Hi Tom,
On 9-Sep-08, at 12:13 PM, Tom Jennings wrote: > This is a bit of a tangle of a question... > > I currently run mixxx with two sound cards: an M-Audio M2496 for > mains, > and a Creative USB "card" for headphones. Works fine -- but what is > the > audio latency story between two dissimilar cards? I swear I can hear a > difference in timing between the two. > The maximum timing difference should be the same as your latency setting inside Mixxx, and unless there's some massive clock drift between your cards, this maximal latency should occur "infrequently". There could be some extra layer of buffering done somewhere that I don't understand, but this is my understanding of how everything works. > What WOULD be a decent setup for this? > Two soundcards works OK for me. If you're not using vinyl control, a cheap PCI soundcard with multiple outputs might do the trick well too. I used to use an M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and it worked great, although it only has a single stereo input (not good for vinyl control). Alternatively, a fancier USB or Firewire soundcard would do the trick. I'm not really sure what you're looking for beyond multiple stereo outputs... Wait, I just googled the M-Audio 2496 and it IS a 4x4 soundcard. Why are you using your Creative card for headphones? Your M-Audio card has two stereo outputs on it, and you should be able to use one of those for headphones (with the appropriate adapter cable). Thanks, Albert P.S. I've never tried the ALSA fake-multiplexed-soundcard thing, sounds like you're playing with fire. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Mixxx-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel
