Am 02.08.2018 um 17:04 schrieb Ketil Thorgersen: > Den 2018-08-02 13:42, skrev Christopher Arndt: >> >> For a band I would take a look at the MIDAS MR18, for example. > Am I right in assuming that it can record 18 tracks simultaneously? Yes, you can switch between two modes, where it either acts as a two-channel audio interface (presumably with potentially less latency) or a 18-channel one. > Can you even utilise the built in effects under linux? Yes, the effects work independently of the audio interface, think of this device as a digital mixer without a hardware control interface, wich also happens to be a 2or 18 channel audio interface. > And it works flawlessly under linux? So far I had no complaints. With my my system (a 5 year old intel i5 laptop), I use a Jack frame size of 256 for the 18-channel mode. Admittedly, this isn't super low-latency and not ideal for multi-tracking and overdubbing, but for tracking a band it's adequate, I think. The thing is that you control this device totally via OSC (Open Sound Contro) and Behringer/MIDAs provides a GUI control interface (which talks OSC to the device via Ethernet or WiFi) for Windows, OS X, Linux (64-bit), iOS and Android. For the latter there are even third-party control apps, which provide a slightly better user experience. You can even send OSC messages incapsulated into MIDI sysex messages to the devices via the standard DIN-MIDI interface (i.e you could program a MIDI controller floor board to turn on/off channels or effects). But once you have programmed your routing, you can use these devices also as standalone (sub-)mixers, e.g. as a mixer for the the whole band in the rehearsal room, as a keyboard submixer, or a monitor mixer. BTW, the MIDAS MR18 is almost the same device as the Behringer XR-18, except that the latter has two inputs, which also can accepts instrument (guitar) level), and the former has better Neutrik XLR sockets with locking mechanism. Cheers, Chris _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
