[rescue] Can someone recommend a UNIX based Digital Audio Workstation?

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 11:42:26AM -0800, Bonar, Gregory wrote:
> I have a setup now running a Sonorus STUDI/O under
> Linux X86, but would like to put together a non-Intel
> audio workstation.
> 
> The Sun/Creative Labs Ultra seems to be discontinued,
> and is 16 bit. I'd like a 20 or 24 bit card.
> I see a reference to an 20 bit Ultra Pro in a press release only.
> Was it ever marketed?
> 
> Any other platforms that run UNIX with good sound capabilities?

I see that is an ADAT and also SPDIF card.  The Indigo2 has 4 chanels of
analog IO (only 16bit though), and some sort of digital IO.  The most 
authoritative source claims AES/EBU, but I don't rember seeing a jack that 
looks like that on an Indigo2.

The Octane (often available for $500ish) has ADAT audio in addition to the 
4 analog chanels.  

Outside of SGIs, I've never seen good audio for Unix machines, unless you 
count stuff that should be coming out for OS X.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd