Soundcard...what do you use?

[Machinegunjoe]

What kind of soundcard do you guys use, and what do you think of it?

[hatembr]

right now i have a SBLive!! and it is a real crap! gaps at the beginning of the recordings, midi latency, a quality that sox, it often crashes when i have more than 3 stereo channels... a nightmare!!! buuuuut ... on next tuesday i'll get an audiophile!!! :D

[crea]

I'm using a Wavelab 192-L with the MIO/DIO addon. It's on the cheaper end of the scale but it suits my needs. Would be great if it had a break out box tho (I hate crawling under the desk)...

.h?kan

[120mg]

I wonder when the much anticipated M-audio Firewire 410 will finally be available. It has been delayed and delayed... That could suit my needs/future needs pretty well if it works as it should. My mind is set on a Powerbook G4 and this interface :P

Right now i use a PC and Terratec 6fire 24/96, fairly good sound quality but it has some strange problems.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

I currently use a M-Audio Delta 10/10. I used to have a Audiophile 24/96....and they too are a real great sounding card. You'll get great recordings and very low latency from the Audiophile.

If you guys want a budget, pro-sounding soundcard....then I seriously recommend you use the Audiophile. In my opinion nothing compares to it at that price. You can pick them up 2nd hand for about ?80 ($120).

The 10/10 sounds awesome.....and because all of the converters are housed in a 19inch rackmount I get ZERO noise on my recordings. The 10/10 sounds very warm, very accurate and sounds really professional. For $800 I kinda expect it too hehe.

Check them out:

Audiophile 24/96 >>> http://www.m-audio.com/products/m-audio/audiophile.php

Delta 10/10 >>> http://www.m-audio.com/products/m-audio/delt1010.php

DS

[Tomer=Trance]

own an M-Audio Audiophile 9624 and i like it :)
it works for my needs

[matsa]

I have an RME Multiface. It was pretty expensive, but it's quality.

[Machinegunjoe]

I think it's a jungle when it comes to soundcards. The reason why i'm asking is because i'm planning on buying a new mac(G4) and i need a new soundcard.

[Blank]

right now i use my SBlive plat for gaming and my audiophile for audio...love the audiophile...soon i hope to crack open my hammerfall...but i need to get a hold of a digital mixer :lol:


peace
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[TommyS]

Im using the Delta 10-10 LT. Does the job, exact same as the 10-10 except you dont get the rackmount. Good sound quality, no noisy recordings, good latency. It can be used for 5.1,6.1 or 7.1 surround sound aswell, but never used it.

Before that I used a audigy which is was a good card aswell, its still being used but now for games 8)

hey blank what games do you play. Any online shooters?

:D

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Hey Tommy

Ive got a SB Audigy player soundcard which I use for games. I play on-line games at www.gamespyarcade.com

I currently play Ghost Recon & Rainbow Six 3 online.

I used to play Half-Life on multiplayer aswell. Im currently waiting for HL2 to come out :wink:

DS

[seraph]

I used to have a Digidesign Audiomedia III then moved up to the Digi001 that I recently sold because I want to go Firewire.
I wanted to get rid of PCI based card that I think will be obsolete soon.
I am waiting for the new ESI-PRO soundcards
http://www.esi-pro.com/
Right now I am using the stereo INs/Outs of my G4

[120mg]

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I am waiting for the new ESI-PRO soundcards
http://www.esi-pro.com/
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Do you have any idea what kind of prices to expect on these things?

[seraph]

...
I am waiting for the new ESI-PRO soundcards
http://www.esi-pro.com/
...

Do you have any idea what kind of prices to expect on these things?

there are 3 models coming out
the one I am looking forward is the middle one:
1U rack 8IN/8OUT analog+ 4 MIDI IN/OUT
it should go for 300 Euro, more or less
it's called OCTAFIRE
http://www.esi-pro.com/viewProduct.php?pid=17&page=1

[120mg]

there are 3 models coming out
the one I am looking forward is the middle one:
1U rack 8IN/8OUT analog+ 4 MIDI IN/OUT
it should go for 300 Euro, more or less
it's called OCTAFIRE
http://www.esi-pro.com/viewProduct.php?pid=17&page=1

That seems like a bargain!
Are the ESI stuff usually good then?
I mean that would eliminate the need for a midi interface as well!
Any date when this is going to be available?

