Compiling a list of FULLY supported hardware..Help wanted!

[GMaq]

Hi

I'd like to add a chapter to the AV Linux user manual for fully supported PRO audio (and video) hardware interfaces for the AV Linux 6.0 release coming up in June 2012. There are a few such articles around the web I realize but some of them are maddeningly incomplete or get started with good intentions and then left without user participation. I want specific info for what is being used currently with AV Linux and our kernels and what is fully working.

Please provide the information as follows so I can just cut and paste into the manual article without a lot of extra hassle.

I have listed my own working Audio and Video hardware below please simply cut and paste my formatted information into your post and edit it.

AUDIO

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: M-Audio1010LT
INTERFACE: PCI Slot
I/O CHANNELS: 10/10 (8+2 SPDIF)
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Tascam US-122
INTERFACE: USB-1
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Mackie Onyx 1640 (w/ Firewire Option Card)
INTERFACE: FireWire
I/O CHANNELS: 16/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

VIDEO

DEVICE TYPE: Video
BRAND NAME: Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150
INTERFACE: PCI Slot
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Video
BRAND NAME: Canopus ADVC-100
INTERFACE: FireWire
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

[Prof Knaakenbroed]

here running:

AUDIO

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496
INTERFACE: PCI Slot
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2 cinch with 24Bit/96kHz, SPDIF I/O, MIDI in/out
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known


your Prof Knaakenbroed

[edvo]

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: RME Multiface I
INTERFACE: PCI Slot, ExpressCard
I/O CHANNELS: 18/18 (8+8ADAT+2SPDIF)
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

[trulan]

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: PreSonus Firepod (FP10)
INTERFACE: FireWire
I/O CHANNELS: 10/10, can daisy-chain two units for 20/20.  May be possible to daisy-chain three units.
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: None (firmware v2.46 is required for daisy-chaining)
Updated in a later post

DEVICE TYPE: Video
BRAND NAME: Sony HandyCam DCR-TRV460
INTERFACE: FireWire
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

[canezila]

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Roland/Cakewalk - UA-4FX
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS:
Record: 1 pair of stereo.Playback: 1 pair of stereo. Full duplex (Except 96 kHz)
Line Input: -10 dBu. MIC Input (XLR): -45 to -12 dBu. MIC Input (non-XLR): -45 dBu. GUITAR Input: -30 dBu
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

[Piklik]

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Edirol FA-101
INTERFACE: FIREWIRE
I/O CHANNELS: 10/10 (8+2 SPDIF) for 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz, and 6/6 for 192kHz
SUPPORT: Fully working / Fully supported by ffado
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

[davephillips]

Greetings,

Some of the hardware in use around here :

AUDIO/MIDI

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: M-Audio Delta 66
INTERFACE: PCI Slot
I/O CHANNELS: 6/6 (4+2 SPDIF)
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: HDA nVidia Realtek ALC880
INTERFACE: PCI (motherboard)
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Edirol UA25
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

DEVICE TYPE: Audio, MIDI
BRAND NAME: SoundBlaster PCI128
INTERFACE: PCI
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

DEVICE TYPE: Audio, MIDI
BRAND NAME: SoundBlaster Live!
INTERFACE: PCI
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

DEVICE TYPE: MIDI Control Surface
BRAND NAME: Behringer BCF2000
INTERFACE: USB, MIDI
I/O CHANNELS: 16 (MIDI)
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

VIDEO

DEVICE TYPE: Video
BRAND NAME: Logitech QuickCam
INTERFACE: USB
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

DEVICE TYPE: Video
BRAND NAME: Samsung SC-D382 miniDV Camcorder
INTERFACE: FireWire
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

Best regards,

dp

[avlmac]

Um...is AVL 6 available?

I have these under AVL 5.03:

AUDIO

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Echo AudioFire12
INTERFACE: firewire
I/O CHANNELS: 12/12
SUPPORT: Fully working, have chained up to 3 units, serious experimentation with 2 chained
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Tascam US-122
INTERFACE: USB-1
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Presonus Firepod (FP10)
INTERFACE: FireWire
I/O CHANNELS: 10/10
SUPPORT: Fully working, have diasy chained 2
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

[varpa]

Here is a list of hardware I use:

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Focusrite Saffire Pro24 Audio Interface
INTERFACE: firewire
I/O CHANNELS: 4 analog inputs, 6 analog outputs, headphone jack, midi, 8 ADAT, 2 S/PDIF
SUPPORT: Fully working (but I have not used ADAT, S/PDIF).
COMMENT: Works in recent AVLinux versions, but FFADO svn > 2062 added
some improvements to ffado-mixer, and performance and are recommended
(AVL5.0.3 has svn 1995). I'm using svn 2118.

