Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 00:08:34 -0500 From: Damian Gerow <dgerow@afflictions.org> To: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 sound card Message-ID: <20031129050830.GA723@afflictions.org>
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I've just picked up an M-Audio Revolution 7.1 sound card, to replace the on-board AC97 sound I had before. A quick search beforehand showed that there were at least non-native drivers, so I wouldn't be *completely* SOL in regards to sound. However, the drivers provided by OSS (http://www.opensound.com/) are a little less than great. The sound crackles and snaps, and every once in a while, it just skips and skips and skips. Not fun. Not to mention their license... I've sent a note to M-Audio asking about drivers and technical specs, but have yet to hear a response. Has anyone else picked up this card, or is anyone working on a driver? Or does anyone have any comments on M-Audio as a company, providing drivers for alternative Operating Systems? OSS has support for it, ALSA supposedly has support, and M-Audio seems to be pretty committed to MacOS support as well. But they say nothing about *BSD. FWIW, when the driver *does* work, there is a *huge* difference in sound quality. And given that the board is considerably cheaper than an Audigy 2, I'd say it's well worth the money, *if* FreeBSD can get a driver.
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