From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 24 20:08:59 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD51A16A4CE for ; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:08:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dastardly.newsbastards.org.72.27.172.IN-addr.ARPA.NOSPAM.dyndns.dk (80-219-160-253.dclient.hispeed.ch [80.219.160.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7C9143D31 for ; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:08:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bounce@NOSPAM.dyndns.dk) Received: from Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK (ipv6.NOSPAM.dyndns.dk [2002:50db:a0fd:0:220:afff:fed4:dbcb]) (8.11.6/8.11.6-SPAMMERS-DeLiGHt) with ESMTP id i9OK8ki10486 verified NO) for ; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:08:54 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from bounce@NOSPAM.dyndns.dk) Received: (from beer@localhost) by Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK (8.11.6/FNORD) id i9OK8jd10485; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:08:45 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from bounce@NOSPAM.dyndns.dk) Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:08:45 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <200410242008.i9OK8jd10485@Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK> X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.newsbastards.org.72.27.172.IN-addr.A: beer set sender to bounce@NOSPAM.dyndns.dk using -f X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.newsbastards.org.72.27.172.IN-addr.A: Processed from queue /tmp X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.newsbastards.org.72.27.172.IN-addr.A: Processed by beer with -C /etc/mail/sendmail.cf-LOCAL From: Barry Bouwsma To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: USB uaudio soundcards question X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:08:59 -0000 Ahoj, folks... I've a stupid question, before I spend money on a fancy doorstop: Can anyone say anything about available external USB-connected soundcards, like whether I can expect them to appear as a normal uaudio device, or whether they require proprietary protocols and/or firmware that would prevent them from working normally under a Real Operating System? Manufacturer brand names and such would be welcomed. As I have no experience with such, I have no idea where to begin. In particular, I've been eyeballing the Creative Audigy 2 NX, a USB device with S/PDIF in/outputs, and I'm most interested in consumer hardware with S/PDIF in/out ability, should anyone have feedback about such. I've seen a couple other Creative products in shops too, as well as a Hercules Muse knob that supposedly also works on a Mac as only 2-channel, so may well work on BSD... Surely someone out there has such a device and has tried it under FreeBSD (or another BSD), and I'd be pleased as punch to hear of your experiences. Unless I must be the guinea pig, and probably donate the device to some 'doze user if I have no success... Thanks in advance for any comments (don't reply to me directly -- I'll catch up from the archives) barry bouwsma