Vista Makes Creative Labs Dupe Linux

[chabo]

I've tried 2.6.19-gentoo-r7 & gcc 3.4.6, because this is last release where function INIT_WORK use 3 parameters as used in Creative code. I can compile and build driver with some changes in include files(add #include linux/autoconf.h everywhere it uses kernel includes, #define UTS_RELEASE "2.6.19-gentoo-r7" in linux/version.h) Only bad thing is, that on insmod it has many unresolved symbols from alsa, so it will be some kernel among 2.6.10 and 2.6.19 hehe

[eNTi]

soo... let's just assume creative sucks. what alternatives (probably cheaper than the razer) are there for us? i want good sound in linux/windows, and well... i'll let it cost me some money, not 200€ though. i'd rather go with onboard then.

[Thetargos]

soo... let's just assume creative sucks. what alternatives (probably cheaper than the razer) are there for us? i want good sound in linux/windows, and well... i'll let it cost me some money, not 200? though. i'd rather go with onboard then.

See this other discussion about the X-Fi and other ramblings about how good support you can expect for sound hardware on Linux.

[Panix]

Besides... there are plenty of alternative sound cards that are very well supported under LInux.

Like?
I have researched and will mention two possible supported sound cards:
Audiophile (2496 for e.g.)
Delta series

Anybody know of those? Is there any others of particular mention?

I am interested in a sound card for overall use and in particular, music creation (using instruments).

I was also thinking of M-Audio but doesn't Creative own them?

[Thetargos]

Like?
I have researched and will mention two possible supported sound cards:
Audiophile (2496 for e.g.)
Delta series

Anybody know of those? Is there any others of particular mention?

I am interested in a sound card for overall use and in particular, music creation (using instruments).

I was also thinking of M-Audio but doesn't Creative own them?

Why don't you check the ALSA sound card support Matrix?

[MrCanard]

I was also thinking of M-Audio but doesn't Creative own them?

No, E-Mu is part of Creative, but in name only.
As of three or four months ago a lot of the E-MU line is supported by ALSA.

I use the E-MU 1212M to A/D lots of vinyl & tape.

[Thetargos]

I'm not familiar with E-Mu products, but I don't think there's many products based off the X-Fi arch.

[MrCanard]

You're right, it's not based off the X-Fi.

A quote from ExtremeTech http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1562571,00.asp

"A Little Background"

"The E-MU crew designed the DSPs that have powered every Creative Sound Blaster sound card since Sound Blaster Live. The first DSP, dubbed the 10K1, featured two 64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizers, in addition to four simultaneous DSP effects in flight at once. Then E-MU produced a derivative processor from the original 10K1 design, the 10K2. 96KHz/24-bit playback was the most noteworthy new feature in this second-generation part."


You can read what Matrix Talk:Module-emu10k1 is saying here, http://www.alsa-project.org/main/ind...Module-emu10k1

[Thetargos]

You're right, it's not based off the X-Fi.

A quote from ExtremeTech http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1562571,00.asp

"A Little Background"

"The E-MU crew designed the DSPs that have powered every Creative Sound Blaster sound card since Sound Blaster Live. The first DSP, dubbed the 10K1, featured two 64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizers, in addition to four simultaneous DSP effects in flight at once. Then E-MU produced a derivative processor from the original 10K1 design, the 10K2. 96KHz/24-bit playback was the most noteworthy new feature in this second-generation part."


You can read what Matrix Talk:Module-emu10k1 is saying here, http://www.alsa-project.org/main/ind...Module-emu10k1

Wow! Nice review, nice card... Will read that alsa-project link aobout the driver needed (from the looks of it is the snd-emu10k1 module), and the features available to the Linux drivers.

[Kano]

Then the first post is "half" correct then someone could simply use OSS, it is free - even available as source code. Does it work or not?

http://developer.opensound.com/