Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] low budget musician soundcard
From: Richard Seymour (nutate_AT_speakeasy.net)
Date: Sun Aug 25 2002 - 20:06:32 EEST
On Sunday 25 August 2002 12:53 pm, Brian Redfern wrote:
> The maudio audiophile is decent and easy to use (once you get the hang
> of mixing with envy24control). Its got extremely high quality for an
> under $200 audiocard and has analog rca ins and outs as well as digital
> i/o and external midi control.
I don't know if you have this card, but the fact that it does SCMS management
is really cool, and of note if you happen to have some sort of non-pro
minidisc player that can do optical out. I wish I had one... But, as the
old query goes, does that work with Linux? :)
The Hoontechs as far as I know do not strip the SCMS bit.
-Rich
>
> On Sun, 2002-08-25 at 05:58, Olivier wrote:
> > On Sun, 25 Aug 2002 03:13:41 -0400
> >
> > Richard Seymour <nutate_AT_speakeasy.net> wrote:
> > > Based on the original post, I would go with the cheap Hoontech
> > > Soundtrack Digital XG (they throw the word i-phone in there, now.) I
> > > have one of these cards (I think/hope it's the one based on the ymf754
> > > chip). It handles 44.1 and 48kHz properly, with the daughter board you
> > > get SPDIF (screw the /, am I the only one who forgets where it goes?)
> > > optical and RCA style. It can also handle front and rear speakers.
> > > Sadly I deleted your original post, so I can't recall whether you
> > > needed Dolby 5.1. I don't think it can quite do that, as it lacks a
> > > center channel.
> >
> > I won't need that
> >
> > > I have used it with a standard Joystick -> MIDI in/out connector cable,
> > > and it worked like a charm. Sadly my the machine with the card is dual
> > > booted but stays in windows because of other more pressing matters. :(
> >
> > that's what I was wondering about: does the XG have external MIDI
> > support? The website doesn't say anything about MIDI... Does everything
> > (including the external midi and full duplex audio) work in Linux?
> >
> > getting the card seems to be not much of a problem, many dealers in the
> > Netherlands according to the website.
> >
> > thanks,
> > Olivier
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