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Zoom H4
INTERFACE: USB 1.1
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2   (16 bit I/O as interface, can do 24 bit standalone)
                    Output audio sent to 1/8" line/headphone jacks.
SUPPORT: Fully working
COMMENT: Primarily for portable recording, but works as interface.

DEVICE TYPE: Midi
BRAND NAME: M-Audio USB-UNO Multiplatform USB Midi Interface.
INTERFACE: MIDI-USB cable
SUPPORT: Fully working
COMMENT: Works fine, though I get better midi performance through the Pro24.
  
DEVICE TYPE: Midi
BRAND NAME: Akai LPD8 Laptop Pad Controller
SUPPORT: Fully working
COMMENT: config program works with wine.

[trulan]

Um...is AVL 6 available?

Even I can't get AVL6 yet - LOL!  It's in development.

Update to the Firepod listing:

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: PreSonus Firepod (FP10)
INTERFACE: FireWire
I/O CHANNELS: 10/10 (8+2 SPIDF), MIDI.  Up to three units can be daisy-chained.
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: None (firmware v2.46 is required for daisy-chaining)

Also, I forgot aboout this piece:
DEVICE TYPE: MIDI
BRAND NAME: Turtle Beach USB MIDI cable
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: 16 MIDI
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: None

[Keba]

AUDIO/MIDI

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Native instruments Komplete Audio 6
INTERFACE: USB 2.0
I/O CHANNELS: 6/6 (4+2 SPDIF)
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

[Piklik]

AUDIO/MIDI

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Echo Mia Midi
INTERFACE: PCI, PCI-X (3.3/5 volt)
I/O CHANNELS: [2/2, MIDI in/out, 24 bit coaxial S/PDIF digital I/O] supports full duplex 4 channel in, 4 channel out operation.
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

[Grooveschmied]

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: RME Hammerfall HDSP 9652 (with audio extension board)
INTERFACE: PCI Busmaster
I/O CHANNELS: 2 + 24 Channels SPDIF/ADAT Interface; 24 Bit/96 kHz Digital Audio; 2xMIDI I/O
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: hdsploader, HDSPMixer is mandatory

edit: vendor added

[soppel]

AUDIO

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: E-MU 1616 pci ( with breakoutbox)
INTERFACE: PCI Slot
I/O CHANNELS: see below
SUPPORT: working but requires detailed alsamixer setup
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

(8) Channel ADAT Digital Optical Input
(8) Channel ADAT Digital Optical Output
(2) Channel S/PDIF Digital Input
(2) Channel S/PDIF Digital Output
(2) MIDI Inputs & Outputs (allows 32 MIDI channels)
(4) 24-bit Balanced Line Inputs
(6) 24-bit Balanced Line Outputs
(2) Microphone/Line Preamp Inputs (with +48V phantom power)
(2) Turntable Preamp Inputs (with RIAA equalized preamplifier)
(1) Stereo Headphone Output (with volume control)
(3) Stereo Computer Speaker Outputs (with 1/8” jacks to connect powered speakers)


EDIT 2012-11-04:  no MIDI. ALSA- firmware 1.0.25

[kbuzz]

AUDIO/MIDI

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Arts USB Dual Tube Pre
INTERFACE: USB 2.0
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

[joe k]

My List of gear all tested on a Acer laptop 5420 and my desktop PC with avlinux 5.0.3 Tube


DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Tascam Fireone  Firewire/Midi/Control interface.
INTERFACE: Firewire 400
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2 audio, one midi in/out  DAW control works in Ardour by selecting Mackie control but it glitchs.
SUPPORT: Output sound fine,  But input recording has heavy distortion,  
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known


DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Tascam US-122
INTERFACE: USB-1
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2/2  input/monitor/playback.  also:midi in/out.
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Echo Indigo I/O
INTERFACE: CardBus
I/O CHANNELS: 2/8/8  input/monitor/playback.
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME:  ART Dual-Tube Computer interface
INTERFACE: USB2
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Lexicon ALPHA Desktop interface
INTERFACE: USB@
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME:  Zoom H4 Portable Recorder
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2  Records in Mono or stereo, can add effects
SUPPORT: fully tested  
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME:  Behringer Xenyx 1622 Mixer
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: Working but not fully tested , Tested outputs only but sounded good  . I have not recorded with this Mixer.
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME:  Allen&heath Zed 10fz Mixer
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: Working but not fully tested  Tested outputs only sounded good. I have not recorded with this Mixer.
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME:  Gem Sound PL-USB Turntable InterFace
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2/2/ input/monitor/output
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME:  Focusrite VRM Box
INTERFACE:  USB 2
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2/2 in/monitor/out    RCA S/PDIF .  Could not get software to install in wine. I have not yet recorded with it.
SUPPORT: Not fully tested,  Playback sounded good
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: AUDIO
BRAND NAME:  ROLAND ED MU-2 Midi interface
INTERFACE: Usb 1
I/O CHANNELS: 2Midi ins/2Midi outs
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME:  Focusrite Saffire /with DSP,  FFADO Mixer, Limited DSP for now.
INTERFACE: Firewire  400
I/O CHANNELS: 4/8/2  in/out/Sdif,   midi in/out
SUPPORT: Fully working:  Rock sold in jackd @ 1.5ms and Harrison MixBus Ardour
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known
Note:

DEVICE TYPE : USB Keyboard
BRAND NAME: Alesis Q25  
INTERFACE: USB/MIDI
I/O CHANNELS: Shows as Q25 in Jack MIDI and Alsa MIDI
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE : Amp   (10-10-12)
BRAND NAME: Fender Mustang series
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: 2 in/ no outputs
SUPPORT:  Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE :USB Mini Amp   (10-21-12)
BRAND NAME: Yamaha THR10  
INTERFACE: USB 2
I/O CHANNELS: 4 in / 2 out ( 2 Wet and  2 Dry inputs )  Windows editor works in wine 1.4
SUPPORT: Fully working  ( will need a special kernel installed should be in the kernel/testing archives by end of Oct 2012 ) image-3.0.46-avl
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE : USB Keyboard
BRAND NAME: M-Audio Axiom 25  (2nd gen) 
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: Midi/capture (1,2,3) Midi/playback (1,2)   
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known


DEVICE TYPE :
BRAND NAME:   
INTERFACE:
I/O CHANNELS:
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known




VIDEO

DEVICE TYPE: Video
BRAND NAME: Pinnacle usb HDTV model 801 se
INTERFACE: USB
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Video
BRAND NAME: Acer Crystal eye Web cam
INTERFACE:Acer Laptop Builtin
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Video
BRAND NAME: RocketFish 2MP AF Web Cam
INTERFACE: usb
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

[hsnlv]

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Cakewalk UA-1G
INTERFACE: USB 2
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2 (haven't tried the mic or guitar input - only the stereo inputs)
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Akai RPM3 (speaker + audio interface)
INTERFACE: USB-1
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2 (via usb output, records stereo)
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

[picrard]

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Focusrite Saffire Pro 26 I/O
INTERFACE: Firewire
I/O CHANNELS: 26 inputs and 26 outputs, midi in/out
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Lexicon Omega
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: 8(4) inputs and 2 outputs, midi in/out
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

[dsieburgh]

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Roland/Cakewalk UA-25EX
INTERFACE: USB1
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2 & midi i/o
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: None

[doubleV]

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Echo AudioFire 4
INTERFACE: Firewire
I/O CHANNELS: 2 XLR mics/with phantom power(only that has been utilized)
SUPPORT: Fully working except phantom power config(switch on/off) & everything about midi ports
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Works with updated firmware or without


DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: M-Audio|keystation 32
INTERFACE: USB1
I/O CHANNELS: ported through Jack
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: none

[ewanuno]

AUDIO

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Mixvibes Umix44
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: 4in 4 out
SUPPORT: Fully Working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

DEVICE TYPE: Audio / Midi
BRAND NAME: behringer bcd2000
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: 4in 4 out (master: 2x rca, monitor:1x stereo phones
SUPPORT: output Working, input not tested
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

