Daniel James wrote: >>If you have a minute, could you please check the level of cpu usage while >>using your quattro? Fex. when playing a cd, or better yet some 4-channel >>stream, which is uncompressed so that almost the cpu activity will be due to >>the usb bus activity. If it's negligible on your system, it should be so on >>mine too. > > > I'd also be interested in knowing the figures. Are you using all four channels > of audio in and out simultaneously, m? tbh i havent put it to the test yet, mainly because i dont have sufficient mikes at home to set up the 4 in... from patricks' comments on the quattro page at alsa-project.org... http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php3?company=Midiman&card=USB+Audio+Quattro&chip=Cypress+AN2131XX&module=usb-audio#notes "Remember that the quattro can only do stereo i/o for 96000hz 24bit, 2i/1o or 1i/2o at 48000hz 24bit, 4i/4o at 48000hz 16bit in windows and mac environments. YMMV in Linux :)" sounds pretty positive to me.... especially as in windows 98 i only have the option of 2 in 4 out or 4 in 2 out.... m~ -- iriXx www.iriXx.org copyleft: creativity, technology and freedom? info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.copyleftmedia.org.uk _ ( ) ascii ribbon against html email X / \ cat /dev/sda1 > /dev/dsp *** stopping make sense ***