Dear all, On 23.11.20 02:03, David Kastrup wrote: > "Jeanette C." <julien@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Nov 22 2020, David Kastrup has written: >> ... >>> So I am lacking a reasonably solid recommendation of (possibly older but >>> reasonably quality) hardware with 1 or 2 mic inputs and +48V phantom >>> power and likely USB2.0 HiSpeed class compliant, possibly 2 headphone >>> outputs >> ... >> Is it worth investigating the Focusrite Scarlett interfaces? I have read >> here - a few weeks ago - that the 3rd generation is now supported on >> Linux. But the 2nd generation is still listed in some stores. The >> Scarlett 2i2 with two mic preamps +48V phantom power costs about 139EUR, >> the solo - with just one mic preamp - is less than 100 EUR . I think >> these smaller Scarletts used to be a favourite with RaspberryPis, as >> well. >> >> I don't know the latency, but many people speak very favourably about >> them. I recently measured latencies (analog to analog) for some sound cards, including the Focusrite Scarlett solo 3rd gen (2i2 should be the same): https://github.com/gisogrimm/ovbox/wiki/Soundcards >From all the USB sound cards I tested the Focusrite Scarlett was the one with the shortest delay. Best, Giso > > This is basically a no-budget hunt (I don't have the means to make > excessive presents), so store-bought is essentially out. I think one > guy has already gotten a Behringer interface new (I'd not be overly > surprised if it's some laptop-like USB1.1 chip of the "don't expect more > than 15kHz" kind with some somewhat more tolerable preamp, which would > not be the first time I've seen gear from Behringer where the outside > was more impressive than the inside) and there are more dropout problems > than previously (with my old Tascam soundcard) even though it's on its > own USB connector (hopefully on its own controller/port but I don't know > the laptop in person). > > I'd not want to suggest anything for which I've not had good experiences > myself, and the budget would likely be at most around what the Behringer > cost new. So realistically, it's definitely going to focus around > something preowned, and likely no longer in current production. > > The budget situation would likely not be all that much different even if > I had plenty to spare: "oh, I'll gift you all with interfaces if we go > ahead" is not going to cut it. It has to feel like something everyone > is willing to go through with, and selling the effort is going to be > hard enough without also having to admit that the cost will become > non-trivial. > > I think you are right that Focusrite had a reasonable reputation for > their preamps. I'll take a look at what the first generation was about. > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
