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I have a computer (Core 2 Quad) with a PCIe slot, that I'd like to utilize to run Mixbus 32C with an RME Multiface II and HDSPe card. I don't want to run Windows. I know that Mixbus 32C runs on Linux. Is anyone running it on Linux (or BSD Unix) and using a Multiface II and HDSPe card?
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(05-31-2020, 10:09 PM)Grumpy Wrote: I have a computer (Core 2 Quad) with a PCIe slot, that I'd like to utilize to run Mixbus 32C with an RME Multiface II and HDSPe card. I don't want to run Windows. I know that Mixbus 32C runs on Linux. Is anyone running it on Linux (or BSD Unix) and using a Multiface II and HDSPe card?
These seem to be running under Linux and if they run under Linux, Mixbus can use them.
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Yes, works great! I have used a RME Multiface and a HDSP card for some years with linux. Multiface II and HDSPe will work too.
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06-03-2020, 01:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-03-2020, 02:47 PM by Grumpy.)
Thanks guys, for your replies. Now all I need to do is bring up an adequate Linux machine. Do you know how/where to get the correct driver for the HDSPe card that I'm using? When I bought it (long ago), I don't think that there were variants like HDSPe AES, HDSPe RayDAT, HDSPe MADI, etc. It was probably the first PCI Express card. It was compatible with the TCO option (I have one). I don't see any HDSPe card listed on the RME site, other than the variants that have qualifiers like those listed above.
I know that this is a "groaner" question. But do you think that I should run any particular Linux distro? I haven't used Linux much, but am a fairly sophisticated computer user in general, a low-level (C and assembly) programmer and digital/analog electronics designer. I like the ideas behind distros like Gentoo and Arch, especially for this application. Not having any undesired bloatware, etc. is appealing. Are there any advantages to any of the ones that purport to be "AV oriented?"
Another important thing is that I want to utilize a Mackie Control Universal Pro tactile control surface (with one 8-channel fader expansion, and a C4). And I also want to use at least two largish displays, three if possible. Any recommendations as to Linux-compatible display adapter cards? I don't care about performance for gaming, only pixel dimensions, VESA mount capability and hopefully, thin bezel size.
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I use a HDSP (notE) card since a very long time, the drivers are in the alsa-utils module, any way you will find that when you make a research in your package manager. The HDSPe Card seems to be supported in the same way. You need to launch hdsp-mixer to initialize your interface and you have hdsp-conf to deal with the parameters.
I use a standard manjaro(arch) distribution with a real time kernel. (Not sure if its neccessary though) and i am very happy with. I didn't do any fine tuning at all.
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06-10-2020, 02:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-10-2020, 03:01 PM by Grumpy.)
Thanks very much, sonik. That's helpful.
Thanks again, rutsch. I've been cringing at the idea of trying a bunch of different Linux distros. But I may have to do that if the initial suggestions don't pan out for me.
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Hi
I Ran RME for years into my DDX 3216 desks two of them and Ardour could see all 32 tracks.
I never installed any drivers or did any tuning as such. I did use the ADAT system at the time.
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