On Thursday 16 December 2004 06:18 pm, Lee Revell wrote: > On Thu, 2004-12-16 at 16:46 -0500, John Check wrote: > > On Wednesday 15 December 2004 01:34 pm, Lee Revell wrote: > > > On Wed, 2004-12-15 at 13:13 -0500, John Check wrote: > > > > Does anybody know of a supported soundcard with a wavetable that's > > > > both currently available and not emu10k1/audigy chipset? > > > > > > What is your objection to the emu10k1? This is the best supported > > > wavetable card. I hope it's not that stupid entry in the linux audio > > > FAQ. > > > > Not sure to which entry you are referring, but it's really a logistical > > problem. I just dropped $30 (on sale!) for a SBLive! to drop in a box I > > use for a synth module. That's ridiculous for an obsolete card. I know > > what I paid like 4 years ago for the same thing. > > Well, I think the SBLive will not get much cheaper than that because for > what it does it works very well. Think of it as a piece of audio gear I could have gotten it cheaper off pricewatch too. Actually, I am thinking of it in terms of audio hardware. $600 for a module vs. $30 and junker parts. I've been pretty happy with what it does but lately the driver has been dropping notes and that's unacceptable. I know it'll get fixed, but it'd be nice if all my eggs weren't in one basket. > instead of a piece of computer hardware. Is a 5 year old effects pedsl > "obsolete"? Hell no - chances are it's better made than a brand new > one. > > The same goes for sound cards. The trend is toward cheaper soundcards > that move more of the traditional hardware functionality (mixing etc) to > software. > One of the things about a mature production process is price goes down. It's still a 16 bit card and they sell a 24 bit one for less (of course that one is missing the AC97 mixer section). I suppose a stable street price could be indicative of something. > Lee
