From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 30 08:23:46 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5DE516A4CE for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 08:23:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from ftp.translate.ru (ftp.translate.ru [195.131.4.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A33743F85 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 08:23:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lev@FreeBSD.org) Received: from ip96-52.dialup.wplus.net (ip96-52.dialup.wplus.net [195.131.96.52]) (authenticated bits=0) by ftp.translate.ru (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hAUGLN1u086170; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 19:22:01 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from lev@FreeBSD.org) Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 19:24:55 +0300 From: Lev Serebryakov X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.62r) Personal Organization: Home X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <1693621737.20031130192455@serebryakov.spb.ru> To: Damian Gerow In-Reply-To: <20031129050830.GA723@afflictions.org> References: <20031129050830.GA723@afflictions.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 sound card X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Lev Serebryakov List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:23:46 -0000 Hello, Damian! Saturday, November 29, 2003, 8:08:34 AM, you wrote: DG> However, the drivers provided by OSS (http://www.opensound.com/) are a DG> little less than great. The sound crackles and snaps, and every once in a DG> while, it just skips and skips and skips. Not fun. Not to mention their DG> license... ALSA supports this card, so I'm porting driver to BSD now but it goes very slow, I have not much time for it :( DG> I've sent a note to M-Audio asking about drivers and technical specs, but DG> have yet to hear a response. Has anyone else picked up this card, or is I have specs of Envy24HT chip ("heart" of Revolution 7.1) DG> FWIW, when the driver *does* work, there is a *huge* difference in sound DG> quality. And given that the board is considerably cheaper than an Audigy 2, DG> I'd say it's well worth the money, *if* FreeBSD can get a driver. It is strange. In Russia it costs about 1.5 times more than Aud2 ($100 for Audigy2, not platinum version and $160 for Rev 7.1), buty it have MUCH BETTER sound, than any Creative's crap. Also, I've used Audiophile 2496 from M-Audio, brilliant sound too, and much better recording, but no 7.1 support and costs about $200 here. -- Lev Serebryakov