Hi list members, I'm currently running Debian on a custom built desktop, and am looking to get, as a little something to complete the rig to desired specs, a sound card. Yes, I know the spiel... "Who needs a sound card in 2016?", or, "But onboard audio...!" My reason is for audio processing: I need a separate device with a little more dedicated "oomph".
But I digress. I've been carefully researching cards, trying to find a solution that, in essence, translates to one of the following: 1) Drop the card in and either there's kernel support 2) A kernel module is available 3) ALSA and/or Pulseaudio will see it and pick up on it My rig is running sid with the 4.7.0-1-amd64 kernel. I do have non-free repos enabled; I did so to get proper Nvidia drivers for my graphics card. So I am flexible enough to accept non-free if, and only if, there's no other really good solution. The cards I narrowed down to include the Creative Labs Z series (which, AFAIK, are emu10k cores that are listed on the ALSA wiki as supported), or the Asus Xonar Essence cards (which I have read as having kernel support). However, I may take the Z series cards, as they're more within my budget. So my question now is this: has anyone tried out a Creative Z series sound card in their rig, and if so, what is it like setting it up to work properly with Debian? Many thanks, --Robert -- Nobody's ever lost in life...they're merely taking the scenic route. ============================== Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html ============================== -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1.2 GCS/S/M/MU d- s+: a37 C++(+++) UL++++>$ P++ L+++ E+ W+ N+ o+ K++ w--- O- M !V PS+ PE Y+ PGP(+) t+ 5++ X++ R tv b+++ DI+++ D++(---) G++ e+ h- r++ y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
