> I want to get Linux and a hardware sampler talking to each other more > effectively. Specifically the following: [snip] well, it looks like no one has any good news for you! does it do spdif/aesebu backups/restores? > What about other options? I could get rid of the sampler altogether - > then to get the same number of outputs I'd need to upgrade my soundcard - > but anyway, what Linux software is there that could replace a hardware > sampler while probably retaining a sampler-like way of working? exactly. > Finally, I suppose I could upgrade the hardware sampler. I guess that > more modern hardware samplers integrate better with PCs in general. But > are their protocols and file formats any more open and therefore > potentially more inter-operable with Linux, or are you just as locked in > by proprietary formats and protocols as before? i dont spose they're much better, although i did see one with an ftp server inside :-) good luck! -- Tim
