[PD] linux audio hardware

Frank Barknecht fbar at footils.org
Thu Jul 22 00:08:53 CEST 2004


Hallo,
vanDongen/Gilcher hat gesagt: // vanDongen/Gilcher wrote:

> 
> Does anybody know the difference between 7.1 and 8 channel audio?
> I am really confused about this. Is it only the implied use, or is 7.1 already 
> "encoded" in some way for a specific speaker setup (front L-M-R, mid L-R, 
> back L-R plus a subwoofer) ??

I don't know what or if there is a difference , but from the Pd
perspective, the "Maya USB 7.1"  (7.1 is part of the device name) is
simply an 8 channel device with 8 independent cinch jacks. So I guess,
it depends, on what you connect there.

Ciao
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 Frank Barknecht                               _ ______footils.org__




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