Hi, I have SB Live 5.1 and it looks like situation with Live and Audigy is pretty similar.
Standard driver for Linux works perfectly except MIDI (but it's theoretically possible to recompile kernel with alpha version of MIDI support). Some 3D effects can be loaded from command line. You can also switch to channel mode (stereo, quadro, 5ch, 5+1, digital output). So I use standard driver. ALSA works but I didn't figured out how to enable 5+1 mode (it plays only stereo). If anybody can tell me how to do that, please help!!!! It is said that ALSA supports SB's MIDI but I also didn't figure out HOW yet (it never played a note when I was trying it). ALSA doesn't support 3D effects in any way. I am not sure if any of these drivers can load MIDI sound fonts! Nothing close to native Windows driver and utilites for SB's. Any option makes you beating your head for hours! IMHO for phonograms you can try ALSA or get a fresh kernel sources and build it with EMU10K1 MIDI enabled, but anyway you have to go to M$ for good interface and full set of options. > Hello ! > I want to buy soundcard with midi-SF2-synth, SBLive, Audigy or Audigy_II. > In my SF2 collection some SF2-files, sizes 65 - 110 MBytes, i use TiMidity now. > I have information, what SBLive cann't to use SF2-file more then 32 MBytes. Is it > right ? > Is SBAudigy has midi-synth with alsa-drivers now ? And Audigy_II ? > Who used these cards, please write your opinion. > I want to use midi-synth to write phonograms, not only for midi-listening. > > Sorry for possible mistakes, > Roman. -- Regards, Sergey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
