list_of_soundcards
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Tested Soundcards
If you have tried other soundcards with xwax please add your findings here or report it to mailing list.
You can find ALSA device names by entering cat /proc/asound/cards or aplay -l into the terminal.
USB Soundcards
Working USB Soundcards
| Soundcard | Status | Tested with | Comment | ALSA Device Name |
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| Behringer UCA222 | Working (No Preamp) | Ubuntu 11.04 | Ensure monitor switch is set to “off” | default |
| Behringer UFO202 | Working (Requires Modification) | ? | Requires modification to work | ? |
| ESI Maya44 USB | Working (No Preamp) | Ubuntu 10.10 | May require a high -m value (15 or higher worked in testing) | maya44_pair1 maya44_pair2 |
| .asoundrc file to provide stereo pairs | ||||
| This card has no internal phono preamp and thus it is unsuitable for use with most turntables without an additional preamp. This is not an issue with CD players or other line level devices. | ||||
| Native Instruments Audio 4 DJ | Working | Ubuntu 10.10 → Ubuntu 12.10 | Set inputs to Phono: $ amixer -c [cardnumber] cset numid=1 1 Set inputs to Line: $ amixer -c [cardnumber] cset numid=1 0 | plughw:Audio4DJ,0,01) plughw:Audio4DJ,0,12) |
| Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ | Working | Ubuntu 10.10 | plughw:Audio8DJ,0,03) plughw:Audio8DJ,0,14) plughw:Audio8DJ,0,25) plughw:Audio8DJ,0,36) |
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| Native Instruments Traktor Audio 6 | Working | Ubuntu 10.04 → Ubuntu 11.10 | PASSTHRU on channel A: $ amixer -c T6 cset numid=1 on/(off) PASSTHRU on channel B: $ amixer -c T6 cset numid=2 on/(off) | T6_pair1 (Main) T6_pair2 (Ch. A) T6_pair3 (Ch. B) |
| switch PHONO/LINE on channel A: $ amixer -c T6 cset numid=3 on/(off) switch PHONO/LINE on channel B: $ amixer -c T6 cset numid=4 on/(off) |
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| .asoundrc file to provide stereo pairs | ||||
| Rane SL-1 | Working (No working preamp under linux) | Fedora (version?) ~2011 | Phono input does not work making it unsuitable for use with most turntables without an additional preamp. This is not an issue with CD players or other line level devices. | ? |
| There are ALSA patches to enable the preamp. 1 2 | ||||
| American Audio Versaport | Working (Only one preamp) | Debian Squeeze 2012/09 | Needs a .asoundrc file to provide stereo pairs. | versaport_pair1 versaport_pair2 |
| It only have a preamp on Input 2, so you need external preamps to use both decks with standard turntables. | ||||
| Volume is always turned down, use this command to turn the volume up before launching xwax : $ amixer set -c [cardnumber] Speaker,0 100%,100% unmute |
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| Available as OEM variants (MixVibes U-MIX44, Reloop Spin!, iScratch Mixlive, Omnitronix DDI, …) | ||||
| mixvibes umix44 | Working (No Preamp) | avlinux 6.0 | Available as OEM variants (American Audio Versaport Reloop Spin!, iScratch Mixlive, Omnitronix DDI, …) | umix44_pair1 umix44_pair2 |
| Needs a .asoundrc file to provide stereo pairs |
Broken USB Soundcards
| Soundcard | Status | Tested with… | Comment |
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Firewire Soundcards
Working Firewire Soundcards
Info on using firewire cards here. 
| Soundcard | Status | Tested with | Comment |
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Other Soundcard Resources
list_of_soundcards.txt · Last modified: 2013/03/25 22:14 by mrpopinjay
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