Can anyone recommend a multitrack audio recording interface that works well with Linux?
Would prefer something that uses USB, so it can work with a laptop...
...and would prefer at least 4, preferably 8, inputs (only need 2 outputs but for some reason these things tend to have at least as many outputs as inputs)...
...but I'll take any recommendations I can get.
(The 4 and 8 are mainly for digitizing old reel-to-reel recordings, cuz I have a 4-track and a 1/2" 8-track player and a lot of old material I'd like to bring into the digital realm.)
BLM 
@woozle you may wanna use a distro setup for audio nerds that uses jack or jack2 for audio. Those are really flexible and let you do stuff like that.
@thufie I tried Jack once but was never able to get it to work. That *was* awhile ago, mind you; it's probably better now, and I like the idea... but I kinda need this to work without a lot of tinkering, for maximum portability and minimum hardware interdependence.
I had good luck with the default audio setup under Ubuntu MATE vs my M-Audio Delta (pictured) but that uses a PCI card and I'm finding it difficult to locate a working PC with PCI slots.
@bthylafh @thufie
I'm not actually sure if I've got anything here *newer* than that ;-) </half_joke>