[PD] [OT] mini-ITX again

[Derek Holzer]

Hi David,

and thanks. I'm planning to use an MAudio Delta66 or similar breakout 
box, actually. I need multichannel!

The main thing I'm curious about is whether a new mobo has come out 
since 2004 that is better for the money than the EPIA MII 12000G 1.2Ghz. 
All the docs about Linux + audio + Mini-ITX are at least three years old!

best,
d.

David Merrill wrote:
> Hi Derek -
> One quick hint that I've found in working on the audiopint project 
> (audiopint.org) is that the audio chipsets on mini-itx boards do not 
> tend to be very high quality - specifically, they are noisy - you can 
> hear memory access, and other capacitive coupling from traces on the 
> motherboard. So I always use a iMic USB audio interface when I build up 
> an audiopint - any good-rated USB audio interface that's 
> linux-compatible should do, since it will isolate the motherboard noise 
> from your analog signals.
> -David M.
> 
> On Feb 27, 2008, at 10:12 AM, Derek Holzer wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm back on my Mini-ITX research, hoping to use one for an upcoming PD 
>> installation as well as a live performance box. But what I'm missing is 
>> some kind of comparison of price vs functionality here. As well as some 
>> overview of which CPUs and chipsets are good for audio and Linux and 
>> which ones are not. Can anyone make a recommendation for a Mini-ITX 
>> system with a good processor which has proven usable for fairly complex 
>> PD patching with Linux, or point in the direction of a good online 
>> resource for this kind of info?
>>
>> thx + best!
>> d.
>>
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