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From: Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@unforgettable.com>
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Subject: Re: Newbie recommendations/Ensoniq
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Michael Stutz wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, Jesse Kaufman wrote:
>
> > i, unfortunately, have an Ensoniq AudioPCI, which is GREAT for windoze,
> > but (until ALSA) was nothing but trouble in linux...
>
> How well does it work with ALSA? Since I plan to use ALSA, not OSS, that is
> my concern. I should mention that full-duplex is also important to me -- I
> would like to be able to record with multitracking software.
>
> > Michael Stutz wrote:
> >
> > > Hello--
> > >
> > > I'm new to ALSA, and was wondering if anyone can recommend a sound card that
> > > would be best for my purposes. The main thing that I want to do is to
> > > digitize my 4-track recordings and other things that I have on cassette
> > > tape. So I am looking for a card that has a good stereo line-in jack and
> > > that can reliably record cd-quality sound. (Until now I've been using my gus
> > > with the old ultra driver, and using "brec" to make the recordings but I
> > > still get buffer problems where the sound drops out; if someone could
> > > recommend a better program to use for the actual recording, I would also
> > > appreciate it).
> > >
> > > Thanks.
>
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i don't know offhand how to know if my card is running full duplex...someone please
enlighten me...

it works great w/ ALSA...  better than the demo version of OSS/Linux! : ^ )  got it
compiled / installed on the first try, and it's been working w/ no troubles ever
since!


