[dundee] Supported USB audio interfaces/cards

[chris wyllie]

Ooh, that could be just what I'm looking for. I don't need too many inputs
just now. I presume that you've got it running happily under the ALSA driver
and there're no problems with it? If that's the case you may well have
answered my prayers, thanks :)

On 10/07/07, Martin Habets <errandir_news at mph.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The sockets on your laptop most likely won't work well.
> They usually suffer from interference from other components,
> like the power supply.
> Digi hardware won't ever be supported on Linux, it is completely
> proprietary.
>
> Firwire stuff is still a bit expensive for your budget I guess. But
> if you find any hardware check for support here:
> http://freebob.sourceforge.net/index.php/Main_Page
> For a USB device, make sure it is standards compliant. Also, check
> it is supported here:
> http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/
>
> Personally I'm very happy with the Edirol UA-25 I got 2 years ago.
> Only 2 inputs, so I bought a small mixer on eBay to attach all the
> other gear.
>
> Good luck,
> Martin
>
> On Mon, Jul 09, 2007 at 12:54:05AM +0000, chris wyllie wrote:
> > Hey folks, I'm wondering if anyone can suggest a cheapish(sub £150) USB
> or
> > Firewire audio interface(or soundcard) that has reliable linux support.
> I'm
> > lpanning to start recording some of the stuff I play in a band with my
> > laptop however it only has its little headphone/mic sockets and I
> realised I
> > need some othr I/O interface for putting lines/mic's/guitars through so
> I
> > can record them.
> >
> > My problem is: which one will work relatively easily? I've yet to seek
> any
> > advice from the likes of soundcontrol/rainbow but I don't know if they'd
> > know about linux support anyways. Google is proving rather difficult on
> this
> > issue(which is un-nerving) and i can't find a definitive list of devices
> > that work reliably.
> >
> > So, does anyone else do sound recording on a laptop with an external
> > interface? Please tell me your secret =)
> >
> > Thanks and goodnight
>
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