On Wed, 2004-12-15 at 16:46, Mark Knecht wrote: > On 16 Dec 2004 00:06:08 +0100, Andreas Kuckartz <A.Kuckartz@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > RME has some interesting information on its page > <ALMOST TOTAL SNIP> > > > > Cheers, > > Andreas > > > > Removing consortium@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx as I don't know what it is. > > These are some good links. Great actually. I know of the Bridge Co. > chips, as well as some of what Phillips, Sony, Yamaha and others do in > this area. I hadn't seen the TC chip. It looks quite cool. I agree, looks really interesting as an integrated solution. And probably what everybody else (or almost everybody) is using :-) > I would suggest people think about what they *want* to accomplish with > a project like this, and then look at what role, if any, chips like > this would play. In my mind I could create a WONDERFUL sound card > using the Bridge Co. or TC chips, along with a couple of line drivers, > D/A's ect.. This would work and would likely work very well. However, > there is nothing 'Open Source' about the hardware design. The board > design & layout could be open, but as we've discussed already this > group cannot achieve the economy of scale that a real board > manufacturer would reach and thus our boards will always be more > expensive. > > Why would any of us by the card from this group for $350 when you > could by it from M-Audio for $199? Because it has a working linux driver? :-) > I don't think makes sense. I wouldn't. (Correct me if you think this > won't be the case.) I'd pay a premium for a 1394 card that has good linux support, but I don't know what is the point at which it would become "too expensive" :-) That would be the only advantage. The problem with a hardware project like this is that that particular advantage would be nullified as soon as a major manufacturer provides the information for making a commercial (cheap) 1394 card work under linux. > In my mind the real 'Open Source Sound Card' (OSSC?) is one where we > control the architecture of the hardware and what that hardware is > capable of doing. That is where we add value. (Assuming we have value > to add!) ;-) I do not think we add value duplicating a demo board > program designed at Bridge CO. or TC. That's what the folks in Taiwan > do and that's what gets marketed through M-Audio and others. > > Just my thoughts. Thanks... -- Fernando
