Which isa audio card should i keep?

mtb · 03-19-2007, 01:21 PM

Hello,

i have got 3 isa audio cards, i have to give away one of them, and i would like to keep the best ones

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In fact, i have a creative ct2502 based card ( soundblaster 16 ) that i would like to keep, and also:

An ess audio drive ES1869, and an Advance Logic ALS100+ .

The creative should have hardware midi instruments, the other 2 i don't know, and also i don't know how well they will work with linux ( i bet they will work moreless the same with alsa ).

Could you please suggest me what to do?

Thank you in advance.

GrapefruiTgirl · 03-20-2007, 06:07 AM

You could check the hardware compatibility list, and see if any of them are listed and whether they work under Linux or not. Also perhaps try locating them on some other hardware forum for Linux compatibility.
Google is a great resource for locating specifications/abilities of hardware too, and probably where you will find the most information to make a comparison.

mtb · 03-20-2007, 09:43 AM

I have found almost nothing about als 100 and ess, so i have finally decided to try them.

Ess configuration has been really easy, with als i haven't been able in 3 minutes to get it working, so i have choosed.

Also ess card has less noise ( with the als is enought to move the mouse or to load semethings from hd and you get strong noise in the output )