[PD] [1/2 OT] Laptop audio interface choice under Linux

[Davide Morelli]

Firewire audio cards under linux are supported via "freebob" that is a 
driver for jackd.
http://freebob.sourceforge.net/index.php/Main_Page

you'll need to compile a lot of stuff by yourself from source (libraw1394, 
libavc1394, libiec61883):
http://freebob.sourceforge.net/index.php/Compiling_from_SVN_HOWTO

not every Firewire audiocard is supported, see this page for a list of known 
working devices:
http://freebob.sourceforge.net/index.php/List_of_Supported_Devices

If you go this way stick with Fedora + CCRMA because is the system used by 
freebob developers and you can easily get small latency (2,6 msec).

Be aware that is still somehow experimental.

ciao,
davide.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "julien breval" <julienbreval at free.fr>
To: <pd-list at iem.at>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:19 PM
Subject: [PD] [1/2 OT] Laptop audio interface choice under Linux


Hello

I just want to be sure, that the RME Multiface type PCMCIA cards are still 
the
best choice under Linux. I want to buy a new laptop, running under either 
Linux
or OS X (I'm tired of the IRQ and ACPI problem on Windows XP), but don't 
know
which laptop/OS/interface combination will give the best performance (lowest
latency and constant reliability are the most important points for me).

As far as I know the IEEE1394 cards like the RME Fireface 400 are not 
supported
under Linux, while the PC Card 2 connector is progressively disappearing on 
new
laptops ... If you needed a new music laptop for live concerts with a MIDI
keyboard and Pure Data (used for example as a polyphonic sampler), what 
would
you choose ? I'm quite confused these days ...

Regards,
Julien

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