>> One thing that I could do that would make this much easier to
>> implement, and more importantly from my perspective, is to require
>> that the "tape format" matches the chosen "device format". That is, if
>> you are using a "tape" that is using 32 bit samples (or 24-in-32 like
>> all current 24 bit soundcards do), you are required to use a soundcard
>> that can handle this. Contrarily, if you are using a 16 bit soundcard,
>> the "tape" must use 16 bit samples.
>
>Would you want to support using two cards, with different sample
>formats?
Absolutely not. "Audio-RAID" doesn't interest me because it has so
many niggling little problems that need to be solved in order to get
it right on a reliable basis.
--p