Audio to and from DAW via USB

Hi.

Today I’ve spent some time exploring my new Sound Blaster G8. This thing has a second USB-C audio port that actually allows integrating the Zynthian into a DAW. With the help of FlexASIO it also works both ways in and out at 48kHz and 96kHz.
The second USB is a line in/out to the host computer and it can be directly monitored or muted from the output mix.
For Zynthian, it is Hotplug USB Audio with stereo in and out.
Interface latency is not obvious, so may be actually quite low.
For me this is a really great find, given that audio via OTG still seems impossible and the crook via overpriced S/PDIF interfaces has never been attractive enough.

No. I’m not affiliate with the makers of this G8 and this is not meant to be an ad. It is simply an information about possibilities and a base for discussion.

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