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

[Julius Sridhar]

On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Joshua D Boyd 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.

I use a Tascam Compustudio.  Works fine.  Even does 24-bit multichannel
digital discrete outputs for hooking to a Dolby Digital
compressor/encoder.

Peace...  Sridhar