I would stay away from the Fireface and the multiface (unless you connect the multiface to another interface).
FWIW, I have a 9652 PCI card and an RME ADI 8-DS. If I need more channels there is an Alesis ADAT that I can connect to it, albeit at only 16/48. It is important to note that the 9652/9652 do not have any ADC/DACs on them and rely on outboard gear for that. This particular rig has been solid and stable for years and has been in 3 different rigs, the latest being an Intel Sandy bridge. If you can afford it I highly recommend the RME PCI and PCIe solutions. Their Firewire solutions have traditionally been the exact opposite under Linux. 2011/5/22 Ralf <[email protected]>: > On Sun, 2011-05-22 at 12:46 +0200, Ralf wrote: >> On Sun, 2011-05-22 at 12:08 +0200, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: >> > On 05/22/2011 11:43 AM, Ralf wrote: >> > > Hi :) >> > > >> > > I only watched pictures and read texts but didn't hear one of those RME >> > > devices, anyway, until now I tend to order the RME FIREFACE 400 or RME >> > > MULTIFACE II if they shouldn't cause issues with Linux. The two HDSP be >> > > possible too. >> > > >> > > Any experiences, information? >> > >> > ralf, as usual, your level of disinformation is astonishing. >> >> Hi Jörn, >> >> thank you :). >> >> Disinformation? I didn't have any information, neither right nor wrong >> information, that's why I'm asking. >> >> > the fireface is an ieee1394 device, and the ffado drivers are somewhat >> > experimental. so yes, this would be an "issue with linux". i suggest you >> > check the ffado.org website and look through the ffado mailing list >> > archive to see if the current level of support is sufficient for what >> > you want to do. >> > >> > the multiface ii is a break-out and converter box. it doesn't work on >> > its own. consequently, there are no driver issues associated with its >> > use, other than the firmware upload which the host computer has to take >> > care of when you boot the device. > > Oops, my broken English ... there are issues? Googleing for "multiface > ii linux" results with reported issue :S. > >> > what you want to look into is the corresponding pci(e) card with the >> > connector that looks like firewire but isn't (proprietary rme protocol). >> > the quality of the converters on the multiface leaves nothing to be >> > desired. >> >> You do write the same as another one does write in a forum :). I tend to >> order a Multiface. >> >> > the 9652 and 9636 cards are digital-only, with two resp. three adat i/o >> > connectors. consequently, their "sound quality" is perfect. >> > you will have to combine them with some external adat ad/da converter. >> > >> > most if not all rme cards come pci and pci express flavours. as you >> > mentioned in a previous posting, the pci prices have dropped a lot, but >> > when you consider one, factor in the cost for mainboards with pci slots >> > - they will become quite rare in mass market in the near future, and >> > then you would have to pay extra to get some "industry"-type product >> > that still has them. for an idea of the extra cost, try shopping for an >> > industry board with ISA slots today (still needed to run legacy process >> > control cards and whatnot). >> >> Yes, my ASUS M2A-VM HDMI motherboard only has 2 PCI slots, occupied by 2 >> Terratec EWX 24/96 cards. >> I removed the HDMI thingy and used the PCIe slot for a GeForce 7200GS, >> because 3D doesn't work for the integrated Radeon X1250-based graphics. >> >> Btw. the board has got one PCIe x16 and one PCIe x1 slot. >> >> I could remove the GeForce, 3D isn't important at the moment. Because >> the Multiface is less expensive, I also could order a new motherboard, >> if I should need 3D ... perhaps, I don't know what I need to replace >> too, I randomly picked some mobos ... DDR3 instead of DDR2 seems to be >> no moneywise issue, I guess this is all I would need to change. >> >> So the future is NO PCI, but several PCIe x16 and x1 slots? >> >> > all rme cards i've come across will happily run at 64 frames, and some >> > of the newer ones let you go down to 32 or 16, although i have not tried >> > this yet. >> >> Somebody on a forum wrote that 32 frames are ok for his RME, for a real >> multi-channel productions! >> >> Thank you very much. My impression is that RME cards are the best choice >> for Linux. >> >> Best, >> >> Ralf >> > > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
