Arnold Krille wrote:
Hi,
untested comments follow:
2006/6/23, Markus Herhoffer <markus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
I need a recommendation for a sound card or USB device for a PC that
will serve as sequencer and virtual instrument on stage. I need a cheap
yet powerful sound card with the following features:
- - about 4 ins and 4 outs. (If there are more, the sound engineer
will go
crazy)
- - ultra low latency
- - compatible to be built into a 19'' rack.
- - MIDI-In/Out
M-Audio has the Delta 44 which is 4in and 4out. With a small
breakout-box to jack in your cables...
PCI has the advantage that rather a lot of cards are tested and
functional on linux.
If you prefer USB, you won't find 4x4 devices. Because usb1.1 can only
carry four streams reliable (which is stereo in and out) and usb2.0
hasn't an audio standard, so most of these devices don't work on
linux.
That's not quite true. I have a usb-1.0 maudio usb quattro 4x4 which can
do four channels at latency of 128 on my 2.6Ghz celeron. However if you
want true low latency then you should go for pcmcia/pci or (mostly
untested but highly anticipated) firewire devices with freebob.
Cheers
--
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://lau.linuxaudio.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
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