>>>>> dietrich heese boutin <dietrich.heese.boutin@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I am looking to install alsa on a laptop along with something for > more reasonable sound such as a Roland ua-20... So far I have > heard that alsa does not work, only oss, and that the latency that > can be expected with such a set up is worth neglect. Although I don't have much experience with the usb-audio module, the details at alsa-project.org indicate that it's well beyond the limitations you mention. However, I _can_ speak to the fact that ALSA is certainly capable of very good low-latency performance on a laptop. http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php3?company=Edirol&card=UA-20&chip=&module=usb-audio _I've_ been getting excellent results using the RME Hammerfall DSP (Cardbus interface) for live multitrack recording with ALSA, a patched low-latency kernel, JACK, and ecasound or Ardour. -- Roger Williams <raw@xxxxxxx> Qux Tool & Die, Middleborough, Massachusetts // Omne tulit punctum qui misquit utile dulci //
