on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 05:29:11PM +0100, Djého Youn wrote: > mmm....ok. > > so, this automatically leads to this very famous question here: > which external card will be compatible (means working out of box) with the > type of Lenovo laptop I want to buy. (it's not thinkpad series. it's G > series G580, G780...etc.) > and as I'll already spend 700-900 euros on new lap top, the cheapest option > will be better. i picked up a lenovo thinkpad t430s in late december and it's an awesome machine. the current generation of lenovos seem pretty good. running arch on it, everything worked out of the box. i also picked up a focusrite scarlett 2i2 interface, which is fantastic and also worked out of the box. however, i note that you're looking for "cheap", and the scarlett is unfortunately about 140eur. in terms of cheap audio interfaces, i'd honestly go for a used native instruments USB interface. they're fully supported and you can get absurdly low latencies with them. i have an audio4 dj i use for DJing (with xwax) in addition to the scarlett i use for everything else. -w > I need one mic input and a stereo output. (although more outputs can be > always welcome, if it doesn't double up the price) > I don't need super hyper fantastic quality. just 'normal'. > cheap and work out of box with the most recent laptop + ubuntu set up would > be more important than quality... > but one good bonus will be headphone amp + on board headphone volume > control. I spend a lot of time with my Beyerdynamic DT-770. > > and the reason why I insist on Lenovo models is simply I never had any > other brand...before my first PC laptop, I was brainwashed by mac. so I > have no idea about general PC stuff. > so plz don't hesitate if you can recommend a decent laptop from other brand. > > thanks! > > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Joe Hartley <jh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:23:27 +0100 > > Djého Youn <ydjeho@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > my problem with combo is that even if it works fine, > > > I use mic input and headphone output at the same time when I perform. (I > > > don't sing, but I use my voice to trigger some efxs...etc.) > > > > > > mic input --> process --> headphone out > > > > > > pffff...maybe it's time to consider purchasing a external card? > > > it seems that combo jack is new trend. many laptops I've found > > interesting > > > comes with combo setup... > > > > You'll definitely want an external audio interface, an inexpensive one > > should be fine, but you can ramp up as to your needs. The audio > > chips used in the Thinkpads have always been pretty low quality, I think > > you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much better the sound is with an > > external interface. > > > > -- > > ====================================================================== > > Joe Hartley - UNIX/network Consultant - jh@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Without deviation from the norm, "progress" is not possible. - FZappa > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-audio-user mailing list > > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > > > > > -- > Jae Ho YOUN > > http://jaehoyoun.com > http://advancedsituation.com/ > _______________________________________________ > 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
