Soundcard.

[Dar Austin Zaccaro]

Gustin Johnson wrote:
> Asmo Koskinen wrote:
>   
>> Robert Klaar kirjoitti:
>>
>>     
>>> I'm in need of a new soundcard, it'll have too be external since I'm on a
>>> laptop. It can be fairly simple, a couple of inputs/outputs, is there a list
>>> somewhere of soundcards that are supported by the community?
>>>       
>> There is ffado project for external firewire sound cards. I have Echo 
>> AudioFire 4, it is good enough for me (http://www.ffado.org/?q=node/69).
>>
>> http://www.ffado.org/
>>
>> Do not buy anything but fully supported sound card from ffado project!
>>
>> Here is list:
>>
>> http://www.ffado.org/?q=devicesupport%2Flist&filter0=&filter1=&op2=OR&filter2[]=perfect
>>
>> Ubuntu Studio 8.04 do not have support for ffado, but Ubuntu Studio 9.04 
>> does (http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/libffado0). But you can quite 
>> easy build ffado library from source for Ubuntu Studio 8.04, if you like 
>> to use that version.
>>
>> And one more thing - there can be issues with firewire host controller - 
>> check your laptop first:
>>
>> http://subversion.ffado.org/wiki/HostControllers
>>
>> I have TI in both machines I use (use 'lspci' command):
>>
>> Desktop:
>> 06:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A 
>> IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
>>
>> Laptop:
>> 0a:07.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 
>> IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
>>
>>     
> Even better would be a USB based device.  Check the alsa supported
> device list.  IIRC there are devices by M-Audio, Edirol,
>
>
>   
Yeah, you're much better off buying a cheap class-compliant USB audio 
interface and plugging your existing guitar (assuming you have one) 
straight in.