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Really? Jack can mute with xruns on firewire?

I have an Edirol PCR-1 but I couldn't get it running on my linux box. damn!
2010/9/4 Jeremy Jongepier :

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> On 09/04/2010 05:06 PM, Bernardo Barros wrote:

>>

>> FireWire for Laptop (thinkpad). At least 4 output channels, 8 is

>> better with a very decent audio quality. :-)

>> Possible to have this hardware robust and trustful to perform live?

>>

>

> Hello Bernardo,

>

> Then maybe a Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 might be an option, don't know how

> many output channels that one has, I think it has 8. I'm testing its bigger

> brother, the 40, and so far it performs well. But then we're talking about a

> quadcore CPU with hyperthreading on a desktop machine. Don't know how it

> will perform on a notebook.

> When it comes to using it live, don't know, the 'problem' with FireWire

> devices and JACK (at least JACK1, don't know about JACK2) is that if you run

> into xruns those could take JACK down completely resulting in a mute

> machine. I have the feeling this happens less with USB, USB just keeps

> going. So for live performances maybe an USB sound card might be a better

> option.

>

> Best,

>

> Jeremy

>

>

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