ALSA Soundcard Matrix


Cards or chipsets hilighted in RED are unsupported because the vendor refuses to release programming information.
Support for cards or chipsets hilighted in GREY is undetermined as of yet.
Cards or chipsets hilighted in GREEN are possible to support, but no driver has been written yet.

Corrections should be sent to
Last update Thu Jun 6 14:43:05 PDT 2002

VendorProductChipset(s)DriverNotes
AbitAU10FM801fm801 
AlesisADAT/pcr adatpcr[C][D][E][F]
ALiM1535,M1535D,M1535+,M1535D+M5451ali5451 
Analog Devices AD1816ad1816 
Analog Devices AD1845  
Analog Devices AD1847ad1848 
Analog Devices AD1848ad1848 
Analog Devices AD1881intel8x0 or via686aac97 codec
Analog Devices AD1881Aintel8x0 or via686aac97 codec
Analog Devices AD1885intel8x0 or via686aac97 codec
Analog Devices AD1886intel8x0 or via686aac97 codec
ASOUNDASONIC-8738CMI8738cmipci[A][B][C][D]
AudioTrakOPTOPlayAK4353 USB!
Avance Logic ALS100als100 
Avance Logic ALS110als100 
Avance Logic ALS120als100 
Avance Logic ALS200  
Avance Logic ALS300  
Avance Logic ALS300+ Now owned by realtek?
Avance Logic ALS4000als4000Now owned by realtek?
AopenFX-3D PlusAD1816  
AopenFX-3D Pro RadioAD1816  
AopenAW37CS4235cs4235 
AopenAW37 ProCS4235,CS9236cs4235 
AopenAW180ES1938es1938 
AopenAW200Aopen AS9200  
AopenAW230CS4280cs46xx 
AopenAW300maestro-2es1968 
AopenAW320CS4614cs46xx 
AopenAW724YMF724Fymfpci 
AopenAW744YMF744Bymfpci 
AopenAW744 ProYMF744Bymfpci[D]
AMD Interwaveinterwave 
AzTech AZT2320azt2320 
AzTech AZF3328 Confirmed by Andreas Mohr
AzTechPCI 168AZF3328 Confirmed by Andreas Mohr
AzTechPCI 64-Q3D4DWave DXtrident 
AzTechPCI 288-Q3DII4DWave NXtrident[B]
AzTechPCI 338-A3DAU8820  
AzTechPCI 368-DSPVT21702,
STAC9704T		  
AzTechSound GalaxyAD1848sgalaxy 
A-trend3DS724AYMF724ymfpci 
A-trend3DS801AFM801fm801 
AudioExcelAV 510cmi8338cmipci[A][B]
AudioExcelMD Matecmi8738cmipci[C][D]
Aureal AU8820 Aureal is bankrupt
Aureal AU8830 Aureal is bankrupt
Best UnionMiss Melody ALS4000ALS4000als4000 
Best UnionMiss Melody 4dwave PCI4DWave DXtrident 
Best UnionMiss Melody S3 SoundSonicVibes PCIsonicvibes 
Best UnionMiss Melody Maestro Soundmaestro-1es1968 
Best UnionMiss Melody Samba TornadoYMF724ymfpci 
Best UnionMiss Melody Solo-1 SoundES1938 (Solo-1)es1938 
Brooktree Bt878 "btaudio" OSS driver
Brooktree Bt878a "btaudio" OSS driver
C-Media CMI8330cmi8330[A][B](1)
C-Media CMI8338cmipci[A][B](2)
C-Media CMI8738cmipci[A][B]
Chic TechnologyCoolSound 4000ALS4000als4000 
Chic TechnologyTrue Sound 4d wave-DX4DWave DXtrident 
Chic TechnologyTrue Sound 4d wave-NX4DWave NXtrident 
Chic TechnologyTrue Sound 724YMF724ymfpci 
Cirrus Logic CS4231cs4231 
Cirrus Logic CS4232cs4232 
Cirrus Logic CS4232Acs4232 
Cirrus Logic CS4235cs4236 
Cirrus Logic CS4236cs4236 
Cirrus Logic CS4236Bcs4236 
Cirrus Logic CS4237Bcs4236[B]
Cirrus Logic CS4238Bcs4236[B]
Cirrus Logic CS4239cs4236 
Cirrus Logic CS4248ad1848 
Cirrus Logic CS4280cs46xx 
Cirrus Logic CS4281cs4281 
Cirrus Logic CS4610cs46xx 
Cirrus Logic CS4612cs46xx 
Cirrus Logic CS4614cs46xx 
Cirrus Logic CS4615cs46xx 
Cirrus Logic CS4622cs46xx 
Cirrus Logic CS4624cs46xx 
Cirrus Logic CS4630cs46xxLimited ALSA support
CompustarWinFast CMI-8738/PCI C3DX Soundcmi8738cmipci[C][D]
Creative LabsSoundblaster 1.0 sb8 
Creative LabsSoundblaster 1.5 sb8 
Creative LabsSoundblaster 2.x sb8 
Creative LabsSoundblaster Pro sb8 
Creative LabsSoundblaster 16 sb16 
Creative LabsSoundblaster 16 ASP sb16(3)
Creative LabsSoundblaster 16 PnP sb16 
Creative LabsSoundblaster 16 PCIES1373ens1371[B]
Creative LabsSoundblaster Ensoniq AudioPCIES1371ens1371 
Creative LabsSoundblaster Vibra16C sb16 
Creative LabsSoundblaster Vibra16CL sb16 
Creative LabsSoundblaster Vibra16S sb16 
Creative LabsSoundblaster Vibra16X sb16 
Creative LabsSoundblaster 32/AWEEMU8Ksbawe(3)
Creative LabsSoundblaster 32/AWE PnPEMU8Ksbawe 
Creative LabsSoundblaster Awe64 GoldEMU8Ksbawe 
Creative LabsSoundblaster Awe64 ValueEMU8Ksbawe 
Creative LabsSoundblaster PCI 64 (earlier model)ES1370ens1370 
Creative LabsSoundblaster PCI 64ES1371ens1371 
Creative LabsSoundblaster PCI 128 (earlier model CT4700)ES1370ens1370 
Creative LabsSoundblaster PCI 128ES1371ens1371 
Creative LabsSoundblaster 128 PCI (CT5880)ES1373ens1371 
Creative LabsSoundblaster PCI 512EMU10K1emu10k1 
Creative LabsSoundblaster LiveEMU10K1emu10k1 
Creative LabsSoundblaster Live PlatinumEMU10K1emu10k1[A][B]
Creative LabsSoundblaster Live ValueEMU10K1emu10k1 
Creative LabsSoundblaster Audigy PlatinumAudigyemu10k1Driver status
Creative LabsSoundblaster Audigy Digital EntertainmentAudigyemu10k1Driver status
Creative LabsSoundblaster Audigy GamerAudigyemu10k1Driver status
Creative LabsSoundblaster Extigy? USB!
