> > > > > I use a m-audio mobilepre for recording and listening music;
> > > > > it's class compliant does 16-bit stereo at 48kHz, and the
> > > > > sound is excellent. It has a stereo preamp and a phantom
> > > > > power, which is handy.
>
> I have been using this for some time now (thanks again for the tip, the
> sund really is good). Looking at
>
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MobilePre.html
> today, it says the MobilePre can do 48000/24b; the image
> seems to be something else than what I see at my desk, too.
> Is there a new version of MobilePre out? Has someone used it under > 4.7?
>
> > > > > > More generally, what is the status of uaudio(4)?
> > > > >
> > > > > It works reliably, 24-bit encodings are not supported
> > > > > though; recently Jacob fixed various bugs, including a very
> > > > > annoying limitation of the block size.
>
> Ah, so does the MobilePre in fact support 24b, but only 16b under OpenBSD?
>
> > > > uaudio supports (most of) USB 1.x/USB Audio 1.x standards. there may
> > > > be issues with USB 2.x/USB Audio 2.x devices, however, these types of
> > > > devices aren't all that common yet, unles you're looking for high-end
> > > > equipment (> 6 channels), but there are some out there. for example,
> > > > the newer m-audio fast tracks are USB 2.0.
> > >
> > > Is someone using one of these?
> > >
> > >
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FastTrack.html
> > >
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FastTrackPro.html
> > >
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FastTrackUltra.html
> > >
> > > (If not, I will probably settle for the MobilePre.)
> > >
> > > > creative/e-mu have some
> > > > USB 2.0 devices. I have looked at USB 2.0 support for uaudio, and I have
> > > > ideas about how to proceed, but without the hardware in hand ... hmm
> > > > I see the e-mu 0202 is now ~0, I should probably ask for one on
> > > > want.html.
> > >
> > > I suppose this is not supported then, right?
> > >
http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp?category=610&subcategory=611&product=15186
> >
> > not yet. I did receive an 0202, and have it working (this includes
> > support for multiple/sync endpoints and other improvements to uaudio
> > in general), but it requires some changes in audio(4) itself ...
> > it's coming.
>
> Any news on this?