Robert Jonsson wrote: > > Hi Klaus, > > If you need the midi ports there is a chance that you are correct. > > The audio ports though should work splendidly, support for envy24 based cards > is generally very good in Linux, and quite sure this includes the DSP2000 > (Some related reading > http://myweb.cableone.net/eviltwin69/ALSA_JACK_ARDOUR.html) > > > For me, there is no other choice than switching back to Win ?98 and > > Cubase VST and forgetting completely about sound under Linux, at least > > for now. > > As I said, if you really need the midi-ports you might be right. On the other > hand, midi-ports are cheap, most mainboards come with joystick-ports > nowdays... (perhaps not the same quality though). > In general it's more of a question of what apps you intend to be using. VST is > probably a more stable and more feature rich environment. > Linux-audio is still in what "suits" like to call, early adopter stage, > meaning that it's mainly applicable to people that really want to use it and > are prepared to jump through a few hoops to do it. > But we are going to change that, right? ;) > > /Robert Hi Robert, you are completely right, and I agree with you in principle. But the DSP24 as the base of the DSP2000C has been marked as "supported" in the sound card matrix since 2 years or so, even the ST Audio homepage says it?s supported, and now suddenly the ALSA guys tell us it?s even "untested". That?s what I call bad manners, at least. I never would have bought the DSP2000C with this status. FWIW, I?m a Linux user since 1994, as a Sysadmin I have moved the network in our university institute from Novell to Linux, for everything I do with a computer I use Linux (except music), so I am well aware of the problems and am willing to be patient, but this is definitely not the way I like it. Regards Klaus -- Dr. Klaus Kosten Am Ginsterberg 13 D-52477 Alsdorf
