Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-24 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bernard wrote: > no one can tell > which sound card is linux compatible... The sound card I have so far > been using is included in my motherboard (ASUS P5LD2 SE, Soundmax ADI 986A) There have b

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-24 Thread Raffaele Morelli
2009/6/24 ghe : > On 6/24/09 1:34 AM, Raffaele Morelli wrote: > >> I wonder if the differential (?! >> apologize for my english :-/ > > "difference" :-) D'oh! In this case I really didn't mean "difference" but the meaning in mathematics... maybe "gain factor" is more appropriate for my thoughts mm

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-24 Thread Bernard
Dave Thayer wrote: On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 04:47:18PM +0200, Bernard wrote: My purpose is to digitalize vinyl records. Using my default audio card gave poor results. On an audio forum, it was stated that I couldn't expect good results unless I use a usb audio interface. Lots of them on

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-24 Thread ghe
On 6/24/09 1:34 AM, Raffaele Morelli wrote: I wonder if the differential (?! apologize for my english :-/ "difference" :-) between pci and usb/firewire ones would be noticeable. After all we are talking about dear old vinyls. Well, *if* there's a noise pickup problem inside the computer, t

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-24 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
Dave Thayer wrote: > FWIW, Ripping vinyl involves a fair amount of effort, so if you can > borrow CD versions of your LPs or find a cheap used CD you're better > off ripping the CD than spending a lot of time in Audacity trying to > get a clean LP rip. Certainly, it is more involved to record a LP

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-24 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
Allan Wind wrote: > On 2009-06-23T18:11:42, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: >> Where did you get this information? What changed within the >> specifications between 1.1 and 2.0 so that they require a separate driver? > > linux-audio-us...@lists.linuxaudio.org > > When I looked into this a few months b

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-24 Thread Raffaele Morelli
2009/6/23 ghe : > On 6/23/09 10:34 AM, Raffaele Morelli wrote: > >> Result are strictly related to AD converters inside the sound card, >> ie, bytes are bytes whether they are coming from usb or pci or >> firewire. >> >> BTW, what do you mean with poor results? > > Signal to noise, I'd guess. The i

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-24 Thread Dave Thayer
On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 04:47:18PM +0200, Bernard wrote: > My purpose is to digitalize vinyl records. Using my default audio card > gave poor results. On an audio forum, it was stated that I couldn't > expect good results unless I use a usb audio interface. Lots of them on > the market, but I

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-23 Thread ghe
On 6/23/09 10:34 AM, Raffaele Morelli wrote: Result are strictly related to AD converters inside the sound card, ie, bytes are bytes whether they are coming from usb or pci or firewire. BTW, what do you mean with poor results? Signal to noise, I'd guess. The inside of a computer box is not an

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-23 Thread Allan Wind
On 2009-06-23T18:11:42, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Where did you get this information? What changed within the > specifications between 1.1 and 2.0 so that they require a separate driver? linux-audio-us...@lists.linuxaudio.org When I looked into this a few months back I was not able to find an

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-23 Thread Raffaele Morelli
2009/6/23 Bernard : > My purpose is to digitalize vinyl records. Using my default audio card gave > poor results. On an audio forum, it was stated that I couldn't expect good > results unless I use a usb audio interface. Lots of them on the market, but > I'd be interrested to hear someone saying th

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-23 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
Allan Wind wrote: > Linux support the USB 1.1 audio specification, and if the device > is compliant it just works. USB 2 devices require a driver for > each device. Where did you get this information? What changed within the specifications between 1.1 and 2.0 so that they require a separate dri

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-23 Thread Tim Beauregard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bernard wrote: > My purpose is to digitalize vinyl records. Using my default audio card > gave poor results. On an audio forum, it was stated that I couldn't > expect good results unless I use a usb audio interface. Lots of them on I bought Edirol 1A-

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-23 Thread Allan Wind
On 2009-06-23T16:47:18, Bernard wrote: > My purpose is to digitalize vinyl records. Using my default audio card > gave poor results. On an audio forum, it was stated that I couldn't > expect good results unless I use a usb audio interface. Lots of them on > the market, but I'd be interrested

Re: looking for a debian compatible usb audio interface

2009-06-23 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
Bernard wrote: > My purpose is to digitalize vinyl records. Using my default audio card > gave poor results. On an audio forum, it was stated that I couldn't > expect good results unless I use a usb audio interface. Lots of them on > the market, but I'd be interrested to hear someone saying that it