[PD] [OT] choice of sound cards for 16 output channels

[Jack]

I will change the position of the sounds in the theatre space (it will
depend on the position of the dancers on stage, and other things). I
guess the LP 16 Live Player is not the interface for this purpose ?
++

Jack



Le 06/05/2016 17:21, patrice colet a écrit :
> Maybe you don't want a soundcard but a good multitrack player for
> interpreting Pierre Henry pieces, something like this:
> 
> https://audiosex.pro/threads/cymatic-lr-lp-16.23833/
> 
> it's about 320€
> 
> 
> Le 06/05/2016 à 16:40, Jack a écrit :
>> Thanks a lot for your answers.
>>
>> If i understand, i have many solutions to achieve my goal :
>>
>> - buy 1 soundcard, for exemple :
>>     - MOTU 24Ao AVB which is class complient : good news for linux users)
>>     - Presonus VSL1818 with a ADAT 8-channel DAC (Roman, do you have a
>> link for this with jack connectors ?)
>>
>> - buy several 'small' soundcards (like 8 Griffin iMic, cheap solution
>> but lot of sound cards)
>>
>> - buy 2 soundcards with 8 outputs (in this case, i need 2 usb
>> controllers on my computer, right ?)
>>
>> - buy 2 C-media CM6206 soundcards (cheapest solution here, never seen
>> and tested but looks promising)
>>
>> By experience, in theatre, i prefer to have an easy setup, PC + 1 or 2
>> soundcards, on which i can plug jack connectors. The sound will be a
>> Pierre Henry music.
>>
>> If someone has other recommandations ?
>> ++
>>
>> Jack
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Le 06/05/2016 14:54, patrice colet a écrit :
>>>  If it's just about having 16 channels DAC, using two C-media CM6206
>>> soundcards should be enough but you might need direct input boxes if the
>>> amplifiers are not just beside the computer, I tried this chipset and it
>>> works good on a pcduino2 and Pd with 8 channels, no glitches, it should
>>> works as well on a Raspberry Pi 3.  So it's possible to cluster the
>>> soundcard+pi on a network and have as much channels as you need.
>>>
>>>
>>> e 06/05/2016 à 14:32, Simon Iten a écrit :
>>>> or get yourself an old rme multiface hdsp card, eight analog outputs
>>>> and eight adat… you will need an old laptop with pcmcia or a new one
>>>> with express card (or a macbook with thunderbolt and an adatper)
>>>>
>>>> rme cards are good quality and quite cheaply secondhand (200 $)
>>>>
>>>>> On 06 May 2016, at 14:08, William Huston
>>>>> <<mailto:williamahuston at gmail.com>williamahuston at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The Motu is $1000. The Presonus is $500. What about getting 8x
>>>>> 2-channel USB soundcards? The Griffin iMic is a 2x2 and is $40. So 8x
>>>>> would be $320.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you look around, you can find 2ch USB audio adapters for $20/each,
>>>>> $10/each, even $2/each. For that kind of money you could purchase a
>>>>> few and evaluate them in terms of quality, or maybe read up on what
>>>>> chip they use and read reviews.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm pretty sure Pd supports multiple audio adapters, but have not
>>>>> tested this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please post your results, as I would like to get into ambisonics as
>>>>> well and be able to drive 8x or more speakers. But I don't want to
>>>>> spend $1000!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday, May 5, 2016, Jack <<mailto:jack at rybn.org>jack at rybn.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> With the following configuration :
>>>>>> Ubuntu 16.04
>>>>>> Pd-0.47.0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I need to find a solution to send sounds on 16 different speakers.
>>>>>> What is your advice regarding the purchase of USB sound cards under
>>>>>> Linux with this configuration ? For you, which sound cards are more
>>>>>> willing to do this job ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ciao.
>>>>>> ++
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jack
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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