Pieter Palmers <pieterp@xxxxxxx> writes: > cezar@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Frank Barknecht <fbar@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >>> Hallo, >>> cezar@xxxxxxxxxxx hat gesagt: // cezar@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >>> >>>> Is there any audio interface with 8 or 10 out that works 100% with linux ? >>> For a laptop AFAIK there's only the RME PC-card interface supported >>> 100%. If you're the experimental type of user, you may also want to >>> have a look at the freebob-supported Firewire devices: >>> http://freebob.sourceforge.net/index.php/List_of_Supported_Devices >>> >>> Ciao >>> -- >>> Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org_ __goto10.org__ >> >> TerraTec PHASE Rack 88 FW, TerraTec EWS Mic2 / Mic8 Firewire and ESI >> QuataFire 610 seem interesting. Could anyone post some working >> setups >> with these boards, technical issues and performance obtained. > > I have a phase88 rack FW and an ESI quatafire 610. > > Don't get the ESI, because they don't update their firmware (they are > still using a 2 year old firmware, while the most recent reference > firmware dates from january). Therefore it is difficult to fully > support it. > > The Phase88 FW is nice. Very straightforward. > > All devices you mention are BeBoB devices and are therefore supported > by the freebob project. we are going to release a first version of the > code really soon. This will allow you to use the BeBoB based devices > with jackd. If you want alsa, you'll have to use the jack<->alsa > plugin. > > The support is not complete yet, but all the basic things are present: > - Analog I/O at all samplerates supported by the device > - Digital I/O, depending on the format and firmware config. SPDIF out > mostly works, provided it's not AC3 passthrough. > - MIDI support through ALSA-Sequencer > > Experimental support for: > - multiple devices on the bus using wordclock sync > > Not supported yet: > - hardware zero-latency mixer control > - extended device configuration controls (front/back switches, sync > modes, ...) > - native ALSA support > > Roundtrip audio loopback latencies are, depending on your system, > around 5-7ms. > > I think that everything you need for a basic setup is supported > (except for the mixer maybe). The more advanced stuff is going to be > supported in the next version. As we are cooperating with the chipset > & device vendors, we can assure you that all features of the devices > will be supported. It's just a matter of time. > > Greets, > > Pieter Palmers > freebob developer I have a M-Audio Firewire 410 right now, could you tell if this will be supported sometime soon ? very soon ? :P This way I wouldn't have to buy another interface. Regards Cezar
