Lars Luthman escribe: > OK, thanks for the advice on what not to get. I realise that I probably > have to get an USB or Firewire box if I want decent analog ins and outs, > but if all I need is S/PDIF out at 48kHz, surely there must be one > laptop that would work OK with the builtin sound? Is no one running > Linux audio software (succesfully) on a laptop without external > soundcards? I am using a not-state-of-the-art Samsung X05 laptop which features an S/PDIF out. I use an optical cable to a minidisc unit with headphones attached and I use this as "the soundcard", as it gives a far greater quality than the headphone out in the laptop. Jackd attaches to the S/PDIF out nicely and quality of audio apps is very impressive given that laptops usually ship with awful soundcards. I tend to prefer musical hardware as quality of audio outs is usually a lot higher than using the 95% of soundcards in the market. But this S/PDIF plus minidisc combo makes my day. Staying digital as long as posible is worth it. If using a laptop without S/PDIF, an M-Audio Transit seems to have all is needed. Cordially, Ismael -- Ismael Valladolid Torres m. +34679156321 La media hostia j. ivalladt@xxxxxxxxx http://lamediahostia.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user
