[TriLUG] Slightly OT: Audio Digitizing Hardware Question

[Ken MacKenzie]

That is pretty interesting.  And since I need to replace this horrid art
unit soon....

What I wonder is how their folio mixer with USB compares.  For the pure
convenience of combining the usb interface with the small mixer in my
laptop stage setup.

Yes I use linux audio live on stage.

Ken

On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 4:27 PM, John Mitchell <john280z at gmail.com> wrote:

> Scott,
>
>    Behringer. To beat it will add another zero to the $29.00.
>
> This review is more focused on the Audio Output qualities but the input
> specs are more than most of us need.
>
> http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/behringer-uca202-review.html
>
> here's a comparison with some other units:
> http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/fiio-d5-dac.html
>
>
> john mitchell
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 1:40 PM, Scott Chilcote <scottchilcote at ncrrbiz.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi TriLUGers,
> >
> > I have been making some audio recordings with Audacity for a home
> > project, and the results are pretty bad.  I have decided that the
> > digitizing hardware at the audio input in my ASUS laptop is really low
> > quality.  Every recording sounds compressed and muffled, regardless of
> > the source.
> >
> > Just for grins, I tried this $6 gadget that I had in my junk drawer:
> >
> >
> http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Virtual-External-Surround-USB-AUDD/dp/B00D69U1B0
> > While not great, it was a HUGE improvement over the built-in hardware!
> >
> > Do any LUGgers use external devices to convert analog to digital?  For
> > this application, Linux compatibility is not essential.  Audacity is
> > multi-platform.  But it wouldn't hurt...
> >
> > A have a friend who does professional recording, and he uses a rack
> > mounted A to D converter that cost $$$$.  I'm not going for the pro
> > level, but I'd like to find out if there's hardware that can do a
> > respectable job on a hobbyist's budget.
> >
> > Thanks muchly,
> >
> >    Scott C.
> >
> > --
> > Scott Chilcote
> > scottchilcote at ncrrbiz.com
> > Cary, NC USA
> >
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