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December 22nd, 2003 by Crusader

Manuel Jander sent in the following about 2 weeks ago (if it’s already out ofdate I apologize, I’m still catching up on my e-mail backlog):

I’m pleased to announce that we managed to get the 3D hardware processorof the Aureal Vortex based soundcards to work. Now we only need to hookit up into OpenAL, or some other user library and we are ready for 3Dsound on Linux ;)
The specific features: 16 sources with HRTF, ITD, ILD and atmosphericfiltering and a crosstalk canceler.
The latest code still isn’t integrated into ALSA, since its notfunctionality to users yet, but all requirements to make it be are setin place.
If you are interested in help hacking, here is the latest snapshot:http://galadriel.mat.utfsm.cl/~mjander/aureal/alsa/alsa-10-12-2003.tgzand show up at OpenVortex.
I hope to be able to announce a Vortex enabled OpenAL soon.

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3 Responses to “OpenVortex News”

zborgerd Says:
December 22nd, 2003 at 11:43 pm
I was a Vortex user years ago. These drivers inspired me to purchase several different Vortex cards. They work very well. Currently, I am using an Aureal SQ2500 that I got for a good price off of Ebay (brand new). I would suggest these cards to anyone that wants an inexpensive card with very functional drivers. Also, they’re great for someone that wants to hack on Linux kernel drivers a bit. The OpenVortex codebase is pretty easy to read and understand. I’m slowly, but surely learning from this source code.

By the way… The hardware mixer and EQ are fantastic.
Says:
December 23rd, 2003 at 2:16 am
I finally decided to get an Aureal card.
They’re a little hard to find online, so I decided to share what I was able to dig up.

[b]Compgeeks.com[/b] has the 2-channel Vortex for [u]$4.95[/u] plus shipping
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AU8810
You might be able to get 10% off if you use the coupon code “GEEKSTOCKING” (valid until 12/31/03)
Here’s the resellerratings for Compgeeks: http://www.resellerratings.com/seller2103.html
I don’t personally agree with the CompGeeks rating. I’ve ordered from them more than 10 times now, and have always been satisfied. I always received the products quickly, and never had any DOAs. So I don’t know if the people are just ordering from a different compgeeks.com than me, or what. :)

[b]iKor-design.com[/b] has the 4-channel for [u]$13.12[/u] with [i]free[/i] shipping
http://www.ikor-design.com/ikor-design/product_info.php?cPath=120&products_id=1321
and the 2-channel for [u]$11.62[/u] with [i]free[/i] shipping
http://www.ikor-design.com/ikor-design/product_info.php?cPath=120&products_id=1925
Unfortunately it appears that iKor doesn’t yet have a resellerrating.

[b]GearXS.com[/b] has the 2-channel for [u]$6.49[/u] and the 4-channel for [u]$7.00[/u] (shipping not included in prices)
http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=aureal&x=0&y=0
And the resellerrating for GearXS.com:
http://www.resellerratings.com/seller5218.html

And there’s always [b]eBay[/b]:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?query=aureal+vortex

What are you waiting for? Go get a card and start hacking on the drivers!
Says:
December 23rd, 2003 at 8:14 pm
I’ve had an SBLive! for years and was wondering if I should get an Aureal Vortex for my next gaming rig. I remember an old article comparing Aureal’s A3D to Creative’s EAX and remember that A3D was the more advanced of the two. Does the Aureal have wavetable synthesis? Also, does anyone know which cards are supported in/by the OpenAL subsystem?

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