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<p class=MsoNormal>(I don't know why this didn't dawn on me earlier.. I've
notified the Gadget Labs <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>and Alsa mailing lists, but I forgot to notify the biggest
potential audience... <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>the crowd around PlanetCCRMA!!)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>There is a recently re-invigorated effort to create an alsa
driver for the <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Gadget Labs 8/24 cards (a long bankrupt company). The
card was 'state of the <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>art' around 1998-2001, and is similar to the Delta 1010 in
functionality. It <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>has 24 bit converters, 44.1/48 khz sampling rate, 8 channels
of audio in/out, a <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>rack mounted breakout box, etc. The most important
thing is that there is <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>already source available for a known good "rock
solid" Windows XP driver for us <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>to model the linux driver off of.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>There is a small mailing list (~10 people subscribed) for
this project, and <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>there are currently archives available of the old
postings. Because there is <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>some concern about security and 'trolls' stealing email
addresses that some <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>members would prefer to keep private, the group will go
'private' within 5 days <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(I'm extending it by a couple of days so that the Planeteers
can subscribe if <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>they want to). When this happens, the only
people notified of the progress and <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>availability of the driver will be developers, beta software
testers, and PEOPLE <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>WHO ARE SUBSCRIBED TO THE MAILING LIST. I don't
believe the existing archives <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>will be available to non-subscribers when this happens.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Subscribing can be done here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wavepro-driver-developers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Project summary is here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>http://sourceforge.net/projects/wavepro-driver/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Project Web page is here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>http://wavepro-driver.sourceforge.net/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>It dawned on me this weekend (Doh!) that using this card may
be of interest to <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>someone who's running Planet CCRMA software, but is currently
testing it out on <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>their motherboard soundcard or Soundblaster, and is thinking
of getting a more <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>professional setup with more channels. If
you've already got a Delta 1010 or <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>a RME card, then I'd recommend staying with what you have
since the companies <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>still exist. GL cards currently go on ebay in the
$80-$130 range. I've also <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>just received 6 GL cards and breakout boxes that I will give
to people who help <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>with this project at my cost (a little less than the low end
of ebay's pricing). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you are interested in helping in some way, please let me
know.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The current plan is to do beta testing with a Planet CCRMA
software load <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>installed, and to include the driver in Alsa tree once a
driver exists. It <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>appears to me that the existing group of people is fairly
skilled in C/C++ <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>software development who don't have experience with alsa or
kernel development <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(but can probably figure it out). It's a 'small club',
and you may enjoy being <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>a member of it as well as CCRMA.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>-Mike Mazarick<o:p></o:p></p>
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