sound cards

[Tiptoe]

can anyone reccomend some good soundcards for me. I don't think mine is too grand and i don't really know where to start looking. Oh and if you could let me know how much as well. Thanks

[Col]

audiophile 24/96. budget soundcard which delivers the goods. i think they are down to £100-120 now, i purchased mine just over a year ago at £150. go to soundcontrol mate or even try academy of sound. (both in leeds) or you could even try big deal in leeds you might be able to pick one up for about £70 (2nd hand)

in saying that, you could ignore that recomendation because i think a new soundcard has just hit the market at something like £70 and it offers 24bit 96khz recording (which is what you want/need) so it might be a good idea to give that a blast. i will try find out the details for that card and i will let you know.

[dan the acid man]

they are selling the audiophile off for £69 now new
it's what im buying, im pretty sure it's the best soundcard out there for the price, and im not rich enough to spend too much

[dan the acid man]

does anybody have any opinions of the terratec dmx 6 fire card

[MangaFish]

do you really need to spent £100+ on a sound card?

i'm just using one that was about £15 i think (soundblaster 128). not great but it seems to do the job

would an upgrade make much difference?

[dan the acid man]

do you really need to spent £100+ on a sound card?

i'm just using one that was about £15 i think (soundblaster 128). not great but it seems to do the job

would an upgrade make much difference?

if your using software synth's then yes, the soundcard you use will make a hell of a difference

[sash]

does anybody have any opinions of the terratec dmx 6 fire card

It was voted the number one budget soundcard by future music readers the last couple o years.

"The Terratec DMX 6fire represents the budget end of the market, and for that it cannot be faulted. Its bringing 24 bit 96 khz operation to the mass market" - Future Music magazine

[dan the acid man]

i dont know whether to get the audiophile or the terratec dmx6 fire now :hmm:
sorry for hijacking this thread by the way

[sleepy]

the m-audio delta 1010lt is about the same price as the terratec dmx 6 fire and ive had no prob's with it works great ;)

[gustavo]

can anyone reccomend some good soundcards for me. I don't think mine is too grand and i don't really know where to start looking. Oh and if you could let me know how much as well. Thanks

hey

tell me yr budget

cause without that its hard to help

;)

[MangaFish]

do you really need to spent £100+ on a sound card?

i'm just using one that was about £15 i think (soundblaster 128). not great but it seems to do the job

would an upgrade make much difference?

if your using software synth's then yes, the soundcard you use will make a hell of a difference

a difference in which way? in the quality of the synth or the load on the CPU?

[dan the acid man]

the quality of the sound, and in some cases, it will take some strain off the cpu, but the difference in sound quality is amazing

[zacmobile]

also having real RCA's and not having to f#$% around with those damn annoying kiddie toy 1/8 jacks is a major plus.

[DJZeMig_L]

If u want a good soundcard and a some peace of mind..

RME HDSP9632... the best buy u can make for it's price!


Z

[RichieV]

also having real RCA's and not having to f#$% around with those damn annoying kiddie toy 1/8 jacks is a major plus.

lol and i thought RCA's were for kids

Men use XLR

[RichieV]

the quality of the sound, and in some cases, it will take some strain off the cpu, but the difference in sound quality is amazing

the sound will always be the same because the sound is made digitally
The only degredation that ever happens is if you do some D / A conversion

A soft synth with a crappy sound card will sound just as good on cd as a soft synth with the best soudn card money can buy