DigigramVXpocket   
Diamond MultimediaMonsterSound mx300AU8830  
Diamond MultimediaMonsterSound mx400maestro-2ees1968 
Diamond MultimediaSonic Impact s100Canyon3des1968 
Diamond MultimediaSonic Impact s100ES1988maestro3New version card
Digital Audio LabsCardD+   
Digital Audio LabsCardDeluxe  [A][B]
Digital Audio LabsDigital Only CardD   
Digital Audio LabsTDIF 2496 Pro   
Dream SAM9407 OSS driver
Dream SAM9707  
Dynasonic3-dInterwaveinterwave 
Echo CorporationDarla24   
Echo CorporationGina24   
Echo CorporationLayla24  [A][B][C][D][E][F]
Echo CorporationMia  [A][B]
Echo CorporationMona  [A][B][C][D][E][F]
Ego SysWaveterminal 2496   
Ego SysWaveterminal 192L Envy24HT 
Ego SysWaveterminal 192X Envy24HT 
Ego SysWaveterminal 192M Envy24HT 
Ensoniq ES1370ens1370 
Ensoniq ES1371ens1371 
ESS Technology Canyon3des1968 
ESS Technology ES688es1688 
ESS Technology ES968es968 
ESS Technology ES1688es1688 
ESS Technology ES18xxes18xx 
ESS Technology ES1938 (Solo-1)es1938 
ESS Technology ES1946 (Solo-1e)es1938 
ESS Technology maestro-1es1968 
ESS Technology maestro-2es1968 
ESS Technology maestro-2ees1968 
ESS Technology maestro-2emes1968 
ESS Technology ES1988maestro3 
ESS Technology ES1989maestro3 
ESS Technology ES1990
"Canyon3D-2LE"		maestro3 
ESS Technology ES1992
"Canyon3D-2"		maestro3 
ESS Technology ES1998maestro3 
ESS Technology ES1999maestro3 
ESS Technology ES199Amaestro3 
ESS Technology ES199Bmaestro3 
Fortemedia FM801fm801 
Frontier DesignWaveCenterFPGA [A][B][C][D][E][F]
Frontier DesignDakotaCustom ASIC?  
Frontier DesignMontanaCustom ASIC?  
Gadget LabsWave/424FPGA?  
Gadget LabsWave/496FPGA?  
Gadget LabsWave/824FPGA?  
GeniusSoundMaker LiveFM801fm801 
GravisUltrasound ClassicGF1gusclassic 
GravisUltrasound ExtremeGF1,ES1688gusextreme 
GravisUltrasound MaxGF1gusmax 
GravisUltrasound PnPInterwaveinterwave 
GuillemotMaxiSound FortissimoYMF744ymfpci[D]
HerculesGame Fortissimo IICS4624cs46xx[C][D]
HerculesGame Muse XLcmi8738cmipci 
HerculesGame Theater XPCS4630cs46xx[A][B][C][D]
HIS4dwave PCI4DWave NXtrident 
HoontechSoundtrack 128 DDMA Goldsam9407 [B][D]
HoontechSoundtrack 128 DDMA Rubysam9407 [B][D]
HoontechSoundtrack Digital-NX4DWave NXtrident[B][D]
HoontechSoundtrack Digital-XGYMF744ymfpci[A][B][C][D]
HoontechSoundtrack Digital-XGYMF754ymfpci[A][B][C][D]
HoontechSoundtrack i-Phone Digital XGYMF754ymfpci[A][B][C][D]
HoontechSoundtrack Audio DSP 24Envy24 [A][B][C][D]
IC Ensemble Envy24ice1712 
Intel 440MXintel8x0 
Intel i810intel8x0 
Intel i810Eintel8x0 
Intel i820intel8x0 
JatonSonicwave 4d4DWave DXtrident 
KorgOASYS   
Korg1212I/O korg1212[A][B][E][F]
Discontinued
LabwayD1XYMF724ymfpci 
LabwayE20ES1989 (Allegro)maestro3 
LabwayXwave "Elite Value" w/RCAYMF744ymfpci[A][B]
LabwayXwave "Elite Value" w/opticalYMF744ymfpci[C][D]
LabwayXwave "Thunder 3d"ES1984  
LabwayXwave128YMF719opl3sa2 
LabwayXwave192YMF724ymfpci 
LabwayXwave320YMF724ymfpci 
LabwayXwave512ES1989 (Allegro)maestro3 
LabwayXwave576YMF724ymfpci 
LabwayXwaveG5XYMF724ymfpci 
LabwayXwaveG7X "QS3000A"FM801fm801 
LabwayXwaveJ8XYMF724ymfpci 
LabwayXwave4000ALS4000als4000 
LabwayXwave5000YMF724ymfpci 
LabwayXwave5000ProYMF724ymfpci 
LabwayXwave6000YMF744ymfpci 
LabwayXwave6000YMF754ymfpciAlternate version?
