Best Soundcards to Use With Airtime

  • So What is your thoughts on SoundCards to Use as input and Output For Airtime

    The Best Sound Card I have Used since Ubuntu 10.04 is 2496 Audiophille.

    Here is my bias
    • Linux carries superb drivers for it,not like the headache I had with fast track pro and Delta 44
    • Its Cheap ($50-90US)
    • it can carry separate line in and line out
    • it can give 2 channel in 2 channel out
    • its PCI
    • Good Sample Rate,periods and latency
    I think the other Delta products like the 44,66 and 1010 are over kills for me.

    and remember after all the reason I bought one of the 1010, was to test it,"No Like it At All"  so returning it this weekend.Its like the Rolls Royce of all cards and I hate to say I will not be using all it has to give.

    I found also the sabrent usb as a nice,cheap usb ($10USB) if you want two sound card using the internal card also of your system.
    The Behringer UCA222 works nicely and I hate to have to return it but why would I,if I have no use for it now


    Try my friend Matt Harley Suggestion on how to Handle Audio in Linux is Relevant

    So what Are you Using?

    V.O.I.S.S.E.S

    Can You hear me Now

    Ps.

    These sound cards are based on the VIA Ice1712 chipset aka Envy24 : M-Audio Delta 1010, Delta 1010LT, Delta DiO 2496, Delta 66, Delta 44, Delta 410 and Audiophile 2496. Terratec EWS 88MT, EWS 88D, EWX 24/96, DMX 6Fire, Phase 88. Hoontech Soundtrack DSP 24, Soundtrack DSP 24 Value, Soundtrack DSP 24 Media 7.1. Event Electronics EZ8. Digigram VX442. Lionstracs, Mediastaton. Terrasoniq TS 88. Roland/Edirol DA-2496.

    Just type "Envy24" in the software center and install the drivers [amended based on @Albert Fr below]

     This application displays a level meter for each input and output channel and maintains peak level indicators. This is based on Envy24's hardware peak metering feature. and is good for Monitoring your outputs


    Post edited by Voisses Tech at 2013-10-04 12:02:36
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  • Yes the internals require either no tweaking at all or little

    If you want a robust solution 

    Think about the MAudio deltas or 2496 audiophille
    Anyone reading this a find it funny about my grammar , I make no apology ,Go get a translator.
    "The Problem with education today is that it takes a university degree to switch on a light bulb"
    "You learn from your mistakes but wise people learn from others mistakes avoid Making mistakes there is not sufficient rooms to make them"
    "Innuendo","If's","Assumptions" and "Fear" are for politician.Who,What,where,When and How are for those seeking knowledge and care about Humanity.
    "I might be in Mud but that does not Make me a Wild Hog(pig)"
    “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”
    "The only thing that remains constant is change itself"
    May the force be with you,until our path or destiny bring us in tandem.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Albert FRAlbert FR
    Posts: 1,978Member, Airtime Moderator
    I'm no agree with you ;-)

    delta 1010 is a great soundcard
    but you need envy24control to use it correctly

    with this card, the sound is really great ;-)
  • Vote Up0Vote Down hoerichhoerich
    Posts: 627Member, Airtime Moderator


    The Best Sound Card I have Used since Ubuntu 10.04 is 2496 Audiophille.

    Here is my bias
    • Linux carries superb drivers for it,


    which drivers are you talking about? A friend of mine has a 2496Audiophile and would love to know!

    My 2 cents about Soundcards:
    In a Studio I absolutely need symmetric Inputs/Outputs with XLR or Jack Plug. No use for Cinch at all.

    Currently we use a Delta 44, in future we want to use a Delta 1010 with ALSA.

    @Albert FR
    do you use it in ALSA mode. or with jack?
    could you share you .asoundrc or asound.conf with me?
    I'd also be very interested in frame-sizes and buffer-times you use with the Delta 1010, as I got no experiences with it so far...

    cheers
    Official Airtime Forum Manager
    --------------------------
    Most of the time an issue is located between keyboard and chair.
  • type 2496 or envy24 in the software center

    its Mudita24 and it serves all the card I listed above

    • Disable the internal card in the bios so you will not have to do any asound configuration.

    I used it with ALSA and the 2496 Audophille

    • do this command

    liquidsoap -v --debug 'input.alsa(bufferize=false)'

    it will give you the settings for the cards

    you should see something similar to this

    [alsa_in(default):3] Samplefreq=44100Hz, Bufsize=1764B, Frame=4B, Periods=55

    Follow my tutorial on inputs on how to set it in the ls_script







    V.O.I.S.S.E.S.
    Can You Hear Me Now

    Post edited by Voisses Tech at 2013-10-04 21:00:19
    Anyone reading this a find it funny about my grammar , I make no apology ,Go get a translator.
    "The Problem with education today is that it takes a university degree to switch on a light bulb"
    "You learn from your mistakes but wise people learn from others mistakes avoid Making mistakes there is not sufficient rooms to make them"
    "Innuendo","If's","Assumptions" and "Fear" are for politician.Who,What,where,When and How are for those seeking knowledge and care about Humanity.
    "I might be in Mud but that does not Make me a Wild Hog(pig)"
    “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”
    "The only thing that remains constant is change itself"
    May the force be with you,until our path or destiny bring us in tandem.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down hoerichhoerich
    Posts: 627Member, Airtime Moderator
    aah, your talking bout mudita24, but this is just a control GUI, no driver.

    afaik, If I want to capture sound of specified Inputs on 1010, I have to compile driver for myself and use .asoundrc or asound.conf
    http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Module-ice1712

    Or how should I  be able to capture f.e. Input 5&6 paired to stereo-line and output this sound in (almost) realtime? I want to use Live-Studio-Input on Input1&2, BBC-SAT-Input on Input 3&4 and Studio2 on Input 5&6.
    So I have to address to self-created pcm's in .asoundrc or asound.conf looking like this...
    pcm.ice1712_ch12, pcm.ice1712_ch34, pcm.ice1712_ch56, pcm.ice1712_ch78
    see here under "The Naming of PCM Devices" http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Asoundrc

    with .asoundrc looking like this.

