Sound recording, playback - card, application?

[Net Llama!]

On 09/07/03 17:49, Michael Hipp wrote:

> Net Llama! wrote:
> 
>> Just about any linux supported soundcard that's been sold within the 
>> past 5 years can do that.
> 
> 
> Thanks. The HCL for RH9 looks like this:
> 
> C-Media -- CM8338/CM8738; Creative Labs -- SoundBlaster 128 PCI, 
> SoundBlaster Live!, SoundBlaster Live! Audigy; Crystal -- CS428X/CS46XX; 
> ESS -- Maestro, Maestro2, Maestro3, Solo; Ensoniq -- AudioPCI ES1370, 
> ES1371; Intel -- ICH, ICH2, ICH3, ICH4; Yamaha -- YMF724, 74x, 754; VIA 
> -- VIA82c686, VIA8233, VIA8235
> 
> Any reason to prefer one of those over another?

I'd stay away from the C-Media stuff.  Its really crappy low end hardware. 
  Other than that, you should be fine.

> 
>> Unless you really need to have the recording available in real time, i 
>> might be less resource intensive to record in WAV format, and then 
>> convert to MP3 afterwards.  Of course if the box is something really 
>> well powered hardware wise, it won't matter much.
> 
> 
> Good point. It wouldn't have occurred to me since I've always thought of 
> wav as a Windows thing.

well, originally yes, but usually all MP3s start off as WAVs and are then 
converted to MP3s.


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