On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Kevin Cosgrove <kevinc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 27 June 2008 at 22:10, "Martin Horn" <martin.horn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> You can get a Soundblaster Audigy PCMCIA for less than 100 $ >> I think, it got just one input but the quality of record and >> playback is fine. You also have 5.1 or 7.1 output or so with >> that if you need it later. I think its supported by alsa as >> well. > > I'm nervous about internal cards, even PCMCIA w/o a breakout box, > being noisy. > >> The MAudio Fasttrack I can recommend as well regarding the >> quality, but just for recording in wav quality with 2 channels >> there are cheaper solutions which will work... > > Which flavor of Fasttrack do you have? The models I see are > "USB", "Pro", "Ultra" and "Ultra 8R". The last two look > comparable to the Delta 1010. The "Pro" version retails for > $199. The "USB" version is around $149 (all this is US$) but > it's max sample rate is 48kHz whereas the others are all 96kHz. > > The Tascam US-144 is around $144 US, and claimed by the ALSA > matrix to work. > > Thanks.... > > -- > Kevin > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user > I have an indigo dj pcmcia, and my only complaint is that I cannot use it with my current favorite laptop (old ibook g3 with no pcmcia slot). I had no issues with noise levels (pcmcia cards are very well shielded and grounded). If all you need is something that sounds about as good as the record player, any $30 usb 1 (which will work with any usb 1 or 2 port) soundcard is just about guaranteed to work with the snd_usb_audio driver and many of them have rca cable inputs. Of course your latency will be a bit high and sound quality less than perfect, but the flac files should sound at least as good as your turntable after capture. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
