This is good news! I'm looking for a good USB 2-channel audio interface for christmas and I was almost decided on the M-Audio Fast Track Pro, which should be working out of the box with a 3.1 kernel, too. But I reckon the Mackie is a way better device. It only lacks 96kHz recording, but I think I can go without that. -- Peter Crighton | (mainly) Progressive Rock musician based in Mainz/Wiesbaden, Germany http://www.petercrighton.de 2011/11/30 drz <drz@xxxxxxxxxx>: > This device is working with Kernel 3.1 (in debian wheezy). > > 1. Check dmesg if the device is registered. You should get something like > this: > > [ 400.908425] usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2 > [ 401.129862] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0a73, idProduct=0010 > [ 401.129873] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, > SerialNumber=0 > [ 401.129879] usb 3-1: Product: Onyx Blackjack > [ 401.129882] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: Loud Technologies Inc. > [ 401.130118] usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice > > maybe you get some of these, too: > [79005.602627] 5:1:1: cannot get freq at ep 0x1 > [79005.615632] 5:2:1: cannot get freq at ep 0x82 > [79007.303653] 5:1:1: cannot get freq at ep 0x1 > [79007.322655] 5:2:1: cannot get freq at ep 0x82 > They are no problem! > > 2. Go to System Settiings (KDE Control Center) click on Multimedia (German > version): > Choose Audio output (Dont know the exact english descriptor) and choose the > Onyx Blackjack device. > > Maybe you have to create the following file (dont know exactly if this has an > effect, but its what I did and the device works now > I guess this ones for alsa): > /etc/asound.conf > > with the following content: > options snd-usb-audio index=0 > options snd-aoa index=1 > > you will have to change snd.aoa to the driver of your onboard soundcard. snd- > aoa is the Apple Powerbook onboard soundcard. > > Maybe you will have to install > apt-get install phonon-backend-xine > > 3. To use it in audacity with jackd: > > - Simply start qjackctl, in Preferences (Einstellungen in german) switch input > device (eingangsgerät) and output device (ausgangsgerät) to Blackjack -> USB > audio, maybe you wish to deselect 'force 16bit' (16bit erzwingen) to record in > 24bit and turn the sample rate to 48khz > Sometimes jackd doesnt start properly, then simply start it again and make > sure you plugged in the blackjack first (and enabled phantom power, if > necessary). > > - start audacity and switch its soundsystem to jack audio and start recording! > > So I think you can consider the mackie onyx blackjack working in linux (debian > wheezy at least. but it should be working in a recent ubuntu with a 3.1 > kernel, too). > > The devices' sound is really great, especially the preamps. > > Have fun > drz > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
