On May 27, 2008, at 6:44 AM, schoappied wrote: > schoappied wrote: >> Does the m-audio delta 44 and the audiophile 2496 have a midi >> function? >> Can I connect a electr. piano with a midi output to these soundcards? >> >> Dirk >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user >> >> > It seems that the delta 44 doesn't have digital I/O, can somebody > answer > the above question and tell me where digital I/O is for? The Delta 44 doesn't have digital IO. That is what the extra two channels on the Delta 66 are. If you mean what is digital IO for, it is a clean way to hook up to something that already has digital. Ideas that come to mind are a DAT deck, a CD player, another computer, a synth with digital output (Alesis makes some), speakers with digital ins, a pre-amp with digital out, etc. Digital out can also be used for data streams, such as DTS, AC3, or Dolby E. I most recently used digital out at home to connect a second computer to my USB audio interface (with built in mixer or sorts) for the purpose of sharing speakers. At work I use digital audio extensively for AC3 and Dolby E. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
