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Re: Sound card question

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I actually ordered a Lexicon Omega for my son on e-Bay 2 weeks ago (still
waiting for delivery ... ;) ) ... however, it is a little overkill for my use
... but thank you anyway for your input ...

>n Sep 30 15, rlharris@oplink.net :
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:36:15 -0500
> From: rlharris@oplink.net
> Subject: Re: Sound card question
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> On Wed, September 30, 2015 8:55 am, Danny wrote:
> > What I would like to know is if it would be possible to send audio that
> > goes to the headphones to the Line-Out jack at the same time?
> 
> I would be surprised that the case is otherwise.  I always install
> "pavucontrol" (pulse audio volume control), which may be all you need.
> 
> But "jack" can provide any signal routing you need.
> 
> A few years back I began using a USB interface for sound on everything. 
> This approach allows me to switch the entire sound apparatus from one
> machine to another with only a single USB cable, so long as the machine
> has a USB port and pavucontrol is installed.  And I no longer have to
> worry about the idiosyncrasies of all various on-board sound systems.
> 
> One advantage of the USB interface approach to sound is the ability to use
> professional (that is, balanced) apparatus, which, by design, eliminates
> hum and buzz.  You might find balanced gear advantageous when
> radio-frequency interference (RFI) is a consideration.
> 
> Entertainment and broadcast supply houses (bswusa.com, fullcompass.com,
> markertek.com, bandh.com) stock a variety of economical USB interfaces.
> 
> For many in the audio business (podcasting, performance, and audio mixing
> and editing), USB sound has obsoleted bus-based sound cards.
> 
> The Lexicon Alpha at less than fifty dollars is versatile and reliable,
> and is powered from the USB bus.  The Lexicon design (Alpha and Omega)
> uses the mixer paradigm, and can accommodate a mix of balanced and
> unbalanced inputs and outputs.
> 
> RLH
> 

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  Re: Sound card question rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-09-30 16:40 +0200
    Re: Sound card question Danny <mynixmail@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 15:50 +0200
  Re: Sound card question Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2015-09-30 19:50 +0200
    Re: Sound card question Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2015-10-01 08:20 +0200
      Re: Sound card question Rob van der Putten <rob@sput.nl> - 2015-10-01 12:10 +0200
        Re: Sound card question Danny <mynixmail@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 16:00 +0200
          Re: Sound card question Rob van der Putten <rob@sput.nl> - 2015-10-01 18:00 +0200
      Re: Sound card question Danny <mynixmail@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 16:00 +0200
    Re: Sound card question Danny <mynixmail@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 16:00 +0200
      Re: Sound card question rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-01 17:30 +0200
      Re: Sound card question Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2015-10-01 23:00 +0200
        Re: Sound card question rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-02 00:20 +0200
        Re: Sound card question rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-02 01:00 +0200
        Re: Sound card question Danny <mynixmail@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 17:30 +0200
          Re: Sound card question Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2015-10-02 19:20 +0200
            Re: Sound card question rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-02 20:40 +0200
              Re: Sound card question Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2015-10-03 00:40 +0200
                Re: Sound card question rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-03 04:20 +0200
                Re: Sound card question Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2015-10-03 06:30 +0200
          RE: Sound card question "Larry Owens" <owens@netptc.net> - 2015-10-02 19:20 +0200
          Re: Sound card question David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-10-02 19:30 +0200
          Re: Sound card question Stuart Longland <stuartl@longlandclan.id.au> - 2015-10-04 01:20 +0200
            Re: Sound card question rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-04 02:30 +0200
              Re: Sound card question Stuart Longland <stuartl@longlandclan.id.au> - 2015-10-05 23:00 +0200

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