USB class Compliant Audio Hosts

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#1

Hi all!

Does anyone know of any devices that can be used with the Syntakts USB connectivity to break out to individual outputs. Obviously this works when plugging it into a computer but are there any devices that exist so that a computer wouldn’t be needed?

I can’t seem to find anything. Just to be clear, I’m looking for a USB class compliant host that I can plug the Syntakt into via USB that has audio outputs for some/all the tracks.

Thanks
R

#2

Not currently. However, you could purchase a SBC/SOC capable of running windows, with a lightweight daw. Set the daw to run at startup, and set the daw to open to a template project running overbridge with outputs premapped. Then you could use something like audioinjector for the hardware individual outputs. Wrap it up in a 3d printed box and be good to go.

#3

Overbridge is DAW only and that’s not great

#4

Thanks for the prompt response both!

Is overbridge required? I thought being a class compliant device it can just be plugged into a class compliant host and all the tracks show up as outputs. Can’t test it at the moment as I’m away from my computer for a while. Bit of a bummer if overbridge is required.

I would rather not use a windows based device.

#5

the (non-Overbridge) USB Audio it outputs to anything DAWless is just going to be two-channel stereo audio. only Overbridge into a DAW separates the tracks

#6

FYI, Previously on Elektronauts …