Re: Mac compatible 5.1 audio sound cards
Re: Mac compatible 5.1 audio sound cards
- Subject: Re: Mac compatible 5.1 audio sound cards
- From: Thorrin <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:06:47 -0700 (PDT)
try the edirol fa-66. I LOVE that sucker!
No drivers.. Firewire, plug and play. easy :) It has 6 ins and outs, including optical in/out.
I'm assuming that the optical out is 5.1
-T
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--- On Wed, 7/30/08, Bob Lang <email@hidden> wrote:
> From: Bob Lang <email@hidden>
> Subject: Mac compatible 5.1 audio sound cards
> To: "CoreAudio API" <email@hidden>
> Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 6:02 PM
> Hi everyone
>
> Sorry if this question is a bit off-topic but I'm sure
> that the people
> here will know the answer.
>
> I'm considering a project which will require a Mac
> compatible 5.1
> sound card for output. Currently I own a Griffin FireWave
> but I'm sad
> to say that this great piece of kit is being discontinued.
> I've done
> some web searching and found that there are a number of 5.1
> sound
> cards available: internal cards using PCI, and external
> interfaces
> mainly using USB but some with FireWire, plus a collection
> of higher
> spec interfaces offering 8, 10 or more channels. Some of
> these cards
> claim to be OS X compatible, but most are silent on this
> issue;
> however, in my searching I've found some comments
> stating that you can
> plug any USB 5.1 sound card into a Mac and it work (despite
> the
> manufacturer's silence) whilst other comments complain
> that some of
> these cards some don't work correctly despite appearing
> as 5.1 devices
> in Audio/Midi Setup (e.g. Creative SB XFi Surround 5.1 is
> allegedly
> one such culprit).
>
> I'm completely confused. What is the state of play
> with Macs and the
> range of surround cards etc now on the market? Can I plug
> in any PCI
> and expect the Mac to use it? Likewise for any USB or
> FireWire
> device? Clearly there's no point embarking on a
> project which
> inherently requires a 5.1 card/interface if there are no
> longer any
> usable purchase options for prospective users! Can anyone
> shed any
> light on this confused situation?
>
> Perhaps I should mention that my project is output only -
> there's no
> sound capture required.
>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> Bob
>
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