Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:08:45 +0200 (CEST) From: Barry Bouwsma <freebsd-misuser@remove-NOSPAM-to-reply.NOSPAM.dyndns.dk> To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: USB uaudio soundcards question Message-ID: <200410242008.i9OK8jd10485@Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK>
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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
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