--Jason
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Kaza Kore <dj_kaza@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 18:13:40 +1000
> From: lsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: What 16chan sound cardWhat about the RME UCX and related cards? Doesn't provide the mic channels but I thought it was meant to operate fully on USB.
>
> On 5/04/12 3:14 AM, Al Thompson wrote:
> > On 04/04/2012 12:57 PM, S. Massy wrote:
> >> On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 12:05:48PM -0400, Al Thompson wrote:
> >>> I don't know of a 16x4 USB device right off hand.
> >> Is that even possible? Even with USB 2.0, which might have shaky linux
> >> support anyway... Possibly he should investigate other alternatives?
> >
> > Good question. I've been doing a little research, and it's difficult to
> > find something that meets his criteria. Most things that say they are
> > "16 channel" apparently are using Mackie Math when they add them up, and
> > others that provide USB 2.0 connectivity never claim to be able to
> > handle 16 channels simultaneously through USB.
>
> It should be perfectly possible to do this over USB 2.0; I'm just not
> sure you'll find a device to do it that's supported under Linux. There
> are definitely Firewire devices that'll do it, though: I know my Saffire
> PRO40 can do it (it has 8 analog inputs, and an ADAT port that's good
> for 8 more), and I'm sure there are other devices that can do the same.
>
> Thanks
> Leigh
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