-----Original Message----- From: Harris, Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 1:55 PM To: 'Stephen Gran' Cc: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org' Subject: RE: SB AUDIGY Player supported by Linux?
> I've been thinking of getting it when it becomes available - it\ is an > audigy card: Shielded, not in a electrically noisy computer box, has > tons of ins & outs, HQ sound. Plugs directly into usb, so then link > /dev/dsp --> /dev/usbn and I should have sound with > naught but a usb module, which I have loaded anyways. I think.. > has anyone else tried an external sound card on linux ? I've seen > another advertised on thinkgeek. FWIW, I think you may be referring to the Extigy. The Audigy has a card that installs in a PCI slot, then a cable goes to an external "breakout box" thingy (much like the Hercules Game Theater XP), or it can also be installed in a 5.25" drive bay. The Extigy, OTOH, is apparently a fully-external sound card that connects via USB. Now, I don't have any experience with the Extigy (and in fact I doubt many people do, considering it's new). But I would opine that ANY audio-via-USB scheme is going to be a pain, including in Windows, much less Linux. Be careful. :) Jeff Bonner
