On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 05:30, iriXx wrote: > Frank Barknecht wrote: > > >>The M-Audio Quattro has MIDI, but is too pricey for you. 259 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=030206084203066092132254996599/g=rec/s=computer/search/c=4891 Audiophiles {usb }are 199 {check the reviews} terratecs cards aren't all that pricey {dmx6s for instance} :} I guess you could help write the Mia driver... {179} {This is for a laptop though, right? ... These guys have some affordable maudio stuff http://www.sweetwater.com/store/manufacturer.php?id=121&cat_parent=26&action=catlisting&sortby=catalogprice&sortor=asc ... There are a lot of cheapish aardvark usb things around. I don't know if they're supported though. ... Yamahas are fairly cheapish here {tho' about a hundred out of your price range.} http://www.zzounds.com/love.music?p=c.s&z=1609176662231 {audiophiles {pci} are only 150} I have seen some RME hammerfall cards in your price range {ardour} I'm tired of searching though. Check the back pages of some of the retailers out there some of them have really high end refurbished stuff really cheap. http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/ > > I *might* shell out a bit more eventually. > > > i would reccomend it then... when i bought mine i saw it as an > investment... then again with my kind of work i have use for the 4 > outputs particularly... > > one thing about the Quattro is it isnt bus-powered, its mains powered > ... this i find helps because its less of a drain on my modest little > thinkpad 600E... (PII 366Mhz, 224Mb ram)... but for portability's sake i > did enjoy trying out the Edirol UA-3 - if you're not likely to want as > many inputs, and if you want something thats really light to carry > around with you and has bus power... then i'd suggest going with the > UA-3... cant remember what the UA-20 is, i dont think i got that one on > review but it might fit the bill better.... > > i had absolutely no problems running the UA-3 once i had usb-audio set > up too,... just plug it in, get alsa up and running, and go.... > > m~ -- Rick Taylor <ricktaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> The Dispossessed
