[LAD] RME FIREFACE 400? RME MULTIFACE II?

[Ralf]

On Sun, 2011-05-22 at 13:23 -0600, Gustin Johnson wrote:
> I would stay away from the Fireface and the multiface (unless you
> connect the multiface to another interface).
> 
> FWIW, I have a 9652 PCI card and an RME ADI 8-DS.  If I need more
> channels there is an Alesis ADAT that I can connect to it, albeit at
> only 16/48.  It is important to note that the 9652/9652 do not have
> any ADC/DACs on them and rely on outboard gear for that.
> 
> This particular rig has been solid and stable for years and has been
> in 3 different rigs, the latest being an Intel Sandy bridge.  If you
> can afford it I highly recommend the RME PCI and PCIe solutions.
> Their Firewire solutions have traditionally been the exact opposite
> under Linux.

Hm? I tries to switch from LAD to LAU, regarding to current user
queries, but it failed. Hi Admin [1] ;).

Hi Gustin :), hi Ubuntu Studio users list :), pardon LAD ;)

IIUC a HDSPe AIO or DSP 9632 is all I need, if I just need a stereo IO?
I only need to buy a BF-BOXLRMKH or BF-BOCMKH breakout cable?

If I need additional IOs and wish to avoid Multiface firmware issues, I
can add AI4S-192 AIO and AO4S-192 AIO.

If I need much more IOs and don't have enough money for RME IOs, I can
e.g. use a BEHRINGER ADA8000 ULTRAGAIN PRO8 DIGITAL by ADAT connection.
The sound quality might be less good and I guess this will add extra
latency and Ardour won't auto-compensate this extra latency
automatically?

As long as I'm using a mobo with PCI slots I can use AI4S-192 AIO and
AO4S-192 AIO with a DSP 9632 and when I switch to a mobo with PCIe only
I can switch from DSP 9632 to HDSPe AIO and keep AI4S-192 AIO and
AO4S-192 AIO (and e.g. a BEHRINGER ADA8000 ULTRAGAIN PRO8 DIGITAL ;)?

Using a DSP 9632 with a PCIe to PCI bridge doesn't work or at least
could cause issues?

Best,

Ralf


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-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Ralf <ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net>
To: linux-audio-user-owner at lists.linuxaudio.org
Subject: Subscription failed
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 04:40:52 +0200

Hi,

I want to switch from LAD to LAU, regarding to some user queries about
sound cards. When I first tried to subscribe, I made a typo for my email
address, then I tried again without typo, but it failed several times,
without any error messages.

Best,

Ralf