I am in need of an ALSA-compatible audio interface that will connect to a PC via USB and record/play four or more audio channels simultaneously. Any recommendations (or warnings) about specific products or chipsets would be greatly appreciated. High resolution and sample rates aren't necessary.

The rest of the story is that my company is working on a project using an embedded x86 computer to interface with four independent mono audio devices. I will be responsible for the audio processing and want to make sure that we use an audio chipset for which an ALSA driver is already available. I would also prefer that it interface via USB so I can easily test on my development PC, then move it to the embedded system. We will eventually put the audio chipset on a custom PCB, so it is the audio chipset and driver that are my primary concerns, but a readily-available audio interface using the chipset would serve as a nice prototype. Thanks for any suggestions.

Steve

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