cheap usb-audio-interface

[mentoj dija]

On 07.01.2011 17:50, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-01-07 at 17:38 +0100, mentoj dija wrote:
>> thanks. i just met this swissonic midi-thing. it didn't work. but i
>> replaced it.
> If so, your Linux install need some fixes ;).
> The http://a1.images6.thomann.de/pics/thumb/185425-80.jpg ,
> unfortunately not part of Thomann's product range anymore, just needs
> the driver: "snd-usb-audio" It's a plug'n'play device and runs on any
> default Linux install I ever used.
>
>> yes i'm able to solder, but i dont know, if the result would that hifi ;-)
> Perhaps the web and this list is able to help you regarding to the
> quality of a discrete circuit pre-amp ;) if you should be fine with an
> audio device that has got no mic inputs.
>
>
yea. the funny thing was, that i needed this usb-midi-interface for my 
crapy winXP-pc to edit a synthie with a windows-only-software. so i 
ordered this cheap swiss-sonic-thing. it worked fine with linux - but 
there was no way to run it with windows. now, i got a cakewalk UM-1G, 
which works fine. but thats not part of my original question.

i just need the usb-audio-interface as a gift to a friend, to help her 
with her first steps of electronic-music. well acutally, the first steps 
are already done... but shes producing with a not-at-all-fast-laptop and 
the intern sound-card.

so thank you for all suggestions. i will check them all out.

i would be glad if somebody can send me a circuit diagram of a pre-amp. 
or a link. it will help me maybe with another project. (i will tell you 
more, if its more then an idea). but no hurry...

for the moment, i'm looking for a interface with integrated pre-amp.