[wplug] Need a VERY Linux friendly MIDI/Soundcard

[Vanco, Donald]

ftp://opensource.creative.com/pub/doc/live_faq.html#CardsSupported
	MIDI external devices listed as supported.  As I said - I have not
had a chance to try it - but I do own a Creative BlasterKey keyboard.  I
downloaded all the bits yesterday for the various sound driver / kernel /
remote stuff - if I get a chance to really bang on this weekend I'll make a
report.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/emu10k1

Don

Robert Coutch wrote:
> Thanks for yor reply Don.
> I'm looking into the Audigy.
> 
> I was hoping to hear from a lot more MIDI users to see if any
> particular card really stood out.
> 
> Anybody else suggest a good MIDI card?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bob
> 
> On Monday 25 August 2003 08:55 pm, Vanco, Donald wrote:
>> I'vw not had time to test it extensively (or attempt to load ALSA
>> against it), but the latest RH beta likes my  Creative Audigy 2.
>> Overall, I'd say the Soundblaster variety your best bet - even
>> "better" varieties are getting really cheap these days.  You can get
>> a s Soundblaster 128 for a few bucks, and there's several places
>> (like http://www.minidisco.com <http://www.minidisco.com> ) where
>> you can find an SPDIF card for them (or a slick digital I/O add-in
>> tray). 
>> 
>> I chose the Audigy for one reason - 105dB signal to noise ratio - it
>> rocks. FireWire is a nice bonus, but I;ve got like 4 ports now!
>> 
>> Thus far the AC97 based card in this Shuttle XPC mobo is also happy
>> - it too is "5.1" and had digital I/O.
>> 
>> My only poor experiences have been with Aureal (now long gone) and
>> SiS based boards. 
>> 
>> YMMV
>> Don
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert Coutch [mailto:robert.coutch at verizon.net] Sent: Mon
>> 8/25/2003 8:28 PM To: wplug at wplug.org
>> Cc:
>> Subject: [wplug] Need a VERY Linux friendly MIDI/Soundcard
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I'm really coming to my wits end trying to get MIDI working with
>> ALSA and my 
>> 
>> Yamaha YMF-724 soundcard.
>> 
>> The card has a few years on it so I'm entertaining the idea of a new
>> sound card. 
>> 
>> I'd like something that includes at least wavetable/sampled sounds
>> as well as synth (FM/PCM/etc) sounds.
>> 
>> It's got to work well with ALSA (especially the MIDI portion).
>> 
>> Bells and whistles (optical in/out, surround sound, ect) are neat
>> but not a requirement. 
>> 
>> Got any suggestion ( I know you do - that's why I asked) ?
>> 
>> Bob