On December 19, 2017 12:03:27 PM HST, Niklas Reppel <nik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > i'm currently looking for interfaces that have more than 16 digital > outputs for higher-order ambisonics > applications. > > One of my requirements would be that they work with recent laptops, > that > is laptops that don't have > expresscard or firewire interfaces, as those unfortunately aren't > built > any more. > > I've stumbled over a LAU post from 2016 where options were discussed. > > There's the DiGiCo UB Madi that is reported to work, but the price is > ridiculous, and also it seems > rare/hard to be obtained or even out of production. > > The RME Madiface USB aren't working at all (tried one of them myself). > > So, the PCIe and ExpressCard versions of the RME MADI interfaces have > been reported working, > but has anybody ever tried to use them with USB-to-PCIe or > USB-to-ExpressCard adapters? > > Otherwise, ase the market brought forth new options ? > > Any advice is appreciated ! > > Best, > Niklas I understand that modern laptops with USB-C/3.1 ports can use Apple's Firewire<>USB adaptor to connect to external FW devices. There was mention of that on the list a couple of months ago as working with Linux. Other cheaper FW<>USB apparently don't work. -- David W. Jones gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
