M-Audio Revolution 7.1 sound card

[Lev Serebryakov]

Hello, Damian!
Saturday, November 29, 2003, 8:08:34 AM, you wrote:

DG> However, the drivers provided by OSS (http://www.opensound.com/) are a
DG> little less than great.  The sound crackles and snaps, and every once in a
DG> while, it just skips and skips and skips.  Not fun.  Not to mention their
DG> license...
 ALSA supports this card, so I'm porting driver to BSD now but it goes
 very slow, I have not much time for it :(

DG> I've sent a note to M-Audio asking about drivers and technical specs, but
DG> have yet to hear a response.  Has anyone else picked up this card, or is
  I have specs of Envy24HT chip ("heart" of Revolution 7.1)

DG> FWIW, when the driver *does* work, there is a *huge* difference in sound
DG> quality.  And given that the board is considerably cheaper than an Audigy 2,
DG> I'd say it's well worth the money, *if* FreeBSD can get a driver.
  It is strange. In Russia it costs about 1.5 times more than Aud2
($100 for Audigy2, not platinum version and $160 for Rev 7.1), buty it
have MUCH BETTER sound, than any Creative's crap.

  Also, I've used Audiophile 2496 from M-Audio, brilliant sound too,
and much better recording, but no 7.1 support and costs about $200
here.

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               Lev Serebryakov