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Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 04:44:50 +1100
From: James Gregory <pgregory@thepla.net>
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Subject: Re: Recommendation for ALSA compat non-CreativeLabs PCI sound card?
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Don't know about DSP, but all of the creative labs pci cards have quadriphony.
Check out if it is actually a DSP chip, or just software. On the audiopci
manual I have it says "advanced wavetable synthesis engine" it is important to
note that this does not translate to hardware wavetable synthesizer. On the
contrary, it is entirely software based. Unless the Live! card has got
hardware midi, it's probably not worth waiting anyway. Just get an audiopci or
and ess solo or something, and use timidity or another software midi synth. I
would suggest that any fast (ie PII or higher) computer with any pci card
could be configured match the SB Live!'s features.

There's my 2c

Jim.



Udo Giacomozzi wrote:

> >>>>>> "Udo" == Udo Giacomozzi <udo_giacomozzi@rolmail.net> writes:
> >
> >>> CreativeLabs has announced that they're only going to be
> >>> supporting/providing binary-only drivers for Linux (with development
> >>> under heavy NDA), we'd like to buy from someone else if there's
> >
> >Udo> When will these drivers be available? Has Creative a website page
> >Udo> dedicated to this?  I really need a Linux driver for my SB Live!
> >Udo> ...
> >
> >When did you buy your SB live?
> >
> >Perhaps you should return it (or sell it/get rid of it) and buy some
> >other card that is supported.
> >
> >I don't really think that supporting the CreativeLabs effort is in the
> >best interests of the open-source software community.
> >
>
> I don't think I will replace my (new) SB Live!. Sorry, but I really like it
> and your only reason to buy another card is because it is not supported by
> Linux. Besides I asked for the binaries by Creative, not a open-source
> project. What means interest? I don't think it's good if a OS doesn't
> support a popular sound card just because it is covered by an NDA...
>
> What card would you suggest me that has similar features (quadriphony, DSP
> chip) at a cheap price?
>
> Regards
> Udo Giacomozzi
>
> --
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