Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 10:10:02 +0400 From: "Yuriy Tsibizov" <Yuriy.Tsibizov@gfk.ru> To: "Dmitry Pryanishnikov" <dmitry@atlantis.dp.ua> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: RE: USB audio adapters (snd_uaudio): what to buy and what not? Message-ID: <D6B2C454E5A77B4D8DA0B863D3D6D492071148@demon.hhp.local>
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> I'm going to buy an USB audio adapter supported by > FreeBSD's snd_uaudio > driver. My needs are general: to play/record stereo audio (no need in > additional channels), line output is a must, headphone output > is a plus ;) > What models can you recommend to buy and what - to avoid > buying? snd_uaudio(4) > only talks about "USB audio class devices" and doesn't > mention specific > models. I would like to hear about any (positive or negative) > experience > with these devices under CURRENT and/or RELENG_6 systems. I have http://www.defender.ru/products/elektronnye-ustroistva/adaptery-usb/10100/ (http://www.usbgear.com/usb-audio-adapter-5/index.html for English description) that is made by unknown company and sold under several brands (just search for "USB 5.1 AUDIO ADAPTER" or "AC1500 USB" in Google). Positive side: It works (stereo playback/recording only, 5.1 sound does not). Cheap (around $17 in Moscow). Has LEDs that blink when data is sent over USB bus. Negative side: You have to find correct recording volume, otherwise all you will get is a cheap guitar overdrive - it seems that 100% rec gain is realy 200-400% gain over source level. If I set a mixer (Behringer MX) to -10db (level required by most consumer equipment) and line volume at 100% I'm getting distorted sound under any OS (both 7-CURRENT at home and XP at work). I will not recommend it to anything serious. Yuriy
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