Guest Gizmo Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 Recomend many Soundcards that are very good. start withe the best. but not to expensive tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omar Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 I think I could kill a relatively distant relative for an RME Hammerfall + multiface I've got a Terratec DMX6Fire LT, Same Via Envy24HT and AKM codecs as Terratec EWX24/96 (and coincidentally the Midiman Audiophile, STAudio card and loads of other sound cards). Probably about the same drivers as the Terratec EWX24/96 too. Only bad thing about it is that I can't set the ASIO buffer size lower than 192samples/buffer, meaning 4ms latency at 48khz or 2ms at 96khz. I wont hide the fact that the reason I got it was that it was cheap, well about 110€ or something like that anyway. Oh yeah it hasn't got any high quality codec at the input though, so if you're about to sing and play guitar and drums and stuff like that, you might wanna think about something else . Lynx Two is supposed to be pretty damn good, price is pretty damn high too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slidingtrancer Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 I'm still looking for a good soundcard with many 'future' options (open-end), but its hard picking one... I like the Terratec 88mt and M-audio Omnistudio, but are there other cards in that pricecategory with comparable options, latency, etc? I have a Nord Micro Modular, so i'm not looking for modular options, just a nice crystalclear sounding soundcard with low latency and a good set of options. (anything is better as a SBlive... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest schism Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 i've got a "lowly" layla 24 but i interface it with a Cranesong HEDD-192 (via spdif) off the backend of my recording chain. the HEDD does all the work conversion wise and that tape emulation smacks some shit up yo. http://www.cranesong.com/hedd192.html Slidingtrancer, where are you in the NL? bye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kid Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 sorry that i might bother you guys... but...i have a stupid question. i have seen people talk about sound card a lot here. and here is my question... what is it for???....yes...i know its stupid question but i need to ask. if there is any kind person, please give me a shout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slidingtrancer Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 "Slidingtrancer, where are you in the NL?" I live in amsterdam, but am currently staying with my more than great g/f in Rotterdam. Why are you asking? Up till now I got these options: M- Audio: * Omnistudio at 669 euros * Delta 10/1 at 799 euros Digidesign: Digi001 at 995 USD ST-Audio(Hoontech): * Ds2000 at 549 euros RME Hammerfall: *DIGI9652 at 589 euros *DIGI9636 at 368 euros *DSP9652 at 589 .... these cards look cheap but need expansion in Digiface at 599 euros so are expensive anyway MOTU: * Nice stuff but out of my league starting at 900 euros Terratec: * EWS88MT at 449 euros I'm looking for a quality card with a lot of expansionpossibilities as I mentioned above...any ideas? Please? I'd like to keep my budget between 500-700 euro's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ganapathi Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 i'd like to have best sound card for all music software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest schism Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 ST: i asked cause i'm planning to move my studio and myself to Amsterdam sometime in 2003 if I can get everything settled. What kind of I/O do you need and how many? If you can't afford to go the route I did (having a dedicated box for converters that then runs right into the soundcard digitally) then I figure the following is best in this order: RME --> Echo --> M-Audio. The Terratec and Hoontech are kind of cheap boxes. I'd only consider these 3 above and once again it really depends on the I/O that you need. If you're not on a Mac then I'd avoid MOTU (from personal experience) and probably even Digidesign. bye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slidingtrancer Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Ah it'd be nice to meet up with a forum-member. I really have problems choosing stuff ( I'm on a PC). My current setup is a Evolution MK249C midi-keyboard, a Clavia Nord Micromodular and a lousy small useless mixer... I have my midi-keyboard nicely tagged to my clavia... but I want to 'catch' the sound on my soundcard....but the main thing is FUTURE options ( sounds like a Saikopod commercial here). I'm planning on buying mainly modules/rackversions, etc and I need as much 'compatibility' as I can... I know of the conversion problems, but can you explain to me what the problem exactly is. I'm getting kinda confused reading the same I/O(ADAT)convertor struggles again and again. I have the sound on my computer lined up on the speakers of my stereo, cuz I have no money for monitors...(yet) I use Reason 2.0, Cubase SX and some nuendo, Wavelab and some VSTi's... (and YES I'm still serious about music) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eZCiD Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 Try www.feedback.nl, they sure have alot of pro and not so pro soundcarts. I don't know about your budget, but the Maya88 or Inca88 might be the best choice if you don't want to spend too much, but want to have alot of MIDI ports and good soundquality + a low latency. Have fun, make some twisted music for me ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest schism Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 hi. SL I added u to my ICQ...authorize me and we'll talk there. << I know of the conversion problems, but can you explain to me what the problem exactly is. I'm getting kinda confused reading the same I/O(ADAT)convertor struggles again and again. >> What conversion problems? Truth is, even if all of the converters are 24-bit, some just sound better than others. Higher quality and whatnot. Having external converters like I do is very expensive and usually not worth it for electronic based music (you can hear the difference more in recording acoustic instruments). << I have the sound on my computer lined up on the speakers of my stereo, cuz I have no money for monitors...(yet) >> Nothing wrong with that for the moment. When I started out I did that. << I use Reason 2.0, Cubase SX and some nuendo, Wavelab and some VSTi's...(and YES I'm still serious about music) >> I use SX and Wavelab and then hardware. I think I'll pick up SoundDiver for my Prophet VS though. Msg me on ICQ. Cya... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slidingtrancer Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 Hmm bugger, you got msn, my w98 is completely fucked up and I can't use ICQ for now... I'll try and get Icqlite started ... Otherwise check the addy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest paul Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 what about a pulsar card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest coriolis Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 I suggest CREAMWARE PULSAR II much more than a sound card - its a very versatile SYNTHESIS + PRODUCTION TOOL with many high quality features and effects, a full range of great sounding synths, and includes full control of signal path through any and all of its processing units. i cannot recommend this soundcard enough for trance and for general electronic music production! but you gotta be confident enough to use it because it can be a bit abstract/difficult for some people who like to work more with hardware and real cables than DSP processors and computer monitors! and, if you want it with multichannel I/O, you gotta pay extra! i don't have external synths or hardware boxes (i don't need them, i do it all with the pulsar and with vst plugins) so i don't need multichannel i/o. but you may need that esp. if you have many external synths, and its an extra $500 USD or so, on top of the price which i think it goes for around $1100 USD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest poliisi Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 I'll get that terratec ews88mt next weekend and i can report about it after i've used it a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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