    #
    # M-Audio Delta 1010
    #

    pcm.ice1712_capture {
        type dsnoop
        ipc_key 1024
        slave {
            pcm "hw:M1010"
            period_size 0
            buffer_size 65536
            rate 44100
            channels 10
        }
    }

    pcm.ice1712_playback {
        type dmix
        ipc_key 1024
        slave {
            pcm "hw:M1010"
            period_size 0
            buffer_size 65536
            rate 44100
            channels 10
        }
    }

    pcm.ice1712_duplex {
        type asym
        playback.pcm ice1712_playback
        capture.pcm ice1712_capture
    }

    pcm.ice1712_ch12 {
        type plug
        ttable.0.0 1
        ttable.1.1 1
        slave.pcm ice1712_duplex
    }

    pcm.ice1712_ch34 {
        type plug
        ttable.0.2 1
        ttable.1.3 1
        slave.pcm ice1712_duplex
    }

    pcm.ice1712_ch56 {
        type plug
        ttable.0.4 1
        ttable.1.5 1
        slave.pcm ice1712_duplex
    }

    pcm.ice1712_ch78 {
        type plug
        ttable.0.6 1
        ttable.1.7 1
        slave.pcm ice1712_duplex
    }

    pcm.ice1712_ch90 {
        type plug
        ttable.0.8 1
        ttable.1.9 1
        slave.pcm ice1712_duplex
    }


    Then I can activate them with commands like arecord -D ice1712_ch34 -cd (for example)

    Or do you know another way to activate Input3&4 or 5&6 via ALSA only?
    Post edited by hoerich at 2013-10-05 05:01:59
    Official Airtime Forum Manager
    --------------------------
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  • I switched from Creative's sound cards to onboard audio when I made the move to Windows Vista. It was a forced move due to the lack of drivers. The onboard audio was good enough by that time, though I did miss the added software that came with the card till I found replacements.
  • I need a PCI express cheap sound-card. Does anyone know some good product?
    Thanks a lot
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Albert FRAlbert FR
    Posts: 1,978Member, Airtime Moderator
    m-audio are now in pcie
    a good one :

    M-Audio Delta Audiophile 192

  • I can't find anyting in online shop. can you suggest me some good e-shop?
    Thanks
  • Vote Up0Vote Down YannickYannick
    Posts: 101Member
    Hello

    My audio card M-audio 1010 is dead from today.

    I need new a new card in low cost. Audiophile 2496 is a good deal on eBay (-100$).

    It's good choice again ?

    Thanks
  • Vote Up0Vote Down hoerichhoerich
    Posts: 627Member, Airtime Moderator

    Yannick said:

    Hello

    My audio card M-audio 1010 is dead from today.

    I need new a new card in low cost. Audiophile 2496 is a good deal on eBay (-100$).

    It's good choice again ?

    Thanks



    Open the extension module of the 1010 and look for broken ICs.
    I successfully repaired a 1010 after buying correct IC in about 10mins and saved €500.
    just go for a try before a new buy!
    cheers
    Official Airtime Forum Manager
    --------------------------
    Most of the time an issue is located between keyboard and chair.
  • I would endorse that
    hoerich said:


    Yannick said:

    Hello

    My audio card M-audio 1010 is dead from today.

    I need new a new card in low cost. Audiophile 2496 is a good deal on eBay (-100$).

    It's good choice again ?

    Thanks



    Open the extension module of the 1010 and look for broken ICs.
    I successfully repaired a 1010 after buying correct IC in about 10mins and saved €500.
    just go for a try before a new buy!
    cheers



    Anyone reading this a find it funny about my grammar , I make no apology ,Go get a translator.
    "The Problem with education today is that it takes a university degree to switch on a light bulb"
    "You learn from your mistakes but wise people learn from others mistakes avoid Making mistakes there is not sufficient rooms to make them"
    "Innuendo","If's","Assumptions" and "Fear" are for politician.Who,What,where,When and How are for those seeking knowledge and care about Humanity.
    "I might be in Mud but that does not Make me a Wild Hog(pig)"
    “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”
    "The only thing that remains constant is change itself"
    May the force be with you,until our path or destiny bring us in tandem.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Albert FRAlbert FR
    Posts: 1,978Member, Airtime Moderator
    Hi Yannick
    Yes 24/96 is a good choice
    but you can find a dealer to buy it :

    http://www.m-audio.fr/products/fr_fr/Audiophile2496.html

    it's working really well on Gnu/Linux with a really good sound
    Post edited by Albert FR at 2014-03-11 11:21:25
  • Vote Up0Vote Down YannickYannick
    Posts: 101Member
    Hi guys,

    Sorry for the late reply, I have not received notification 

    What is the IC? 

    A repairman told me that it came from the electricity supply, cost of repair 284 $ CAN 

    Finally I found an audiophile card 80 $ CAN.

    Thanks
  • Vote Up0Vote Down hoerichhoerich
    Posts: 627Member, Airtime Moderator

    Yannick said:

    What is the IC? 


    sorry, I meant capacitors.
    mostly, there's only one capacitor broken/burnt down.
    Official Airtime Forum Manager
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