What soundcard to buy (hardware mixing)?

[peRosine]

Dear people,

I want to buy a new soundcard but can't find the soundcards that have hardware mixing. Could someone be so kind to tell me what soundcards have hardware mixing and are supported by Ubuntu.

Thanks in advance.

[BoyOfDestiny]

Dear people,

I want to buy a new soundcard but can't find the soundcards that have hardware mixing. Could someone be so kind to tell me what soundcards have hardware mixing and are supported by Ubuntu.

Thanks in advance.

Not sure if it's the right place to ask, but I'll oblige you. :)

Sound Blaster Audigy2 is the card on my desktop, hardware mixing works (no ESD for me). Multiple sounds from multiple apps. Just remember to install alsa-oss too...

[peRosine]

Is this the Audigy 2 ZS? Or the standard audigy 2?

(Thanks for the obliging :) )

[handy]

The SB Live has hardware mixing, for a cheaper / not as fully featured alternative :KS

[LordBug]

I have an Audigy 1 in one PC and an Audigy 2 ZS in another. Both work great and have hardware mixing.

[bjweeks]

I have an Audigy 1 in one PC and an Audigy 2 ZS in another. Both work great and have hardware mixing.

Audigy 2 ZS here to sounds great.

[Yagisan]

I picked up a SB Live on ebay for about $5 AUD and that included postage. It works for me :)

[WildTangent]

I've got an Audigy 2 ZS, and it works perfectly.

-Wild

[peRosine]

Thanks for all the replies.

I'm going for an audigy 2 ZS soundcard. Hoping to find one somewhere because they are rare at the moment.

[peRosine]

I found this card:

Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX 6.1 (Retail) for cheap.

Is it recommendable?