[TriLUG] Slightly OT: Audio Digitizing Hardware Question

[C TC]

+1 for Ken's advice.

Also look at the MAudio and the Focusrite 4-port products.

On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Ken MacKenzie <ken at mack-z.com> wrote:

> A/D converters are much better on outboard gear when compared to consumer
> computers.
>
> Firewire is best, used to own a Presonus firepod, is linux compatible with
> Jack and FFADO.  Worked great.
>
> I currently own an ART Usb Dual Pre.  It stinks, avoid.
>
> If you only need 2 channel then USB will be easy enough to find just google
> around enough to confirm it has linux support.  Presonus and Alesis seem to
> be pretty good about that.
>
> Anything USB 1 that is standards compliant (would not need a driver on
> other OSs) should work out the box on linux.
>
> It is USB 2+ that things start to get wonky with the manufacturers
> implementations.
>
> One other tip.  If you can find something that can support an audio quality
> of 20 bit and 48 khz sampling rate or better.
>
> Ken
>
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Scott Chilcote <scottchilcote at ncrrbiz.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Brian,
> >
> > I'm starting at a bit lower level than that.  I've run some searches on
> > "Audio digitizing hardware for laptops" and "Analog to digital
> > converters for laptops" and the results are all over the place.  Can you
> > give me some particulars about which products you used?
> >
> > A mac user I know recommended the Apogee Duet, which was helpful, but it
> > turns out to be Mac only.  It also costs $600 retail, kind of steep for
> > where I am in this project.  It's called a "Professional Stereo Audio
> > Interface".  Is that generic terminology?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >    Scott
> >
> >
> >
> >
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