On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:29:58AM -0800, Mark Knecht wrote: > Polashek, Matthew wrote: > >I would simply prefer to be able to hit 96K. [...] > > OK. Well, 8-10 inputs of 96K A/D is going to cost you, but I'd guess > your best bet under Linux is probably an RME card of some type, with one > of their external 96KHz D/As. > > Look into the RME HDSP line. The low end of what might work for you > would be the HDSP MultiFace. I think the drivers for that work pretty well. > The Multiface is 96K but I think is limited to 8 channels, whereas the Digiface does 24 @ 48K, and I presume 12 @ 96K, if you bring your own convertors. > Higher end I'd look at maybe a Hammerfall Light (Digi9636) With an ADI-8 > Pro maybe. Good sound. Please double check that the ADI-8 Pro stills > supports the full 8 channels at 96KHz. It has enough ADAT interfaces to > do this but I'm finding the web page lacking on this fact. > IIRC the ADI-8 Pro runs at 48K, although, yes, the web page seems not mention this (I think I read the manual once); to go at 96K you need the Double Speed ADI-8DS: http://www.rme-audio.com/english/adi/adi8ds.htm This uses two ADAT cables each sending 4 channels at 96K. Neither of these units are cheap though, and do have lots of other features you may not need such as TDIF. Good hunting! Malcolm Smith
