Sampo, Thank you. On Sunday 14 January 2007 15:24 in an email titled "Re: Multi-channel audio with a computer front end" Sampo Savolainen wrote: >On Sun, 2007-01-14 at 15:02 -0700, Bearcat M. Sandor wrote: >> So, is a firewire device like the Apogee Rosetta 800 a solution? Will a >> linux movie player using xine or gstreamer be able to send the correct >> channels of the Dolby Digital/DTS to the individual channels on a >> multi-channel pro device? >> >> This all assumes that Freebob (the firewire driver) works as advertised. > >"as advertised"? Freebob is ultimately going to produce an ALSA driver, >but it's not ready (afaik, work hasn't started on it). Freebob currently >is usable with jack-aware applicatios, but those tend to be geared >towards music production, not consumption. > >Regarding advertisement: >"Not recommended for beginners or production use." From the FAQ on >freebob.sf.net > >Yes, it works for a lot of people. But those people are experts and know >what they are getting into. I STRONGLY recommend getting a preferably >PCI sound card supported by ALSA. > > > Sampo
