It's actually a link to the Revolution 7.1. My previous post refers to the card above, though it's not particularly obvious in the post. later, Steve Malcolm Baldridge wrote: >> It does have an envy 24 chip in it which is pretty much supported >>otherwise... It's probably a gamble unless you want to go with OSS. >> >> I'm sure someone else knows more about it... >> > > <http://www.midiman.com/index.phpdo=products.main&ID=0ed0405324041d8025a955a > a6ae2db1c> > > That URL just gives me a "cannot find that in your language" error, but if > it refers to the Audiophile 2496, then the Linux-Audio members have been > completely unanimous in their recommendation. > > The cards specs look awesome and even more than I need, but I know how such > things go... it's always in the details. > > Such a thundering rush of similar recommendations from all quarters > certainly clears the way to my decision. I appreciate it. > > Incidentally, I notice that Germany seems to be the centre of electronic > music devices/hardware of late. > > In just the past week, I've spent alot of time perusing the following sites: > > <http://www.doepfer.de/> > <http://www.rme-audio.com/> > > and now m-audio. Here's to German audio excellence! Those cold winters > drive you indoors to tinker with great machines and perfect them, I > guess. :) > > I grew up listening to German Electronica from the likes of Edgar Froese, > Peter Baumann, and Kraftwerk, et al, before I had the sense of what a > synthesiser was and such audio production methods in general. > > =MB=
