Hey sure thing -- if you just want basic sound, older hardware will do you fine, but if you get into mastering your work you might want to check out some of the newer units; broader bandwidth than CD quality is common for studio work. Depends on your needs and your budget :)
I've heard good things about some of the drum machine & sequencing software in the FOSS realm although I haven't used much of it, so ... have a blast! ben On 10/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks guys! That is exactly the information I'm looking for!!! > > -E > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 2:56 pm > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Recording > > This Alsa project hardware matrix tag might help ya: > http://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Special:Whatlinkshere/Matrix:Tag-USB > > :) There are, as always, a lot of off-branded hardware on shelves out > there, though, so without ripping cases off stuff to ID chips, so if you > can discount-bin shop some returnable tryouts you'll probably have good > luck. CRRC and goodwill shops are also other candidates for this; > esp. in the average second-hand shop: if they see some widget witha few > plugs and no dials or other interface, it usually gets shoved in a bin of > adaptors and power cables, among video game and other home entertainment > piles (most usb audio devices I've seen are just dongles)... anything sound > blaster era should have CD-quality sound... you might also find one that has > MIDI as well as audio, which could be a worthwhile extra... > > ben > > > On 10/24/07, Quentin Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 10/22/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I've been interested in recording using my linux box for a while now. > > > I found an interesting device that allows for a direct guitar-to-usb > > > interface (*Behringer UCG102 Guitar to USB ), *but I've so far been > > > unable to find out whether or not there is support for this device under > > > Ubuntu (or if there is another device that will work in it's stead). > > > > > > Don't know about this specific device, but most of these USB audio > > devices work using the same basic "USB Audio" drivers in ALSA. If this one > > does as well, you should be able to select it as a recording source in once > > the appropriate modules are loaded. In Ubuntu I've had this be automagical > > for some USB headphones, and a co-worker of mine got a USB turntable to do > > the same. > > -- > > -Regards- > > > > -Quentin Hartman- > > > >
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