepherd wrote:
>>>
>>>> I setup Linux for the first time a few weeks ago.
>>>>
>I'm hoping to get
>
>>>>my Zefiro ZA2 soundcard working, but don't know where
>>>>
>to begin. Well,
>
>>>>I've looked at the Sound HOW-TO, but I'm still feeling
>>>>
>pretty lost.
>
>>>> The HOW-TO lists the ZA2 as "supported, but NOT
>>>>
>RECOMMENDED" What
>
>>>>does that mean? How can I at least give it a try? As
>>>>
>much info as I
>
>>>>can find about the card is at http://www.zefiro.com
>>>>
>Unfortuntely, it
>
>>>>is no longer being produced and the site only has
>>>>
>windows
>
>>>>drivers.............
>>>> As I said, I am really new at this. I would
>>>>
>appreciate any suggestions.
>
>>>Hi, John:
>>>
>>> Peter Wahl has an old but still useful page on the ZA2
>>>
>under Linux:
>
>>> http://www.uni-bonn.de/~uzsa69/za2.html
>>>
>>> I hope that helps.
>>>
>>>Best regards,
>>>
>>>== Dave Phillips
>>>
>>> The Book Of Linux Music & Sound at
>>>
>http://www.nostarch.com/lms.htm
>
>>> The Linux Soundapps Site at http://linux-sound.org
>>>
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