On January 16, 2019 9:12:54 AM HST, Joe Hartley <jh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 16 Jan 2019 18:26:39 +0000 (UTC) > Jordan Muscott <augustusgorman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Thanks for the reply. I know this part of the question isn't linux > specific, but presumably the AD converters in something like that > aren't "as good" as those in a more expensive device though? > > True. The Behringer is locked at 48kHz/16bits, and uses a fairly > basic chip. > This is usually fine for CD-quality transfers. There are better chips > one could > get, but I wouldn't be able to hear the difference in coming from a > cassette. > > > I guess my question is do I have to fork out for a feature rich > device such as one of the RME ones, or is there something with a more > limited feature set out there (eg only 2 channels) that is of equally > high quality? > > You can, but for me it's a cost/benefit thing. Do you need 12 > channels of > I/O? The high-end pre-amps? MIDI? ADAT or SPDIF? Not for the task > of > doing tape to digital conversion. If you want a really great > interface with > all of that, the Babyface Pro is top-notch, but is priced accordingly. > > > And then of course the linux specific question is -> Is it > supported? > > Yes, the UCA202 is a USB compliant device, which means you plug it in, > and it's > recognized as an audio interface in your system. Couldn't be easier! > > I still use a UCA202 to do my tape and LP transfers into a Linux > laptop, > even though I've got a Soundcraft MTK mixer at my disposal. It does > only > one thing, but it's not bad at it. > > Good luck! I've been using my UCA202 as output device and as stereo input from a small 10-channel mixer. (The other audio sources plug into the mixer.) UCA just works on Linux (Debian and Ubuntu). 48Khz/16-bit is better quality than my ears, my amp and stereo speakers can output. I'm happy with it. -- David W. Jones gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