[shpitzyl]

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: TC Electronic Konnekt 6
INTERFACE: Firewire
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: Fully working except phantom power  on/off switch
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: MIDI
BRAND NAME: M-Audio Oxygen 61
INTERFACE: USB
SUPPORT: Fully working

[Koivukoski1]

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Phonic Helix 24
INTERFACE: FireWire
I/O CHANNELS: 16/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Phonic Helix 24 Mark II
INTERFACE: FireWire
I/O CHANNELS: 16/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Presonus StudioLive 1642
INTERFACE: FireWire
I/O CHANNELS: 16/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Presonus FireStudio
INTERFACE: FireWire
I/O CHANNELS: 8/2
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

[tester5.0]

AUDIO/MIDI

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: Allen&Heath Zed 14
INTERFACE: USB 1
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2 (Selectable between Main Mix pre/post fade, Aux1-2, Aux3-4)
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

[Grooveschmied]

Here are the awesome stats so far:

43 audio
13 midi
4 mixers
3 video
5 cameras
4 other (some dj-stuff and a recorder)
total: 72
 

Any one else?

[Piklik]

BRAND NAME: Edirol PCR 800 Midi Keyboard
INTERFACE: Midi/usb
I/O CHANNELS: Midi in out - visible as pcr (1+2) in alsa tab
SUPPORT: works but not tested the controller's assignements -
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ’D: No

DEVICE TYPE: Expander
BRAND NAME: Yamaha Motif Rack ES
INTERFACE: USB (TO HOST) - MIDI IN/OUT/THRU - DIGITAL OUT - OPTICAL OUT [appears in alsa midi tab and in audio (system -digital in/outputs) tab]
I/O CHANNELS: LINE OUT - OUTPUT L/MONO, R (standard phone jack) - ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT 1-4
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

[MusicusElectronicus]

AV Linux 6.0 'The Now'

DEVICE TYPE: Audio/MIDI
BRAND NAME: MOTU 8pre
INTERFACE: FireWire
I/O CHANNELS: 16/12
SUPPORT: playback works. Headphones separate monitoring works. Interface's options appear in FFADO mixer. I had no opportunity to test recording, ADAT ins/outs, MIDI.

SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No special firmware needed.

[Xzu]

AVlinux6:

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME:  Focusrite Saffire Pro 40  FFADO Mixer, Limited DSP for now.
INTERFACE: Firewire  400
I/O CHANNELS: 8 XLR amplified, total 20 with ADAT and Spdif, 1 midi in/out
SUPPORT: Fully working, use FFADO Mixer for DSP routing.
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: nothing
Note:use FFADO Mixer for DSP routing. Jack don't stop correctly, Qjackctl needs to press stop three times (that can be a problem for ladish for ex.).


DEVICE TYPE: video card
BRAND NAME:  radeon HD 5450 (500 Mo)
INTERFACE: pci-E x16
I/O CHANNELS: 3 video out: 1 VGA, 1DVI, 1HDMI
SUPPORT: Fully working but only with proprio drivers in avlinux6
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: non-free firmware. (Rem:'arandr' don't work out of the box)
Needs to boot with the special script, cf manual.
I always blacklist hdmi for audio working. http://linuxmao.org/tikiwiki/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?comments_parentId=39285&topics_offset=42&topics_sort_mode=lastPost_desc&forumId=2

[t-sys]

AVLinux 6.0

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME:  Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2x2 USB
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: 2/2
SUPPORT: After testing for a few days, appears to work ok.
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: No

screenshot: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/47182280/avlinux.png

DEVICE TYPE: Midi Controller
BRAND NAME:  Akai Professional APC 40
INTERFACE: USB
I/O CHANNELS: midi in / out
SUPPORT: Appears to work with Renoise 2.8.1 + Duplex
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: Not known

[vcoalfons]

DEVICE TYPE: Audio
BRAND NAME: RME digi9636 rev1.5
INTERFACE: PCI Slot
I/O CHANNELS: 18/18 (16/16 via ADAT lightpipe, 2/2 SPDIF)
SUPPORT: Fully working
SPECIAL FIRMWARE REQ'D: NFirmware 1.5 works
NOTE: rock solid, 2-5ms latency @ 24bit 44.100hz, driver compiled in kernel of nearly ALL Linux distros