I would generally recommend firewire cards at the moment since I have the feeling you might at some point use the same device to start doing something that requires low latency with your device. I am currently in the process of testing a freebob-based workstation to the point of using it on the road as an instrument, and I am fairly confident low latency firewire audio will be a reality soon, especially with the excellent work Peter and the freebob folks are doing. Personally I use a Roland FA-101, which also has a 'little brother', the Roland FA-66. Hasse Hagen Johansen wrote: > Sorry forgot the subject in the last mail > Hi > I am looking at usb soundcards for listening to music on my > laptop. Right now I got down to three candidates: > - Terratec Aureon 5.1 USB MKII > Pros: Cheap.Have both TOSLINK in/out > Cons: "Only" 16bit up to 48KHz > - Audiotrak Optoplay > Pros: 24bit/96KHz > Cons: No TOSLINK input > - Roland Edirol UA-1EX > Pros: 24bit/96KHz.Has TOSLINK in/out > Cons: Cost about 40% more than the others > What I need is soundcard with stereo output to headphones,line out,and > preferable TOSLINK in/out(It would be useful sometimes, but is not a > must) > Any other suggestions is also welcome. Also higher end cards on > USB/PCCARD which I can buy used(RME hdsp with multiface is a > bit overkill though) > Any one have any experience with such cards and can recommend > something? > Regards > Hasse H. Johansen >
