From groovecake@yahoo.com Thu Sep 05 12:10:53 2002
Subject:Re: A Better Clone? - In praise of the B4

What exactly are PCI graphics?

Thanks,

Mitch

--- bkuris wrote:
> I evaluated the USB Asio drive ($49) with a Griffen
> iMic ($35) for my
> laptop (Compaq armada m300 PIII-600 win2k). The
> driver did work at
> 7ms and the iMIC sounded great. However my laptop
> has PCI graphics
> embedded and screen activity causes audio glitches
> so I gave up on
> it. Those glitches happened at all playable
> latencies and were
> directly related to screen activity. I also tried
> the M-audio duo
> with worse latency (our soundguy uses it as a preamp
> for live
> recording on his MD-- its great for that
> application).
>
> By the time you add a decent external soundcard,
> midi sliders and/or
> knobs, and software the solution is in the $400-$500
> range, lacking
> the full user interface/experience and the
> complexity of the system
> is scary from a stage setup/troubleshooting point of
> view. In my
> case it was more attractive to buy a used AN1X then
> mess around with
> the laptop on stage. I think a similar comparison
> can be made with a
> V5. I would also worry about theft with a laptop on
> the road.
>
> However the biggest issue I've had is with windows
> and USB-- if the
> USB cables unplug w/o stopping a device run a high
> risk of
> bluescreen. This happened to me a few times at home
> and if it ever
> happened on stage I think it would be a problem and
> very
> unprofessional.
>
> -Ben
>
> --- In CloneWheel@y..., "Ed Fliege"
> wrote:
> > On the subject of latency, here's a company, USB
> Audio, that claims
> to get
> > it down to 4-7ms. I don't own one, I'm just
> passing on the info.
> >
> > http://www.usb-audio.com/
> >
>

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