Re: [linux-audio-user] sub $200 sound card recommendations

From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Wed Oct 12 2005 - 19:21:02 EEST

On 10/12/05, Martin Habets <errandir_news@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> It was 145 UK pounds. Maybe the dollar is sliding faster than I thought,
> but it's still in that ballpark. (go white sox! :)

Yeah, close. Since you'r ein the UK (I didn't look at the email
address close enough) we're not in the same marketplace anyway.

I'm considering this unit for use mostly with a Mac Mini but possibly
also with Linux once in awhile. Comments?

>
> The UA-25 uses S24_3LE. See the link for a jack patch that kindof swaps
> the bytes, but it leaves byte 4 empty. Hence samples loose their sign plus
> more.
> Shouldn't the jack buffer convert the samples to a full 32 bit value?
> How are applications suposed to know how many bits are valid in the
> jack_port_buffer?
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1289682&group_id=39687&atid=425939

Are you saying that patch is not applied or doesn't work for you?

Cheers,
Mark
>
> Martin
>
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 06:58:22AM -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > Where did you find this for under $200? I've been looking around but
> > only got to $215.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
> >
> > On 10/12/05, Martin Habets <errandir_news@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> > > I just got an Edirol UA-25. It does what you require, for about the
> > > right price. It only does little endian formats, and I'm currently trying
> > > to get jack working properly on a (big endian) mac.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Martin
>
Received on Wed Oct 12 20:15:08 2005

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