Re: [Semi-OT] 192kHz/96kHz soundcard recommendations ?
Re: [Semi-OT] 192kHz/96kHz soundcard recommendations ?
- Subject: Re: [Semi-OT] 192kHz/96kHz soundcard recommendations ?
- From: Jens Bauer <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 03:28:07 +0100
Hi John,
On Saturday, Dec 6, 2003, at 03:08 Europe/Copenhagen, john wrote:
Hi Jens,
Not that it should matter to me, but what need do you have that
requires 192khz playback capability?
Just plain audio-programming, analyzing and experimenting. =)
-But also sampling of higher frequencies, where 44.1kHz would have to
be corrected all the time and be misleading, if one pulse had the wrong
value.
Can you play DVD audio on a mac?
Uhm, I think you can, but that's not what I'm up to. I know that Apple
went from Analogue to digital wiring, when it comes to the CDs. (Eg..
if you open a Mirrored-Drive-Door Mac or later, you won't find the
'popular' 4-pin audio connector on the motherboard).
I'd prefer to see SACD support on the Mac before DVD audio, in any
case.
SACD, wild. I must admit, that I thought it was dead. Definitely too
expensive for me. -This is my own opinion only: I believe that when
SACD would enter the market, something better would come up and replace
SACD, CD and DVD. But ofcourse... That's my own opinion. ;)
I too am suspect of USB, but that's probably from the old USB days.
I've never had any problems running audio over it, granted I don't use
over 44.1khz audio.
Heh.. I've had too many problems with MacsBug not recognizing the
USB-keyboard and USB-mouse, but also when working with synthersizers,
you might get quantizing problems and the like. Imagine that while
you're listening to your 192kHz music, which is 24-bit 5.1 channels,
your computer starts reading data from your USB-harddisk, and
chop-chop, there goes the sound...
(Remember.. One can't do 100 things.. Eh, should I say 127 things.. at
the same time. ;))
MOTU has a few firewire devices (www.motu.org), though they are
probably more than you're looking for.
Uhm... motu.org is the Museum Of The Universe. Alright, could be they
had it too. It seems that you mean motu.com, though. It's very cool,
indeed, but still too much for a hobbyist like me. Terratec's card is
around $100 I think.
Also the Quata-fire device at www.audiomidi.com might be ok for you,
but not sure if it does playback.
Not bad. It's only $400 (or $500, depending on who you are, I guess.)
"...4-In/4-Out 1/3 rack space size unit that offers high-quality
24-bit/192kHz..."
Looks like I could use it.
You could probably find many things with a google search.
I must admit that I've searched a lot, and found a bunch of interesting
cards, but most of them require Windows...
I'd like to get a 192kHz playback frequency on my Mac, in place of
the silly 44.1kHz that ships with the computer as default.
I'm not a musician; just a developer like all of you. ;)
I've been looking at LynxTwo, it looks excellent, but my pockets are
empty, so I kept looking (still dreaming about the Lynx...)
I also found Terratec's cards, but it seems the only Mac support they
have (currently), is the USB card that supports 96kHz. I don't like
connecting real-time devices over things like USB, as a
datastream-'spike' would interrupt too much for me; I like when
things are perfect and won't be dragged down by accidents or random
events. ;)
-So does anyone know about a 192kHz PCI-sound card (FireWire would be
OK, though, just not USB; I don't trust this thing) ?
If I should write a driver for the Terratec (Aurora Universe 7.1)
card, would this be virtually
Correction: Not Aurora, Aureon... ;)
impossible without any prior knowledge of writing device drivers?
[I believe that those, who already wrote drivers for their own cards
wouldn't like to answer that question, heh, but then recommend me
your own cards!]
Love,
Jens
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