Re: usb sound cards + laptop?
- From: Nicholas DePetrillo <nick_usenet@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:45:57 -0500
On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:34:12 -0800, idiotprogrammer wrote:
> Hi, I'm a podcaster who does occasional music recording.
>
> I have a Windows PC and soon a linux laptop.
>
> I presume that whatever I buy will have onboard sound.
>
> However, I still haven't bought a soundcard for Windows PC, and thought
> it would be nice to buy a USB sound card which I could also use on both
> the win desktop and linux laptop. If it could be used on both machines,
> I might go for a higher end card.
>
> Here's a list of usb sound cards.
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010360057+70001420&Subcategory=57&description=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice=&ATTR1=&ATTR2=&ATTR3=&ATTR4=&ATTR5=&ATTR6=&ATTR7=&ATTR8=&ATTR9=&ATTR10=2010360057+70001420&ATTR11=&ATTR12=
>
> So far the two big contenders are
>
> Creative External Sound Blaster Live! SB0490 5.1 Channels 24-bit 48kHz
> in 5.1 mode and up
> ($50) and
>
> USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX (90$)
>
> Anybody had any luck with the USB sound cards on linux (I'll be
> downloading Fedora Core 5 (a test version).
Check the ALSA hardware compatibility matrix:
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/index.php?vendor=All#matrix
Just find the brand and product model and it should tell you if it is
compatible or not. I noticed the USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX was listed
as compatible.
Since ALSA is included in the 2.6.x series of kernels, you should have no
problems with Fedora Core.
The ALSA website also states:
All USB devices that are standards compliant will work.
Good luck!
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Nick DePetrillo
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