On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 14:17 -0400, Jason Bechtel wrote: > We have a small budget (I don't know how much). The guys with studio > knowledge have looked at the linux-sound website and done some > searching and are asking whether they can use one of the following two > devices with Linux: > > Tascam DM-300 (FireWire; new model) > Yamaha 01V96 the answer, as far as i know, is either "no", or "yes, but you don't want to deal with the hassle at this time". if they want to get (lots of) audio in/out of a linux system, they should be considering RME hdsp interfaces or M-Audio Delta 1010's. these are both high quality devices used by professional studios. some of the hdsp configurations will also need external digital/analog converters, which is where you can pay whatever you want and get whatever quality you can afford. --p