On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:15:06 -0200 Gianfranco Ceccolini <gianfranco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The ESI UGM 96 does an excelent job and works right out of the box in Linux. > > http://www.esi-audio.com/products/ugm96/ > > > > > 2013/12/19 Roberto Suárez Soto <talkingxouba@xxxxxxxxx> > > > Hi, > > > > I'm thinking about buying a new sound card for recording guitar. As most > > recommendations I've seen on the Net are quite old (latest I could get was > > from 2012), I'm asking here to get more current information :-) > > > > My current setup is a V-Amp 2 connected through the headphones' output and > > a stereo jack to the line-in input in my computer. It's got an AMD Phenom > > 945, 12GB RAM and a built-in HDA Intel clone. It works, but it's noisy and > > I think it distorts sound when I pump up the volume. I've also tried a > > Behringer UCG-102, but it adds a hefty amount of latency (60-70 ms as > > measured by qjackctl). > > > > I'm not searching for anything "pro", just something cheap (<150€) to play > > and sometimes record at home. I wouldn't mind a PCI/PCIe card, though I > > worry that two or three years from now computers stop carrying PCI slots > > and I have to get rid of it. Searching for USB compatible devices, I've > > seen the Shappire 2i2, but reports of it working on Linux are mixed. A > > pity, because it sure looks good :-) > > > > So, based on this, what would you recommend? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > -- > > Roberto Suarez Soto We like to party > > Rock the party > > I'm using a Komplete Audio 6 which seems to work out of the box. Level is maybe slightly on the low side but is very clean and not a hint of noise or distortion, so appears to have plenty of headroom. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
