[Open-graphics] FOSS friendly audio card

[Nicolas Boulay]

"As of April 2007, there has been no Linux support; Linux users are
unable to generate any sound from the card. Creative, on May 18th,
2006 issued a statement that a closed-source Linux driver that works
with the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture will be available in the
second quarter of 2007."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster_X-Fi

I don't find original statement. But creative are often the default
choice for a high level sound card. So there is a room for a high
quality audio sound card.

>From my point of view, a sound card is a 64 bits DSP (for 24 bits
sample without worry) and good DAC/ADC and pcb quality. It look like
to be much easier than a 3D card.

We need a dsp with good gcc support, and a good PCB designer to lower
the noise :(24 bits @ 96 Khz), it is always fun when you read 100 dB
as output quality in the spec (24 bits give you 144 dB max).

Maybe OGD1 could help ?