[PD] [OT] Pd to play sounds simultaneously on 8 speakers with cheap computer

[Jack]

Le 29/03/2014 15:43, Simon Wise a écrit :
> On 29/03/14 22:56, Jack wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Is it possible to use BeagleBoard, Raspberry Pi, Udoo or others without
>> dropout with this configuration :
>>
>> 8 IR sensors
>> 1 BeagleBoard (or Raspberry Pi, or Udoo or others) with Pd and linux
>> 1 sound cards with 8 output
>> 8 speakers
>>
>> like this : 8 IR sensors ->  Beagleboard ->  sound card ->  8
>> speakers (so
>> it is possible to play 8 sounds at 44100 Hz 16 bits *simultaneously*).
>>
>> If yes, can you tell me which model of sound card works well with these
>> cards ?
>> Thanx.
>> ++
>
> The esi gigaport hd+ is said to give 8 outs cleanly on an Rpi, search
> the list for reports from several people, but I have not tried it myself.
>
> With an Rpi you might then use the GPIO for your IR, but if the IR
> stuff is USB then you'd have to test, and may well be out of luck. A
> cheaper sound card and a more expensive computer may be just as
> sensible though.
>
>
> Simon
>
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Thanx for this info Simon.
I dug a little bit about this sound card and found that :
https://www.mail-archive.com/pd-list@iem.at/msg57554.html
http://puredata.info/docs/raspberry-pi/FrontPage
in french : http://saillant.pierrick.free.fr/?p=30

Other sound cards with 8 outputs ?
++

Jack