Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Delta 66/new mobo question
From: Luke Yelavich (luke_AT_audioslack.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 2004 - 00:44:25 EEST
On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 11:31:42PM EST, Dave Phillips wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> eBay lists a number of these cards for sale, some with pretty good
> prices. However, I do have a couple questions before laying out the dinero:
>
> Is the Omni breakout box just as usable under Linux as the regular
> 4x4 box ?
It certainly is, although I don't use a lot of the advanced features of the box.
I only wanted a couple of mic inputs without having a huge external box to give
me space problems with :)
> Is the S/PDIF fully supported under ALSA ?
Yes, as I have managed to use the S/PDIF to sync another envy24-based card to
the Delta 66.
> I'm also in the market for a new mobo, but I can't break the bank on
> it. I'm currently using an 800 MHz Duron CPU: what would be a suggested
> upgrade for a Delta 66-based studio, especially WRT the CPU ?
I am also using an ASUS board, but for an Intel processor, running a P4 2.4Ghz.
I understand that this is out of your range, but I second the call for ASUS
motherboards.
-- Luke Yelavich http://www.audioslack.com luke_AT_audioslack.com
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