LabwayXwave6000ProYMF744ymfpci 
LabwayXwave7100CMI8738cmipci 
LexiconCore  Discontinued?
LexiconCore2  Discontinued?
Lynx Studio TechnologyLynx L22  [A][B]
Lynx Studio TechnologyLynxOneFPGA [A][B]
Lynx Studio TechnologyLynxTwo  [A][B]
Mark of the UnicornMicro Express mtpavIn testing
Mark of the UnicornMidi Express XT mtpavIn testing
Mark of the UnicornMidi Time Piece AV mtpavIn testing
MidimanDMAN PCICS4614+CS4297cs46xxUntested
MidimanDelta 44Envy24ice1712 
MidimanDelta 66Envy24ice1712[A][B]
MidimanDelta 410Envy24ice1712[A][B] untested!
MidimanDelta 1010Envy24ice1712[A][B]
MidimanDelta 1010-LTEnvy24ice1712[A][B]
MidimanDelta Audiophile 2496Envy24ice1712[A][B]
MidimanDelta DiO 2448cmi8738cmipci[A][B][C][D]
MidimanDelta DiO 2496Envy24ice1712[A][B][C][D]
MidimanPortman 2x4   
MidimanPortman 4x4   
MidimanUSB Midisport 1x1   
MidimanUSB Midisport 2x2   
MidimanUSB Midisport 4x4   
MidimanUSB Midisport 8x8   
MidimanLagoonMotorola 56301 [C][D][E][F]
MidimanPortman PC/S  OSS driver
NECPK-UG-X013YMF724ymfpci 
NeomagicMagicMedia 256AVNM2200nv256 
NeomagicMagicMedia 256AV+NM2230  
NeomagicMagicMedia 256ZXNM2360nv256 
NeomagicMagicMedia 256XL+NM2380  
NvidianForce intel8x0Driver in CVS
Oak Technology Mozartmozart 
OpcodeDATport  [A][B] USB!
Opti 82C924opti92x 
Opti 82C925opti92x 
Opti 82C929opti92x 
Opti 82C931opti93x 
PhilipsPCA761AWInterwaveinterwave 
PhilipsUDA1341TS h3600-uda1341iPAQ H3X00 hardware
PhilipsSAA7146  discontinued?
PhilipsSAA7785Thunderbird  
PINESchubert 32 PCISonicVibes PCIsonicvibes 
RMEDigi32FPGArme32[A][B][C][D]
RMEDigi32/8FPGArme32[A][B][C][D] untested
RMEDigi32 ProFPGArme32[A][B][C][D] untested
RMEHammerfallFPGArme9652[A][B][C][D][E][F]
RMEHammerfall LightFPGArme9652[A][B][C][D][E][F]
RMEHammerfall DSPFPGAhdspBeta in CVS
RMEDigi96FPGArme96[A][B][C][D]
RMEDigi96/8FPGArme96[A][B][C][D][E][F]
RMEDigi96/8 PROFPGArme96[A][B][C][D][E][F]
RMEDigi96/8 PSTFPGArme96[A][B][C][D][E][F]
RMEDigi96/8 PADFPGArme96[A][B][C][D][E][F]
SeasoundSoloEnvy24 [A][B]
SEK'DProdif GoldFPGA [A][B][C][D][E][F]
SEK'DProdif PlusFPGApdplus[A][B][C][D][E][F]
SEK'DARC 44FPGA  
SEK'DARC 88FPGA [C][D]
SEK'DProdif24FPGA [A][B][C][D]
SEK'DProdif32FPGA [A][B][C][D]
SEK'DProdif96FPGA [A][B][C][D]
SEK'DProdif96 ProFPGA [A][B][C][D]
SEK'DSiena?  
