M-Audio worked for me for several years. I used the Ozone unit which is actually an external USB unit that provides 24/96 sound capabilities, a midi controller, pre-in at line and audio levels, mic-in, programmable mixers, etc.. And the price was reasonable, I paid $200 for way back when. It worked with ALSA, RoseGarden, and the "planet ccrma" audio workstation distro.
<br><br>It had no noticeable lag, sound quality was remarkably good and noise-free.<br><br>My workstation was a dual p3-600 with 512MB of RAM, and it handled the software plugins and modules without issue, although it would slow down if I was running several modules at the same time.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/2/07, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:vodhner@cox.net">vodhner@cox.net</a></b> &lt;<a href="mailto:vodhner@cox.net">vodhner@cox.net</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I want to use Rosegarden to arrange music, but I can&#39;t find a sound card that works with MIDI.&nbsp;&nbsp; No problem with basic wave sound, but MIDI won&#39;t play.<br><br>I had on-board sound that ALSA didn&#39;t work on.&nbsp;&nbsp;The literature recommended SoundBlaster Live 24 bit, so I got that one.&nbsp;&nbsp;No dice:&nbsp;&nbsp;it turns out Creative has kept the name, but changed the chipset.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is no MIDI support in ALSA for this one either, though they have tried and some have claimed eventual success.&nbsp;&nbsp;The best I&#39;ve gotten so far is . . . silence.
<br><br>I even downloaded the &quot;Musix&quot; live CD that was supposed to have all the best stuff, but it couldn&#39;t find my sound card at all, even for basic wave performance.&nbsp;&nbsp;Clearly it&#39;s time to get new hardware.
<br><br>I am not really picky about sound quality or little glitches -- I have a beautiful system to refine the material on, but I just need to hear a pretty reasonable synth performance so I can rough out an arrangement.
<br><br>I&#39;ve looked for recommendations and found none.&nbsp;&nbsp;So what is the sound card of choice, one that Just Works[TM] for MIDI?&nbsp;&nbsp;I&#39;m sure one exists, and I&#39;m willing to invest, but I don&#39;t want to take another shot in the dark.
<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Vic<br><br>---------------------------------------------------<br>PLUG-discuss mailing list - <a href="mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us">PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us</a><br>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change&nbsp;&nbsp;you mail settings:
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