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12-05-2002, 09:18 AM
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|  which sound card to buy?? I'm into professional record(ie my job) and my sound card died on my so i'm looking for a new one that is better than my last one-I had sound blaster audigy MP3, I've seen some nice ones for $300 any suggestions??? |
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12-21-2002, 11:32 AM
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  | I use a Sound Blaster Live and it rocks. It has lots of outputs and I believe a couple of inputs. Also, I have found Boston speakers work well with it. Mabye it is just me that thinks that...
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12-21-2002, 02:20 PM
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 | For professtional recording, I think Turtle Beach beats SB.
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01-19-2003, 03:49 AM
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| Sounblasters aren't what they used to be, they seemed to have come to a stand still with quality while other brands catch up or overtake. The Turtle Beach are a good solid card, the best nowadays would probably have to be the Hercules cards
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04-30-2003, 09:01 PM
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| professional recording? and your using soundblaster cards? hmmm.... professional recording audio cards are typically start around AU$400.00 going up to over AU$1000.00 depending on what you want. here isw an example of an Audiotrak card $599.00 : http://www.sound-music.com/product_info.php?PID=7 nice site if your local to australia. |
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05-01-2003, 10:04 PM
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| What about the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 6.1? That card is supposed to smoke everything, but it has a hefty price tag. Only thing I have seen about this (or looked for) was on the box at BestBuy. I love BestBuy.
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05-03-2003, 09:13 AM
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| I got an Audigy2 for $70. 24bit sound is definitely worth it. edit: Worth it, when compared to my previous live! platinum. I looked at the turtle beach card for a while but I think I didn't go with it because it hasn't had much review in a while so I questioned its edge. edit edit: ack. sorry. pro sound. I'm out on this one...I can't imagine doing pro sound editing on anything but a qualified pro-tools rig. |
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05-05-2003, 03:43 PM
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| Re: which sound card to buy?? Quote:
Depends what you mean by "record". Record as in analog (i.e., live instruments in a pro or home studio) to a DAW? If so, how many ins/outs do you need (4? 8? 10?), and of what type (SPDIF, 1/4", RCA?). Do you need MIDI also? Do you want to go PCI or USB? What software are you currently using (Cubase, Cakewalk, Protools, n-tracks, etc.)? M-Audio, Aardvark, & Edirol all make PCI and/or USB sound cards that fall within your budget of $300 (there are others, too, just can't think of them at the moment). Check your system specs (hardware & OS) very carefully against the manufacturer's compatibility list (especially important if going the USB route). Read tech reviews and get feedback from people who use the equipment before laying down your $. But, since you said your last soundcard was an SB, I suspect that studio type recording is not what you're referring to. What you want to do narrows down what sound card you should buy. Cyanatic | |
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