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 ====== Linux Hardware support ======
-Although a some audio hardware companies forget to make drivers for linux, more and more hardware is supported by Linux. Because of good work of many people in the 'world of linux audio' and more companies who have noticed Linux.
+Although some audio hardware companies forget to make drivers for linux, more and more hardware is supported by Linux. Because of good work of many people in the 'world of linux audio' and more companies who have noticed Linux.
-When you are using linux, it's always wise to check whether a piece of hardware works with linux, before buying it.
-Which hardware is supported you can check out below.
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-Tip: There are also (audio)computers available with Linux as default operating system. Look which hardware they have, it should be supported by linux, for example: [[http://eracks.com/products/Quiet Systems/config?sku=STUDIO|eRacks/STUDIO]]
+When you are using linux, it is always wise to check whether a piece of hardware works with linux, before buying it.
+Which hardware is supported you can check out below.
 ===== Is my soundcard supported by Linux? =====
-  * You can find the answer [[http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Main_Page|here]].
+You can find the answer [[http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Main_Page|here]].
 ===== Is my firewire device supported by Linux? =====
-  *  You can find the answer [[http://www.ffado.org/|here]] .
+You can find the answer [[http://www.ffado.org/|here]] .
-* Note: The list of supported devices is not always up-to-date. [[http://subversion.ffado.org/index.fcgi/browser/trunk/libffado/configuration| This ffado configuration file]] is probably more up-to-date....
+Note: The list of supported devices is not always up-to-date. [[http://subversion.ffado.org/index.fcgi/browser/trunk/libffado/configuration| This ffado configuration file]] is probably more up-to-date....
 ===== Is my USB device supported by Linux? =====
-  * You can find the answer [[http://qbik.ch/usb/devices/|here]]. (Link is dead as of June 2011)
+  * Check http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Main_Page
-  * [[List of JACK Frame & Period settings ideal for USB interface]]
+  * If it's not listed, don't worry: if the device is 'class-compliant USB1 audio' it will probably work.
+See also: [[List of JACK Frame & Period settings ideal for USB interface]]
 ===== Is my audio hardware supported by Linux? =====
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   * [[http://linuxmao.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=cartes+son|Linux MAO list]] in French and [[http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmao.org%2Ftikiwiki%2Ftiki-index.php%3Fpage%3Dcartes%2Bson&act=url|Google translation]]
   * [[http://www.ffado.org/?q=devicesupport/list|ffado supported Firewire devices]]
+  * [[http://www.linux-hardware-guide.com/category/multimedia/sound|Linux Hardware Guide]] Sound category
-====== Recommendations ======
+===== Recommendations =====
 ===== Audio interfaces =====
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 It is also possible to use an Firewire card via PCMCIA using [[http://www.tekheads.co.uk/product/PCMCIA-Firewire-Cardbus-PC-Card-2Port_18839.html| PCMCIA Firewire Cardbus PC Card - 2Port]]