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: Derk-Jan Hartman <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:35:29 +0200
And almost all devices from M-audio should work with the mac as well.
http://www.m-audio.com
I used a Sonica Theater with my iBook. It has analog 7.1 out (but only
5.1 supported i think), Line in and coax SPDIF out. I used it a lot in
order to develop support for channel orderings in VLC, but haven't
used it lately. I now use the opt. out of my iMac instead. :D
DJ
On 31 jul 2008, at 02:06, Thorrin wrote:
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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