[sorry for the delay in answering...] > I'm looking at getting an M-Audio Delta 1010 for the > music workstation I'm building and have a few questions > about supporting hard/software requirements. Does the > 1010 route all ten inputs discretely into the PCI > interface such that there is no need for a hardware > mixer to process the inputs? If so, what software > provides the best alternative to an eight channel > mixer? Are the outputs assignable or are they tied to > their respective inputs? What other hardware do I need > aside from input sources, cables, balanced to 1/4" TIP > adapters, amplifier(s) and speakers to handle 8 channel > recording/playback? I'm not sure if I undertand the question. The 1010 has 8 analog inputs/outputs plus spdif. There is an internal (in the chipset) digital mixer that can be used to do a mixdown to stereo. There is a digital patchbay that defines what goes to the outputs, you can select any input or spdif channel and the outputs of the internal mixer (channels 1/3/5/7 can get the left, 2/4/6/8 the right). The app to use to control all this is envy24control and is part of the alsa-tools package. -- Fernando
