On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> doctor says...
>
> then don't turn the mixer all the way up!
>
ya ya ya... but i want LOUD :)
>
> good cheap sound card -- high quality for most purposes. doesn't come with
> onboard midi, so you'll need timidity to emulate it. we all know how to set
> it up, and i've been generally happy with it. my only beef with this card
> was that doom *used* to require an external midi player named musserv which
> didn't function with soundcards without midi chips.
While I don't often listen to midi, i still dislike cards without midi chips.
It's like buying a car without headlights, just because you keep a flashlight
in the glovebox :)
>
> i usually go for awe 64's; they used to be a beast to get working, but recent
> kernels have good support.
speak of the devil. I have an awe 64 isa card in there.
>
> if you want the best of the best, you can get the card D+ by audio digital.
> but only if you want to do some serious sound processing and recording. it's
> a 500 dollar sound card, but is considered almost studio quality. alsa
> support is "undetermined" so it may not work with linux yet (if you're
> wondering why i know so much about this card, it's because i was seriously
> considering getting it).
>
I'm thinking of going with the SB Live. Anyone have good experiences with it?
>
> gabe, when you move the wires behind your table, do you hear that too?
> maybe it's an E&M radiation problem?
>
no, not a all. I'm guessing it's random interference the card isn't shielding.
-Gabe