SonorusMedi/oEnvy24 [A][B][E][F]
SonorusStudi/o  [C][D][E][F]
SonyVAIO N505VXYMF744ymfpci 
SonyVAIO PCG-F480YMF744ymfpci 
S3 SonicVibes PCIsonicvibes 
Shark MultimediaShark Predator 3D (ISA)ad1816aad1816 
SiS SiS 733  
SiS SiS 735intel8x0aka SiS 7012
SiS SiS 740  
SiS SiS 745  
ShuttleHOT-241OPTi931opti9xx 
ShuttleHOT-245OPTi931opti9xx 
ShuttleHOT-255ES1370ens1370 
Stereo-LinkStereo-Link 1200  USB!
STBSoundrage 32Interwaveinterwave 
STBUltrasound 32-ProInterwave,
TEA6330T		interwave-stb 
Terratec128i PCIES1938 (Solo-1)es1938 
Terratec512i DigitalFM801fm801[D]
TerratecDMXCanyon3des1968Digital out NOT working
TerratecDMX XFire 1024CS4624cs46xxDigital out NOT working
TerratecEWS64LSAM9407  
TerratecEWS64XLSAM9407  
TerratecEWS88DEnvy24ice1712[C][D]
TerratecEWS88MTEnvy24ice1712[A][B][C][D][E][F]
TerratecEWX24/96Envy24ice1712[C][D]
ToshibaLibretto 50CTOPL3-SA2opl3sa2 
ToshibaLibretto 70CTOPL3-SA2opl3sa2 
ToshibaSatellite Pro 4200YMF744ymfpci 
ToshibaTecra 8000OPL3-SA2opl3sa2 
Trident 4dwave DXtrident 
Trident 4dwave NXtrident[B]
TrustSound Expert Digital Surroundcmi8738cmipci[A][B][C][D]
Turtle BeachDaytonaSonicVibes PCIsonicvibes 
Turtle BeachMalibu cs4236 
Turtle BeachMontego II AU8830 
Turtle BeachSanta CruzCS4630cs46xxLimited ALSA support
Turtle BeachTropezCS4232,OPL3wavefront 
Turtle BeachTropez+CS4232,OPL3,
YSS223		wavefront 
VIA via82c686via686a 
VIA via8233via8233 
VIA via8233avia8233Driver in CVS here
VideoLogicSonicFuryCS4630cs46xxLimited ALSA support
VLSI VT21702
"Thunderbird 128"		 Now Philips SAA7785
XitelStorm PlatinumAU8330 [D]
YamahaDP-U50  [A][C][D] USB!
YamahaAP-U70  [A][C][D] USB!
YamahaRP-U100  [A][C][D] USB!
YamahaRP-U200  [A][C][D] USB!
Yamaha OPL3-SA2opl3sa2 
Yamaha OPL3-SA3opl3sa2 
Yamaha YMF701opl3sa2 
Yamaha YMF711opl3sa2 
Yamaha YMF715opl3sa2 
Yamaha YMF718opl3sa2 
Yamaha YMF719opl3sa2 
YamahaWaveforce 192XGYMF724ymfpci 
YamahaWaveforce 192 DigitalYMF724ymfpci 
Yamaha YMF724ymfpci 
Yamaha YMF740ymfpci 
Yamaha YMF744ymfpci 
Yamaha YMF754ymfpci 
YamahaSW1000XGYSS228E  
YamahaDS2416YSS228E  
ZefiroZA2FPGA [A][B][C][D]
ZoltrixNightingalecmi8738cmipci[C][D]
(*) Driver not yet in CVS
(1) Output always resampled to 48khz.
(2) Output at 44khz only, output sometimes erroneously inverted.
(3) CSP Chip Supported

NOTE: Just because an I/O is listed does NOT mean it is guaranteed to be supported. Please check the mailing list archives before making purchase decisions based on requirements for IEC958 or ADAT I/O.

[A] IEC958 RCA Input
[B] IEC958 RCA Output
[C] IEC958 TOSLINK Input
[D] IEC958 TOSLINK Output
[E] ADAT Input
[F] ADAT Output