Rane SL2/3/4 driver?

Rane SL2/3/4 driver?

[Be]

Hi, I recently published the first version of Crossfade GNU/Linux, a
distro for DJing from USB drives on any PC (see
http://mixxx.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7031 for details). I just
tried it on my friend's Macbook which he uses with a Rane SL4 USB sound
card. I realized there is no Linux driver for the current line of sound
cards sold for digital vinyl emulation with Serato DJ. These are the
Rane SL2, SL3, and SL4 (http://serato.com/hardware/all/mixers-interfaces
; the Denon DS1 was also recently announced but not available yet:
http://serato.com/latest/blog/17973/announcing-denon-ds1 ). They range
from 4 in/4 out to 10 in/10 out and all have phono preamps built in.
There appears to be support for the old and discontinued Rane SL1, which
used USB 1.1, but the SL2/3/4 use USB 2.0. Has anyone thought about
writing a driver for these?

Re: Rane SL2/3/4 driver?

[Be]

I recorded USB signals with Wireshark with the Rane SL4 plugged into a
Windows 7 VM. I recorded connecting the device, switching the
passthroughs on/off with the driver's control panel program, flipping
the hardware switches, and playing a track with Mixxx. If anyone is
interested in using this to write a driver, respond off-list and I can
send you the 19 MB archive of the USB signal logs.

On 03/24/2015 03:33 AM, Be wrote:
> Hi, I recently published the first version of Crossfade GNU/Linux, a
> distro for DJing from USB drives on any PC (see
> http://mixxx.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7031 for details). I just
> tried it on my friend's Macbook which he uses with a Rane SL4 USB sound
> card. I realized there is no Linux driver for the current line of sound
> cards sold for digital vinyl emulation with Serato DJ. These are the
> Rane SL2, SL3, and SL4 (http://serato.com/hardware/all/mixers-interfaces
> ; the Denon DS1 was also recently announced but not available yet:
> http://serato.com/latest/blog/17973/announcing-denon-ds1 ). They range
> from 4 in/4 out to 10 in/10 out and all have phono preamps built in.
> There appears to be support for the old and discontinued Rane SL1, which
> used USB 1.1, but the SL2/3/4 use USB 2.0. Has anyone thought about
> writing a driver for these?