Subject: RE: [linux-audio-user] Good Sound Card for Pro Multitracking
From: Polashek, Matthew (Matthew.Polashek_AT_scottforesman.com)
Date: Mon Mar 08 2004 - 22:17:17 EET
hmm.. the M-Audio Delta 1010 is looking like a great deal in the end.
Matthew Polashek
Associate Editor, Silver Burdett Ginn - Music
Scott Foresman/Pearson Education
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Parsippany, NJ 07054-0480
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Matthew.Polashek_AT_scottforesman.com
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> From: Mark Knecht
> Reply To: A list for linux audio users
> Sent: Monday, March 8, 2004 2:29 PM
> To: A list for linux audio users
> Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Good Sound Card for Pro Multitracking
>
> Polashek, Matthew wrote:
> > I would simply prefer to be able to hit 96K. I definitely need an
> external
> > A/D/D/A unit for sound quality reasons. I can probably use external mic
> > pre-amps. I have been considering using a Presonus DIGImaxLt with a RME
> > Hammerfall 9652 but I think it ends up being cheaper to get an outboard
> box
> > with balanced ins and outs and throwing some kind of 8 channel mic pre
> in
> > front of it, unless there was a less expensive ALSA compatible option
> that
> > had 8 mic pres and 8 outs.
> >
>
> OK. Well, 8-10 inputs of 96K A/D is going to cost you, but I'd guess
> your best bet under Linux is probably an RME card of some type, with one
> of their external 96KHz D/As.
>
> Look into the RME HDSP line. The low end of what might work for you
> would be the HDSP MultiFace. I think the drivers for that work pretty
> well.
>
> Higher end I'd look at maybe a Hammerfall Light (Digi9636) With an ADI-8
> Pro maybe. Good sound. Please double check that the ADI-8 Pro stills
> supports the full 8 channels at 96KHz. It has enough ADAT interfaces to
> do this but I'm finding the web page lacking on this fact.
>
> You'd certainly have more choices sticking with 44.1/48K for lower cost
> converters, but you sound interested in 96K so this limits your options
> with RME cards anyway.
>
> Don't get the stand alone HDSP9652 or HDSP9636 until you make sure the
> Linux drivers will do what you need.
>
> Good luck,
> Mark
>
>
>
>
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