Patrick Shirkey wrote: > Timothy Alan Gorman wrote: > >> Anyone using this device with jack? >> and Ardour? >> Thanks >> > > You can reliably use it for playback but only with two channels. It > works with 4 channels and alsa native programs like ecasound or arecord. > > The main problem turns out that it can only record in big endian > format but plays back in little endian format. This means someone has > to write a layer for alsa which automatically converts big endian to > little endian when the quattro is in use. Pretty annoying and lame. > Until this is done all recordings will sound noisy due to rounding > errors or some other bs. > > If I count the design "errors" that maudio made with this device I > think there are 5. > > 1: Two clock synced stereo channel boards instead of one 4 channel board. > > 2: Only able to run reliably with lowish latency (480 bits) at 48000hz > (applicable to all usb devices though). > > 3: Input only reads big endian format. > > 4: Output only accepts little endian format. > > 5: Cannot recieve power from the usb port. Requires external adapter. > > If you want to buy a good multichannel device for portable recording > you can find better and more user friendly designs in the firewire > range these days. > > If you can wait for a few months RME will release their next gen which > should be completely firewire compatible.... > Hmmm, Not so good eh' ? so the 'record 4 tracks' function will not work without output (hardware monitoring?) at the same audio format? can I just "record" with 4 tracks? I have used logic in the past but have been followung the development of jackd and ardour for a LONG time....I am vested in the piece of audio equipment (maudio quattro)....I guess I couild sell it...I would only get a nickel though... I really wanted to user ardour to remaster my old 4 tracks... -- Tim Gorman Information Systems Specialist Petr-All Petroleum Corp. office (315) 446-0125 x126 cell (315) 415-8108
