cmateu@paytrue.com
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audio card selection
Hi people, I've troubles with latency and want buy a new audio card, probably M-Audio, ...
whats is the recomendations?
Thanks a lot, Carlos.
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Beagle
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/06 16:50:46
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hi carlos, check my website - I've got soundcard recommendations there.
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Guitarhacker
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/06 21:22:06
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Check Beagle's site... just do your research first. Don't go and buy soundbaster...they have good cards for gaming and such but not for recording music.
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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57Gregy
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/07 00:59:14
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I like my Focusrite Saffire, and recommend it highly.
First, though, you need to consider your computer's specifications, how fast it is and how much memory it has. What operating system you're using, and how many/what kind of inputs you'll need, or may want in the future.
Do you have several USB ports? A firewire port? Or do you want a PCI card? Will you need MIDI inputs? Or phantom power for your condenser microphone? Will you be recording a whole band?
Once you've decided how many inputs you will need, and the type of connection, and what your current computer can handle, memory-wise, you can make a more informed decision.
M-Audio's a good company I read.
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ascottdesign
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/07 04:36:09
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Welcome to the furum....  M-Audio is great and works fine for me but as the gang says it really depends on what you want to do with it.
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SteveStrummerUK
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/07 06:29:50
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Hi Carlos, welcome aboard I'll put in a mention for the Line 6 TonePort range here - the connection is made to your PC with a (supplied) USB lead. The TonePort, with it's well written WDM and ASIO drivers, is designed to handle inputting audio to your PC, although it does an equally good job with your output audio. Depending on the functionality you're after, there are five TonePorts currently on offer. As well as being able to record at unnoticable latency, the TonePort ships with Line 6's Gearbox software which contains an impressive range of amp and cab models plus a suite of effects/processors and stompboxes. Steve
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Guitarhacker
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/07 07:53:57
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I'm gonna ditto Greg.... I have a Focusrite Saffire too.... I'm 100% satisfied with it.
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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jamesg1213
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/07 11:43:31
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Hi Carlos,
I made the leap form a stock soundcard to the M-Audio 24/96 a couple of years ago, and have been very happy with it. As I'm recording instruments one-at-a-time I don't plan on upgrading in the near future.
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Robomusic
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/07 13:57:50
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Happy 24/96 user for 5 years and see no need to upgrade.
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/07 15:59:38
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I have the PreSonus Firebox which has worked very well for me. I only do two recordings at the same time, so it suits my purpose perfectly. It may be a little more expensive then some cards, but worth. You need a Firewire connection though.
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Robomusic
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/07 16:47:52
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To me there is the question, if you plan to use this card only on a desk top, and never on a Lappy, then a card like the M-Audio 24/96 is perfect, no attachment to make, no protocol to worry about. Just install it and forget it, and record.
If you need to switch around a bit, a USB or even better a Firewire is the gem.
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electroylite
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/07 18:29:34
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M-Audio Delta 1010 LT PCI Digital Audio Computer Interface
This is the card the I am most interested in right now....like i have siad before money is tight but as soon as i get enough squirled away this is what i think i am gonna go for.
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Beagle
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/07 19:48:38
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yes, but remember that MC will only allow you to record 2 tracks at the same time, so the 1010LT is going to have a lot of inputs that you can't use at the same time. you'd have to upgrade to SHS in order to be able to use all of them simultaneously.
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electroylite
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/07 20:22:32
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man...i knew there was gonna be some catch like that.......so you are telling me the M-Audio 24/96 is probably the wiser choice if i have no plans to upgrade my software?!?!?!
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Beagle
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/07 20:28:31
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yep. that's what I'm sayin'. I've ownded the 1010LT before and I sold mine. I thought it would be good because of the builtin preamps on channels 1 & 2, but they are not good preamps. If I had kept it, I would have set the jumpers on the board to have NO gain on the preamps and used them as line inputs instead and then used an external preamp (like I do now with my Delta 44).
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lespaulman35
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/08 04:01:08
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Hi Electroylite,
I have both an M-Audio Delta 1010LT and an AP192 in my daw. Both good cards. Sometimes Cakewalk will make deal on their upgrades. The step up to Home Studio was a good one for me. I'm glad I kept the Delta 1010 and upgraded my Cakewalk software. And like Beagle said I don't use the preamps on channels 1 and 2 of the Delta. Unless you someday need to record a drum set you probably won't need all the inputs. I got the AP192 because I thought I needed to record at the highest sampling rate I could. Not true. I'm back to recording at 44.1K. The AP does have balanced inputs that sometimes make it easier to get a cleaner signal. HTH
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Guitarhacker
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/08 08:46:03
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OK here's some more info on my rig... I hear all this talk about preamps and mixers.... I use a Focusrite Saffire.... I do not use any mixer with this firewire interface.... All the guitars and mics go straight in with no preamp or mixer. For me it's plug and play... I get good clean levels in my audio channels, and I have no issues with EQ either.... BTW: the Saffire has built in DSP..digital sound processing on the incoming signal....which is hardware based inside the Saffire...so it lessens the computer load...and that DSP is software controlled by a transparent program window in the computer that controls EQ, Reverb, Compression, input levels, output levels, output assignments, and more..... which in my case was a set it once and forget it kind of thing. A few Saffire specs: Firewire, midi in/out, 2 audio inputs, 8 assignable audio outputs, 2 headphone outs w/ level controls, low Z & high Z audio inputs, phantom power, audio line/instrument switch, audio gain input controls.... very capable little interface. You can record 2 outputs at the same time to 2 tracks.... perfect for a project studio like mine.
post edited by Guitarhacker - 2008/10/08 08:47:08
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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electroylite
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RE: audio card selection
2008/10/08 13:40:12
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Ok...I have been thinking about this and i think the gnx4 is working just as well as a M-Audio 24/96 would work...ihave very low latancy with it and the sound qaulity is pretty good....i might just have to save up and get a M-Audio Delta 1010LT AND a cakewalk upgrade.
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