James Shatto ha scritto: >>I need to make multitrack recordings; I' m looking for a sound card >>usb2 model >>of at least 4/6/8 balanced inputs, XLR with phantom power to 48V and >>audio resolution 24-bit/96kHz >>and with many analog audio outputs maybe XLR balanced, SPDIF in / out >>and MIDI in / out / trough. >> >> > >For those specs you need a firewire device. USB has limited bandwidth. The best I've come across that work, are 2x 16 bit 48kHz input with simultaneous 2x 16 bit 48kHz output. The best I've seen is 2x 24 bit 96kHz, and the reviews on them are not great. Buggy, not full duplex at that rate, and other driver-ish issues. Even in windows. The USB bus is very limited and at a very minimum has latency issues if you want to multitrack. Even at 16 bit 48 kHz. > >If PCI is a possibility, then an Echo Layla 3G might be to your liking. But I don't know about it's linux support status. I just don't know if you're gonna find a device like that, that works in either windows or linux. Unless it's a firewire device like a Presonus Firepod / Firebox / FP10 / Whatever the marketing name of the year is. Or a PCI device. Go PCI or Firewire, you'll have many more options, and not as many headaches. > >HTH > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.14/1644 - Release Date: 31/08/2008 16.59 > > > Ciao, thanks to help cure my headache! ;-) You are absolutely right: the ultra-fast track, working with Windows at 2x 24-bit 96kHz, in my case I'm not interested in the possibility full duplex, my use would be an alternative recording or playback, the different connections on the card I ' d use only for connecting convenience with other devices or for multitrack recordings low-resolution digital audio or play on multi channel. Would be very good successful use to operate the ultra fast track to linux @2x24-96.... Unfortunately I do not have on all the computers a firewire port, for this I tried a usb model soundcard, should I need an adapter firewire? or what if I want to use a laptop that does not have firewire connection, how can I do? ... PCI perhaps? I do not understand how ... EME (Excuse My English) Grazie ciao gabriele ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
