Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-28 Thread rlharris
On Sat, May 28, 2016 1:17 pm, Martin McCormick wrote: > I am not using XLR's, but I do use 1-to-1 isolation transformers > between the audio sources and sound inputs Hum in audio systems almost always is a consequence of improper grounding. Although an XLR connector on a piece of apparatus SHOULD

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-28 Thread Martin McCormick
rlhar...@oplink.net writes: > Lexicon Alpha (powered by USB) and Lexicon Omega (external supply) are > excellent broadcast-quality USB audio interfaces which "just work" with > Linux. > > Another excellent device is the Shure X2U, which is particularly adapted > to portable use (USB powered; fits

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-26 Thread rlharris
On Tue, May 24, 2016 1:27 pm, Martin McCormick wrote: > > Basically, are there any good new USB sound cards these > days that record and play stereo under Linux? > > Thanks for any suggestions. Lexicon Alpha (powered by USB) and Lexicon Omega (external supply) are excellent broadcast-quality USB a

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-25 Thread Joel Roth
Jude DaShiell wrote: > For the audiophiles, if a jack2 discussion list exists that will probably be > another good list to join. It could be discussion of what jack2 can do that > alsa cannot may happen and in that happy event you'll get a knowledge of > what to use when and why. JACK and JACK2 a

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-25 Thread Martin McCormick
deloptes writes: > This is a different topic - there is the remote control group - > http://www.lirc.org > > I've even dared to fix few things in the kernel driver to make a remote > work > properly - but it was ages ago. > > I than mapped manually the keys to action in different apps. > > reg

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-25 Thread Jude DaShiell
On Tue, 24 May 2016, Martin McCormick wrote: Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 21:07:30 From: Martin McCormick To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux? Resent-Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 01:07:45 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-25 Thread Michael Lange
On Wed, 25 May 2016 11:24:48 +0200 deloptes wrote: > This is a different topic - there is the remote control group - > http://www.lirc.org > > I've even dared to fix few things in the kernel driver to make a remote > work properly - but it was ages ago. > > I than mapped manually the keys to ac

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-25 Thread deloptes
Martin McCormick wrote: > I do have an older USB card, for instance, that is a > SoundBlaster Extigy. I bought it second-hand at a swap meet and > in Debian, it records and plays just fine but had I gotten it > new, I would have been aggravated. There is a nice slick remote > control that came wit

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-25 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Wednesday 25 May 2016 02:07:30 Martin McCormick wrote: > the debian-user list as it is primarily for helping > folks install, adjust and operate good old Debian and ubuntu > Linux. No, it is NOT for Ubuntu. :-/ Lisi

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-24 Thread Martin McCormick
=?UTF-8?Q?Joel_Wir=C4=81mu_Pauling?= writes: > Rather than going with a Consumer card. Head to a Audio/Music store. What > you are looking for is a USB - Audio interface; they generally have much > better Signal to Noise ration, hardware mixers and Ballanced XLR outputs > and Inputs. Something lik

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-24 Thread Joel Wirāmu Pauling
I said Fiio E1 I Meant - Q1 : http://www.head-fi.org/t/780726/fiios-new-q1-portable-dac-amp-lets-drink-to-happy-listening On 24 May 2016 at 18:22, Joel Wirāmu Pauling wrote: > Rather than going with a Consumer card. Head to a Audio/Music store. What > you are looking for is a USB - Audio interfa

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-24 Thread Joel Wirāmu Pauling
Rather than going with a Consumer card. Head to a Audio/Music store. What you are looking for is a USB - Audio interface; they generally have much better Signal to Noise ration, hardware mixers and Ballanced XLR outputs and Inputs. Something like the focusrite scarlet. Alternatively if you are jus

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-24 Thread Martin McCormick
deloptes writes: > I suggest you check here > http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main > and try the alsa mailing list. I did try that link and I see that, as I suspected, there are tons of USB sound cards. My thanks also to Jude DaShiell and kon Alstadheimkfor replies. I h

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-24 Thread Håkon Alstadheim
Den 24. mai 2016 20:27, skrev Martin McCormick: - (see subject) I have had good luck going to a musical-instruments store, rather than a computer store. They know sound. Explain your intended use to them, and they might actually understand what you want. Get a no-frills, but not the very cheapest u

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-24 Thread Jude DaShiell
Thinkpenguin.com sells a usb sound card crystal-cs if memory serves that needs no proprietary drivers. On Tue, 24 May 2016, Martin McCormick wrote: Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 14:27:38 From: Martin McCormick To: Debian Users Subject: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux? Resent-Date

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-24 Thread Martin McCormick
Joe writes: > For recording, good signal to noise ratio is important, and the four or > five internal cards I've used over the years have all been very poor in > this respect, maybe in the low 40s in dB. > > USB devices I've tried have had much less noise, particularly if the > audio ground side

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-24 Thread Martin McCormick
deloptes writes: > I suggest you check here > http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main > and try the alsa mailing list. > > I would stay to the PCI cards if possible because with USB you will have > lesser speed and quality, but it is up to you. > Consider CPU and hard drive speed a

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-24 Thread Joe
On Tue, 24 May 2016 20:44:59 +0200 deloptes wrote: > > I would stay to the PCI cards if possible because with USB you will > have lesser speed and quality, but it is up to you. > Consider CPU and hard drive speed as well. > For recording, good signal to noise ratio is important, and the four

Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-24 Thread deloptes
Martin McCormick wrote: > I went to a local electronics emporium and asked for a > USB sound card that might possibly work under Linux. I have been > messing with Linux and USB long enough to know that a number of > USB sound cards mostly work well enough for one to play and > record stereo but so

What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?

2016-05-24 Thread Martin McCormick
I went to a local electronics emporium and asked for a USB sound card that might possibly work under Linux. I have been messing with Linux and USB long enough to know that a number of USB sound cards mostly work well enough for one to play and record stereo but some special features may not