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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