Re: [LAU] Recording multiple instruments at once? [OT?]

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 09:16:55PM -1000, david wrote:
> Rick Green wrote:
> > On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, James Stone wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 07:04:47PM +0000, rob wrote:
> >
> >>> I don't use USB, but IIRC USB1 has insufficient bandwidth for >2 channels,
> >>> and there are zero USB2 soundcards that work under Linux.
> >>>
> >> Interesting. What would you suggest instead?
> >>
> > Firewire. There are several firewire interfaces that are supported.
> > I'm using a Focusrite Saffire pro 26. There are also supported mixers
> > (Mackie Onyx line) which sport a firewire interface, delivering all
> > channels as well as the main mix to the computer. Excellent for mixing a
> > live show, and delivering a multitrack to the laptop at the same time.
> >
> > For a smaller budget (and 'you pays your money, and you take your choice')
> > there's the Phonic Helix line, which is not officially supported, but is
> > 'reported to work'.
> >
> > See http://ffado.org/?q=devicesupport/list for additional options.
>
> I have a Behringer U-Control UCA-202 USB1 sound device here. It works
> fine for outputting 2 channels. Trying to output 2 channels AND record 2
> channels produced great big skips in both output and recording ...

use periods/buffer = 3 (aka -n3 )

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