On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 10:12:55AM +0100, Pieter wrote: > Hi, > > I'm lurking this list for some time now, and I've now seen > several threads about bad hardware support (drivers). > It got me thinking about creating a (pro-) soundcard, specifically > for the linux community. Not an easy job, it should be possible, > although I'm not sure if I can do it (as I'm a student, I'm pretty low > on budget... designing DSP H/W isn't a low-budget thing :) > I'm interested in hearing any comments and/or suggestions. > > A less challenging project: > As I skimmed the specs of the midiman usb midi interfaces, I noticed > that the hardware part of these devices is pretty simple... well, the > electronics, dunno about the mechanical details like case and so. > I didn't read the manuals to look for advanced features, but I'm > pretty sure that I can design such devices... that might be a more > easy start. The equivalent of a midiman 1x1 should have a hardware > cost of about 40$-60$ when using low volume pricing of components. > This is a very rough estimate. > > Let me know what you guys think, if some people show interest, I might > give it a try... > > Pieter > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Currently getting my > Masters in Science and Engineering, (micro-electronics) > @ ESAT laboratory, KULeuven, Belgium. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
I can help, at least with the analog part. But I don't have a lot of extra money at the moment. Mark Rages, analog EE [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mlug.missouri.edu/~markrages
