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Re: Sound card recommendations?
I'll reiterate what Musicman said, albeit stated differently.
Your I/O needs will dictate what interface you should be looking for, be it either internal or external, F/W or USB or any other format for that matter unless you're working totally ITB. Once you know what you need as far as I/O is concerned, then the other aspects come into play but are again dictated by what motherboard compatibility your computer has.
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Re: Sound card recommendations?
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Originally, when I started this thread, I thought I needed a new sound card. After your replies and some of my own research I realized I don't. That's the truth. I'm sorry you can't bear to hear it. And my Soundblaster card model is not a gamer card... They make a lot of gamer cards but this one isn't. But even if it was, most of the video cards users have are gamer video cards. I don't share your prejudice against "gamer" ware. If the specs are good, and it works, why not!
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What Jack was saying is absolutely true - your I/O needs dictate your purchase. Other things do as well, but making sure one has enough inputs and outputs to get "the job" done is the first thing on the checklist. If I need 8 channels, I'm going to pass on a 4-channel interface even if it's got all the other features I want. Now, if you're using the Sparrow to feed your sound card, the ADC of your sound card is irrelevant. The sparrow handles that. Second, if you're using the analog I/O of your sound card, specs about the converters only go so far when there is an analog front end to worry about. If the analog line inputs and outputs are noisy, it doesn't matter if your converters have a SNR of 113 dB, 122 dB, or infinite.. Third, driver quality is a big aspect of this as well - I don't know one way or the other about the sound blaster stuff.
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Re: Sound card recommendations?
Update: Will be celebrating my third anniversary in this space in August. So far, no problems. No crashes, no freezes, no clicks or pops, no issues whatsoever.
Hope you're all having a great day at the desk.
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Re: Sound card recommendations?
.....and no major projects
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Re: Sound card recommendations?
Salty much?
I'm not an engineer, I don't do "major" engineering projects. I'm a performer with a small songwriting studio, who occasionally does side projects for fellow artists. And I've had plenty of "major" performances. What engineering have I done? Most recently, I produced and recorded a single for a local songwriter which will appear in an upcoming film. This past weekend I tracked snare overdubs on a live recording of a horn band, and now I'm mixing their songs @ 32 tracks each. What have you been doing?
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Re: Sound card recommendations?
Engineering since 1985.
My "Salty much" comment was directed at the pointlessness of reviving this dead thread from so long ago with such trivia.
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Re: Sound card recommendations?
Gotcha. Well, I received a PM last month asking how I liked my setup and motherboard, and since this was my thread I figured I'd post an update. I'll try to stick to horrible no-good news updates from now on
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Re: Sound card recommendations?
One bit of warning regarding SOME Soundblaster cards(and I don't know if this applies to yours or not). Some pass the digital inputs thru a D>A converter and pass the signal thru via the analog section anyway(without telling you in the manual). Bottom line is; if it sounds good to you, and meets your needs, roll with it
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Re: Sound card recommendations?
I haven't heard the word "Soundblaster" since the mid-90s...Think I was running a 386 SX with my Audigy 2. It was awful.
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