From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Edward Terry Subject: Re: supported sound cards Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:28:42 -0800 Message-ID: <4913456A.5040506@openboxbuilder.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from vms173007pub.verizon.net (vms173007pub.verizon.net [206.46.173.7]) by alsa0.perex.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6944624385 for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2008 21:19:46 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.1.47] ([71.111.37.5]) by vms173007.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0K9X00I14FEBGJ00@vms173007.mailsrvcs.net> for alsa-devel@alsa-project.org; Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:27:47 -0600 (CST) In-reply-to: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org Errors-To: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org To: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org Clemens Ladisch wrote: > The only chip where hardware mixing is supported is Creative's Emu10k1 > (snd-emu10k1 driver), used on the SB Live!, most Audigy and certain > low-end X-Fi cards. (Cards with the 'real' X-Fi chip do _not_ work > well in Linux.) > > Other supported chips are ICE1724 (M-Audio Delta 1010(LT), DiO 2496, > 66, 44, 410, Audiophile 24/96; Digigram VX442; TerraTec EWX 24/96, > EWS 88MT/D, DMX 6Fire, Phase 88; Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24/Value/ > Media7.1; Event EZ8; Lionstracs Mediastation, Terrasoniq TS 88) and > VT1720/24 (AMP AUDIO2000; M-Audio Revolution 5.1, 7.1, Audiophile 192; > TerraTec Aureon 5.1 Sky, 7.1 Space/Universe, Phase 22/28; > Onkyo SE-90PCI, SE-200PCI; AudioTrak Prodigy 192, 7.1 (HIFI/LT/XT), > HD2; Hercules Fortissimo IV; ESI Juli@; Pontis MS300; EGO-SYS > WaveTerminal 192M). Thanks. I'll look over these cards. > The most high-end supported cards are probably the Asus Xonar cards. > The D2/D2X have even slightly better audio quality than the best X-Fi, > and, as the obviously most important feature, colorfully illuminated > jacks. The various Dolby features are done in software in the Windows > driver and are not supported in Linux. If you need a PCI-E card, the > Xonar DX or D2X are your only choice. What about the Asus Xonar HDAV1.3? John Rigg wrote: >> The most high-end supported cards are probably the Asus Xonar cards. > > `High end' means different things in different situations of course. > RME HDSP series are probably the `highest end' cards supported, but > they need external converters, so they're probably unsuitable here. The Xonar cards do look interesting, but I'd also like to carry one higher-end card. I'm looking for a single-slot PCI Express solution that works as a standalone sound card, i.e. without any mandatory external devices (though optional ones are fine). Thanks for the information. Edward