I think the UA25 is nice, solidly built. I don't know about cheap though. I've heard decent things about some tascam unit that is cheap, and there are also super-budget ones on places like newegg. On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 3:21 PM, <hollunder@xxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:04:09 +1000 > "Jesse Zola" <jesse.zola@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> 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 own a UA-25 and it works rather well. The weaknesses so far: not > that much gain at the output. It's only powersource is USB, so this > might be a problem, depending on the machine's USB. > It's rather easy to drive the limiter too hard. > I haven't tested Phantom power or Digital i/o. > > I think I read that the newer version (UA-25something) is not supported. > > Best regards, > Philipp > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
