ico wrote: > I am in the process of considering a portable USB audio interface. Having > checked the alsa matrix, I am a bit at a loss what may be the best option.
Have a look at <http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdevcat.php?id=7>, too. > 2) Preferrably USB 2.0 capable The only supported USB 2.0 device is the Creative Audigy 2 NX, and high speed capturing is broken in all kernels before 2.6.17. (But who cares about audio when the remote control works ... ;-) > 4) High fidelity (higher the better) Okay, forget USB 2.0 ... > 5) More inputs/outputs, the better USB 1.x bandwidth is quite limited. It's possible to transfer eight channels of 16-bit audio at 48 kHz, but full duplex 24 bit stereo at 96 kHz is not possible. > 6) Preferrably has some preamp inputs > 7) Obviously must be supported in Linux/Alsa > 8) Price not an issue Have a look at the Edirol devices (except the UA-1000 or UA-101). HTH Clemens
