[production bible 2] Soundcards

chilpillwill · Post by **chilpillwill** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:34 am

the last post wasnt gay, i actually have a sound blaster vibra 16, dos game midi through one of those sounds awesome

mickledan · Post by **mickledan** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:28 pm

Hi guys some advice on card would be appreciated as i'm in the market now

From a production at home standpoint,
with no external hardware apart from a mixer/amp, is there any difference between what is refered to on the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 + 192 as Zero Latancy monitoring - and Hardware Monitoring that you see on these USB Jobbies?

AND

Whats with "Low Latency" Asio monitoring, is the delay noticable or are we talking < 20ms ?
THX X

lukki · Post by **lukki** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:42 pm

I rock the good old PreSonus Firepod...

manicmckanic · Post by **manicmckanic** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:33 am

I have a Cakewalk SPS-25 something or other stashed in the wardrobe that i've never used.
I am using a Soundblaster 24bit (terrible, I know!).
I will be coming back to this thread when i've a bit more money!

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:30 am

lukki wrote:

I rock the good old PreSonus Firepod...

good interface but way overpriced

hdfh · Post by **hdfh** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:01 pm

PreSonus Firebox

Pros : compact, plug and play, great sound quality, lots of ins/outs, firewire 400, looks kewl, price is not too bad for presonus:)
Cons : none so far, i strongly recommend this card:)

soupdogg · Post by **soupdogg** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:21 pm

http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/se ... AUDIOGRAM6

I just got some tapco s8's would this be ok to plug into them from my computer, would it make them make some nice sound?

soupdogg · Post by **soupdogg** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:38 pm

or this? if i dont mind producing everything in mono? http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/se ... ck=TUBEPRE

Karma_blitz · Post by **Karma_blitz** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:32 am

I have a Motu ultra lite mk3, real nice but a bit shy of low frequency's when recording vocals.

christthetiger · Post by **christthetiger** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:56 pm

deadly habit wrote:Audiotrak Maya 44 USB

SOS review

$96-120

pros: analog rca ins/out, easy to connect turntables too

cons: no 24 bit converters

used this one for awhile originally for my laptop, upgraded since then, but was bang for the buck back when

you still recommend this deadly?

k_k · Post by **k_k** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:38 pm

Im considering getting a m audio fasttrack ultra, but i've heard that there are some issues with it working with vista. anyone got a say on this?

WAKESNAKE · Post by **WAKESNAKE** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:01 pm

I got a MOTU ultra lite mkIII
It's powerful and got very light software. It doesn't suck my cpu space.
Just have a q
Sometimes it makes a strange noise that mute my output signal for a bit.
Someone told me something about problems with the fire-wire's chipset built in the notebook
I use the MOTU with AC power, but I'm using a fuckin' HP notebook, very far from a real DAW. It's fast enough but if it's the prob, it does not surprise me.
Anyone got answ??
Thanks anyway, and sorry if I'm killing english but
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First time I talk to the forum.
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Dropdead420 · Post by **Dropdead420** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 1:41 am

So i wanted to get a good sound card, and i am willing to put out $250 for it, maybe a bit more.
Its for a home studio, all i need it for is for, recording acoustic & electric guitars, also bass and aswell as vocal recordings. I would also like to be able to plug my cdjs into it.
any good suggestions? thanks

Dbaker · Post by **Dbaker** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:40 am

i have a cakewalk ua-25 ex that i use for guitar and bass guitar, would i be able to use this? im new to this so bear with me.

glottis5 · Post by **glottis5** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:54 am

i'm looking for an external usb audio interface that would be good for djing (using traktor on my pc), allow me to easily record audio from my pc onto my tape deck (and vice versa), and record audio from my turntable/keyboards onto my pc. I can do all this stuff right now, but it's a pain hooking and unhooking all those wires constantly, i want something that allows me to use my hardware in my daw seamlessly, as well as bounce audio back and forth between my pc and external hardware easily. something decent, not too expensive and with lots of inputs/outputs i suppose.

i've been looking at the m-audio fast track pro. does anyone have any experience with it or know of another audio interface that is better value?
http://www.zzounds.com/item--MDOFTRACKPRO

rubiconguava · Post by **rubiconguava** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:06 pm

glottis5 wrote:i'm looking for an external usb audio interface that would be good for djing (using traktor on my pc), allow me to easily record audio from my pc onto my tape deck (and vice versa), and record audio from my turntable/keyboards onto my pc. I can do all this stuff right now, but it's a pain hooking and unhooking all those wires constantly, i want something that allows me to use my hardware in my daw seamlessly, as well as bounce audio back and forth between my pc and external hardware easily. something decent, not too expensive and with lots of inputs/outputs i suppose.

i've been looking at the m-audio fast track pro. does anyone have any experience with it or know of another audio interface that is better value?
http://www.zzounds.com/item--MDOFTRACKPRO

I have the fasttrack pro usb and have been using it for a couple of years. It does the job, although there are driver issues sometimes which can be annoying. Its great if you want to use it for multiple outs so you can use traktor for DJing and still be able to monitor properly.

melodium747 · Post by **melodium747** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:49 pm

If you only use headphones when producing music does it make a difference what sound card you use? I know a dumb question but this really has me confused.

therapist · Post by **therapist** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:52 pm

k_k wrote:Im considering getting a m audio fasttrack ultra, but i've heard that there are some issues with it working with vista. anyone got a say on this?

No idea about vista but I know quite a few things have gone wrong with mates' ones of those. I know they can crash/cut out if you get that weird electric jolt thing in your house.

jrisreal · Post by **jrisreal** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:53 pm

daft tnuc wrote:Come on guys! Are you all making music with built-in crappy chipset?

yes

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