On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 10:28 PM, alex stone <compose59@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A quick Q. A friend is building up a little linux box for testing apps. > (He's putting his toe in the linux waters for the first time.) > He'd like to use a cheap usb audio unit for sound. Any reccomendations, or > experiences? > > He did mention he was looking at some sort of Behringer unit. > > I appreciate this is a vague Q, but he's looking for something stable, > rather than cutting edge. > > Any help or tips would be appreciated. > > Alex. Would it be this? http://www.behringer.com/UCA202/index.cfm?lang=ENG I tested it once and it worked with 64 Studio. Seems a bit limited but it is cheap. You didn't say what your friend wants to record. If he wants to use mics he'll need something with pre-amps built in or else a separate mixer or pre-amp unit. And for guitar either a DI box or something with "Hi-Z" input. I guess the next step up and a big jump in price would be something like an Edirol UA-25 or Presonus Firebox (firewire). I have a Presonus Firepod and I can say that it works well and sounds good. But I don't have much experience with these things. Just thought I'd reply since no one else has :) _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
