Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:06:12 +0000 From: Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: usb sound card Message-ID: <49BAE6E4.60604@onetel.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0903130037230.27022@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <49B97739.7020105@onetel.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0903130037230.27022@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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Wojciech Puchar wrote: >> 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. thanks for the pointer, I didn't know about that one. > > simple get some laptop with freebsd to shop and try - it's quick just > connect and check if it works good idea though cost of train fare to the shop is rather more than the cost of the device, so... > >> >> Also [OT] what is the sound quality like? ... if anyone does have any experience of them I would still like to hear. thanks Chris > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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