Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 01:56:52 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Eric Joyner <ricera10@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: a rant about soundcards and its endless dead-time Message-ID: <20180212015652.2550d87d.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CA%2Bb0zg9G=hQP=zTKM53xy-8OL39PQauvdVoqUxt0dZG0Oea0XQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <EF6F136C-3442-4633-8BBB-ED031973915E@council124.org> <CA%2Bb0zg9G=hQP=zTKM53xy-8OL39PQauvdVoqUxt0dZG0Oea0XQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 22:36:17 +0000, Eric Joyner wrote: > Why not just get a PCI-E sound card in the first place? I don't know why > someone would go out of their way to get a PCI one in 2018. MIDI interface? Just guessing... In the past, you had to introduce a sound card (usually 8-bit or 16-bit ISA slot on AT and early ATX), but then the onboard sound became standard. Personally, I was disappointed about the quality of the first AC'97-based chipsets so I put in a sound card (with CMI chipset) and it was much better, especially regarding the CD audio, line-in and microphone connectors. Today, as I don't do any (more or less) professional audio anymore, I'd say the builtin audio capabilities are sufficient in most cases, and "USB sound cards" are the way to go where they are not sufficient. It seems to be much easier to deal with those, even though it's a matter of "trial & error" regarding system support. But testing USB devices is of course easier than testing PCI cards. Plus - they can be used on several systems without much problems, it's as simple as "plug pull" and "plug insert". -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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