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Date:      Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:41:29 +0100 (CET)
From:      Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To:        Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com>
Cc:        User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: usb sound card
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.0903130037230.27022@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
In-Reply-To: <49B97739.7020105@onetel.com>
References:  <49B97739.7020105@onetel.com>

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> Does anyone have experience with a usb sound card? Are any of them supported 
> in FreeBSD?

looks like it is - man snd_uaudio

from manual it looks like it's standard of USB audio interfaces so all 
should work - unless some manufacturers don't comply to standards.

simple get some laptop with freebsd to shop and try - it's quick just 
connect and check if it works

>
> Also [OT] what is the sound quality like?

depends of the hardware.

> I find it hard to believe that a 
> device that is available for around ?1.50 can be as good as a PCI card 
> costing quite a lot more.

it MAY. cost often have no correlation with quality in PC hardware market.
It may be crap-sound or super-hifi.

In theory it's easier to get high quality because there are easier to 
protect it from electrical noises as it's outside your computer.




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