From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 28 22:18:11 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2794B16A421 for ; Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:18:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from redbull.bpaserver.net (redbullneu.bpaserver.net [213.198.78.217]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D421B13C4D0 for ; Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:18:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from outgoing.leidinger.net (p54A5718D.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.113.141]) by redbull.bpaserver.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBC712E0AE; Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:18:01 +0200 (CEST) Received: from deskjail (deskjail.Leidinger.net [192.168.1.109]) by outgoing.leidinger.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 582085B4D81; Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:17:59 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:17:58 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Da Rock Message-ID: <20070829001758.498ef134@deskjail> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BPAnet-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-BPAnet-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-BPAnet-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-13.7, required 8, BAYES_00 -15.00, J_CHICKENPOX_43 0.60, J_CHICKENPOX_44 0.60, RDNS_DYNAMIC 0.10) X-BPAnet-MailScanner-From: alexander@leidinger.net X-Spam-Status: No Cc: "freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Firewire audio X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:18:11 -0000 Quoting Da Rock (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:26:12 +0000): > I apologise if this has already been covered, but having searched > rather extensively for an answer and now in a hurry to resolve an > issue I'm could use some answers to this question.I understand > that there is nil support for firewire audio on linux which > doesn't appear to be resolved any time soon, and I'm more > concerned with using freebsd as a basis for a recording studio > (portably on a laptop). In particular I'm looking at using an > M-Audio firewire device (probably either a Firewire 1814 or a > ProFire Lightbridge). M-Audio use the OSS people to provide > support for their products, but do they do all of them?Also, if > there is no current support, will there be any in the near > future? What would be my best course here?Any answers would > be appreciated. I'm not aware of any audio driver for firewire devices for the native FreeBSD audio system. For OSS you have to ask 4Front. If 4Front has no driver, the only way to use it on FreeBSD is to write it yourself. Bye, Alexander. -- I'm dressing up in an ill-fitting IVY-LEAGUE SUIT!! Too late... http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137