semi-pro PCI snd crd for linux

[Chris Aitken]

Chris Aitken wrote:

Sorry, I'm top-posting to make an apology and explanation for reviving 
this thread. I lost the responses I got to this post. I did a clean 
install (fedora) to give me the kernel and alsa versions I need for a 
semi-pro sound card. The backup I had to re-construct my mail (which was 
an adventure)from was old as we moved and I accumulated a lot of email 
before I got the backup machine set up again. 'nuff said.

I did buy (and physically install) the EMU 1212 M PCI sound card. I have 
eight business days now to get this working under linux (I've been 
drywalling my home recording studio) before I send it back (30-day 
return) to L&McQ.

It's being detected as the Creative Labs SB Audigy, but no sound comes 
out of it. The first thing I had to wrap my mind around was that it has 
no 'spkr' output. I assume the 1/4" OUTs are what go the speakers. 
Someone on this list (Lennart?) explained to me (IIRC) that I can't just 
"trivially" (meaning, I guess, that it /looks/ connected but it ain't 
done /right)/ hook up the sound card OUT to speakers - they must be 
balanced (TRS) 1/4" ends. I understand now that "stereo", "balanced" and 
"TRS" (tip, ring, sleeve) are synonymous. So, I have a 1/4" male 
-to-1/8" female adaptor from the sound card to the TRS 1/8" male that 
goes to the PC speakers. Still no sound. The speakers do work as I can 
get sound from the onboard card (which I thought I disabled in the BIOS, 
but just seems to be only a tab selection away from testing in the GUI 
System>Administration>Soundcard Detection).

I will test the 1/4" male -to-1/8" female adaptor (that I have in the 
soundcard) to make sure it works. I'll go to alsa-projects.org again to 
see how to get the card working under linux. There also is a good hacker 
working in the local Krazy Krazy who might take this on. So, I need to 
do all I can quickly, so I can it to him, see what he can do, and still 
have time to get it back to L&McQ by Sept 17.

Suggestions would be welcome.

Chris


> I am upgrading my home recording studio.
>
> I need a linux-friendly PCI sound card with co-axial S/PDIF input that 
> will work in a PIII 733 MHz machine.
>
> Background: Unless I get better advice, I am going to get Focusrite's 
> Trakmaster Pro microphone preamplifier/compressor and their Platinum 
> Pro ADC add-on. I'll get these from Long & McQuade in Toronto. What 
> L&McQ can't help me with is a linux-friendly PCI sound card (for my 
> PIII 733 MHz processor PC) that has a digital in (co-axial S/PDIF). My 
> PC currently has the SoundBlaster Live 5.1 which does not have digital 
> in (let alone co-axial S/PDIF).
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Chris 
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