1 Topic by switch6343 (edited by switch6343 2026-09-27 13:28:28)

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Topic: MADIface ASIO Driver for Linux (Rocky Linux - RHEL)

It appears to me that Microsoft Windows is moving away from being an Operating System to an Artifical Intelligence engine.

It is unavoidable IMHO to start replacing Windows at some point time in the very near future to an alternative OS by not later than e.g. 2-3 years.

After long considerations I decided for Rocky Linux, the defacto successor of CentOS, to replace Windows. I. Rocky Linux is binary identical to the industry grade RHEL and has like Windows LTSC a life of 10 years.

Now, I'm am wondering if an ASIO driver (MADIface USB) driver could become available for Linux as well. Or is there a workaround for that purpose? I know that there is one  available for MacOS, which is a derivative of UNIX, if I'm not wrong. Would it be a big effort to rewrite the MADIface for MacOS code to e.g.a  RHEL compatible MADIface version?

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Re: MADIface ASIO Driver for Linux (Rocky Linux - RHEL)

ASIO is a Windows only thing as far as I know. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Stream_Input/Output

There’s a whole Linux forum here where you might find some answers about what you can do in Linux. Also, keep in mind RHEL isn’t targeted at laptops and desktops and their hugely varied internal hardware, but again more discussion on Linux distributions in the Linux forum.

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Re: MADIface ASIO Driver for Linux (Rocky Linux - RHEL)

The alternative is Class Compliant mode

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4 Reply by waedi (edited by waedi 2026-09-27 16:56:46)

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Re: MADIface ASIO Driver for Linux (Rocky Linux - RHEL)

switch6343 wrote:

It appears to me that Microsoft Windows is moving away from being an Operating System to an Artifical Intelligence engine.

It is unavoidable IMHO to start replacing Windows at some point time in the very near future to an alternative OS by not later than e.g. 2-3 years.

After long considerations I decided for Rocky Linux, the defacto successor of CentOS, to replace Windows. I. Rocky Linux is binary identical to the industry grade RHEL and has like Windows LTSC a life of 10 years.

Now, I'm am wondering if an ASIO driver (MADIface USB) driver could become available for Linux as well. Or is there a workaround for that purpose? I know that there is one  available for MacOS, which is a derivative of UNIX, if I'm not wrong. Would it be a big effort to rewrite the MADIface for MacOS code to e.g.a  RHEL compatible MADIface version?

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Re: MADIface ASIO Driver for Linux (Rocky Linux - RHEL)

waedi wrote:
switch6343 wrote:

It appears to me that Microsoft Windows is moving away from being an Operating System to an Artifical Intelligence engine.

It is unavoidable IMHO to start replacing Windows at some point time in the very near future to an alternative OS by not later than e.g. 2-3 years.

After long considerations I decided for Rocky Linux, the defacto successor of CentOS, to replace Windows. I. Rocky Linux is binary identical to the industry grade RHEL and has like Windows LTSC a life of 10 years.

Now, I'm am wondering if an ASIO driver (MADIface USB) driver could become available for Linux as well. Or is there a workaround for that purpose? I know that there is one  available for MacOS, which is a derivative of UNIX, if I'm not wrong. Would it be a big effort to rewrite the MADIface for MacOS code to e.g.a  RHEL compatible MADIface version?

Sali Switch

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Merci, waedi

https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewforum.php?id=10

6 Reply by switch6343 (edited by switch6343 2026-09-27 18:58:34)

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Re: MADIface ASIO Driver for Linux (Rocky Linux - RHEL)

RME Support wrote:

The alternative is Class Compliant mode

From what I read about it, that's the way to go, ALSA/Class Compliant mode. Thanks for your very valuable proposition.