[seraph]

That seems like a bargain!
Are the ESI stuff usually good then?
I mean that would eliminate the need for a midi interface as well!
Any date when this is going to be available?
They have been postponing the launch of these products for months. I heard about them at least 6 months ago and even have brochures about them.
This product is based on their WamiRack192L (PCI based) audio card
http://www.csound.com/edata/catal.html?p_id=W192L

As far as I know their stuff is OK
I think it should be out very soon

[saba]

I used to have a Digidesign Audiomedia III then moved up to the Digi001 that I recently sold because I want to go Firewire.
I wanted to get rid of PCI based card that I think will be obsolete soon.
I am waiting for the new ESI-PRO soundcards
http://www.esi-pro.com/
Right now I am using the stereo INs/Outs of my G4

Hey,

Check out the digidesign website. They are offering very cheap upgrades from the Digi 001 --> Digi 002. Maybe you would prefer that?
________
MILF ITALIAN (http://www.fucktube.com/categories/776/italian/videos/1)

[seraph]

Check out the digidesign website. They are offering very cheap upgrades from the Digi 001 --> Digi 002. Maybe you would prefer that?

I already sold the Digi001

[scottyp]

I use an Echo Gina - got it not too long ago. Sounds great. Pretty good deal that it comes with adat (even though I have yet to get a digital mixer), but I understand what seraph is saying about PCI based cards.

I am only using the oem cubasis that came with the sound card, but I have yet to figure out how to assign different audio outputs to different audio channels. Each of the outs work, but only one at a time with cubasis. Is this a limitation of the oem version or am I doing something wrong?

http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/Gina24/index.php

[mighty]

2496

[Panopticon]

I have an 828mkII that I just picked up a month ago; and the ever-popular 24/96. I guess if you don't need lots of i/o, then the 24/96 is ok, but I never cared for it that much...was always having to plug/unplug stuff, and I hate the fact that it has RCA connections instead of 1/4". But I suppose it sounds fine.

The 828mkII, on the other hand, KICKS ASS. You have loads of i/o flexibility, all my synths and sound generators can be permanently plugged in, plus it acts as a stand-alone digital mixer, just bring it to the show and don't bring the computer :) And it has MIDI, ADAT Lightpipe, S/PDIF, mic pre's. I could go on. Love it. Best money spent on my studio, IMHO....

[mighty]

and if price wasn't a matter, I would have the 828mkII as well :)

[udenjoe]

That seems like a bargain!
Are the ESI stuff usually good then?
I mean that would eliminate the need for a midi interface as well!
Any date when this is going to be available?
They have been postponing the launch of these products for months. I heard about them at least 6 months ago and even have brochures about them.
This product is based on their WamiRack192L (PCI based) audio card
http://www.csound.com/edata/catal.html?p_id=W192L
As far as I know their stuff is OK
I think it should be out very soon

I have a wamibox. What I know of ESI is that it's a small Korean company. As for the wamibox their support sucks. They had stange drivers that i did find and software that I can't seem to find. I think their wamirack was their top card though and put alot more time into that (It probably kept them in business).

It seems like they changed their website. Possibly they are a new company now on the terms of, "What can we do to make ESI better, more competitive?" But I wouldn't jump all over their cards. Wait for some reviews or feedback. They should be more cheap.

[Tomer=Trance]

A friend of mine has the Waveterminal 192M he says its realy good... and the price of it is also nice...

[flexoffset]

I'm using a Lynx L22 with my Mac in OS X. I could kick myself for not buying an L2 so I could have more analog inputs...oh well. The cards are pricey but they're reallllly realllly good.

The Lynx is awesome on PC (1 or 2ms latency) and Mac OS9 (1 or 2ms latency) but they're working on Core Audio latency issues.

I'm experiencing 663 samples of delay at 48kHz when I record from one of it's outputs back into one of it's inputs.

They're gonna be fixing it as it's their next priority.
The A/D conversion is the best there is for a PCI card, and it surpasses many external A/D's by some opinions.
The D/A is supposedly fantastic, but I don't use it. I use external D/A.

I don't mean to sound like a commercial, but if you want the best A/D and D/A in a PCI card, go with LynxStudio cards.

[Aurora]

I use 3 different yamaha's

Yamaha DSP factory (basically an 01v mixing desk on a card) handles all my audio
Yamaha SW1000XG linked to the DSP factory via a serial link (20 meg rom sounds)
Yamaha AX16 lightpipe board which connects tha above to my 01v desk via lightpipe keeping it all digital! :D