firewire for a soundcard is not bad (or even good) when: fw-shipset is right (texas instruments for example) and no irq sharing between fw-shipset and for example graphiccard i had problems with both at my old dell d600 ... so i only got a stable jack-latency at 128 *3 samples, i never got lower with my usb card (m-audio duo).
[email protected] schrieb: > Hi All, > > Thanks for all the tips I've picked up from this list over the last few > months. Now I have the usual questions about good hardware to run Ubuntu > Studio. Looks like I'll have to buy a new laptop in the next month so > are there any makes/models/chipsets to avoid? I was thinking of an ASUS > or a Lenovo but please let me know what you've had good experiences with. > > Currently I have a Emu 1616m PC Card sound card but that might have to > be replaced because a lot of new laptops don't have the right slot. Also > I can't get MIDI to work. Do you find USB or Firewire interfaces give > lower latency? Would it be a good idea to use FFADO and pick a card > that's fully supported? Again hardware that you've had good luck with > and not over about $300 or so would be really great to hear about as > would any gotchas. > > Cheers! > > AJ > > > -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
