On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:28 PM, James Stone <jamesmstone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My trusty SB Live! is slowly giving up the ghost, and I was wondering > what people would recommend for a cheap audio interface compatible > with linux? It seems USB is a dead end - with all the USB2 stuff being > non-compatible with Linux.. firewire seems to be being phased out, and > I'm not sure about PCI? > > I really just need something basic, but that is relatively quiet > (unlike a no-name cheapo USB interface I bought a while back). 1 x > stereo in would be fine for my purposes. M-Audio Audiophile 2496 is good one for Linux: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Audiophile2496.html $99 retail, Amazon sells 'em for about $70. They have "zero latency" hardware monitoring, too. -- Brett W. McCoy -- http://www.electricminstrel.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the world." -- Jelaleddin Rumi _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
