Re: USB sound adapter

From: RRB (rrb_at_despammed.com)
Date: 03/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:38:02 +0100

Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> S P Arif Sahari Wibowo wrote:
>
>>Will linux have difficulties using one of those USB sound
>>adapters? Examples below:
>>http://store.yahoo.com/saveateaglestore/snd-dsb-usb51.html
>>http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:QVS%20USB-AUDIO2%20Sound%20Card:1991677544
...
> Linux supports USB audio devices that comply with the USB Audio
> specification. Such devices can be identified by the fact that they
> don't come with their own drivers but use the generic USB Audio driver
> included with Windows or OSX (or Linux).
>
> DTS/AC-3 passthrough probably won't work.
>
> See <http://qbik.ch/usb/devices/>.
...
>>Assuming one will work, will I have difficulties recording sounds
>>from multiple sound adapters?
...
> No, unless several devices connected to one bus exceed the bus
> bandwith.
...

I've heard that roland edirol wrote (or made a great support to) the usb alsa
linux driver, so the semi-pro ua-25 usb audio adapter from they, should at most
work with alsa.

http://www.edirol.com/products/info/ua25.html

I will in the future perhaps buy one, could you please post result if you succeed? 

-- 
Post prandium stabis, post coenam ambulabis.
RRB

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