Can anybody recommend a good...

by **AspirinE** » Oct 15th, '06, 18:59

External audio card?

I know that shit exists. IM using a Laptop and my one is integrated and overall shit.

basically i need a recomendation for a make and a type or some specific details that would make one card better than the other...

by **Coccoa** » Oct 15th, '06, 19:01

SoundBlaster 5.1 External Live! Pro 24bit

by **AspirinE** » Oct 15th, '06, 19:04

McMaybe wrote:this ones pretty good -

http://www.pcconnection.com/ProductDeta ... eID=k40132

how much is that one? and is it hard to find, or will i be able to walk in to a cmputer shop and walk out with a peice of usefull technology in my hand?

edit: ohh silly me.. the price is on the right. //

39$ ... chea ...

by **AspirinE** » Oct 15th, '06, 19:11

Coccoa wrote:SoundBlaster 5.1 External Live! Pro 24bit

i did a search and looked at the prices and
this one

Creative Sound Blaster X-fi Elite Pro

wichll cost me about 400$ ...

is that worth it? more than 400$ i def cant afford.
Theres like some features that i might not really need.

I dont really need Pro quality i wand "decent".

:unsure:

by **Coccoa** » Oct 15th, '06, 19:27

Im thinking about it and u know what? Externals are usually USB. USB timing is bad which means u lose 1/100 of a second when u record and your verse goes off beat. I had those problems not long ago. Then i got my SB Live Pro and just today my brand new Audigy Pro 24 bit.

by **AspirinE** » Oct 15th, '06, 19:35

Coccoa wrote:my brand new Audigy Pro 24 bit.

http://www.blackbox.com/Catalog/Detail. ... 0&mid=4824

??? That one ^^ ???

if not usb what else can u connect it to?

through the PCI port?

by **Coccoa** » Oct 15th, '06, 19:45

PCI Port is internal. But theoretically, serial ports are slower but more stable than usb.

Internal is still the best way.

by **AspirinE** » Oct 15th, '06, 19:52

Coccoa wrote:PCI Port is internal. But theoretically, serial ports are slower but more stable than usb.

Internal is still the best way.

Internal means i have to have a desktop.

Im not gonna buy an expensive external card for now, ill buy a kick ass one when a new pc.

Will buy that one maybe suggested for now.

by **mart85** » Oct 15th, '06, 19:53

it depends on what you want to do... if it's just for better sound, that sound card that costs $39 will probably be enough... but if you want to make some kind of home studio, you need a better sound card, like the ones Coccoa talked about, or some M-Audio sound cards, or some EMU sound cards

by **AspirinE** » Oct 15th, '06, 20:00

mart85 wrote:it depends on what you want to do... if it's just for better sound, that sound card that costs $39 will probably be enough... but if you want to make some kind of home studio, you need a better sound card, like the ones Coccoa talked about, or some M-Audio sound cards, or some EMU sound cards

i dont need studio sound, i need decent sound for a decent price preferably for about 200$ dollars.

by **mart85** » Oct 15th, '06, 20:17

ok but is it just to have a better sound when you listen to music or movies, or you want to be able to plug a mic in it and to record stuff? for that you'd need a sound card with a pre amp.... look for the "mobile recording" section, there are some good ones

http://www.m-audio.com

if it's just for better sound when you listen to music, buy the one for $39, that's a good deal :8)

by **AspirinE** » Oct 15th, '06, 20:28

mart85 wrote:ok but is it just to have a better sound when you listen to music or movies, or you want to be able to plug a mic in it and to record stuff? for that you'd need a sound card with a pre amp.... look for the "mobile recording" section, there are some good ones

http://www.m-audio.com

if it's just for better sound when you listen to music, buy the one for $39, that's a good deal

i dont need a better sound wen im listning to music, my music sounds just fine on my 69$ computer speakers with bassboost .... :smoking:

lol.

i need it plug a mic..

edit: and once again, im sure there isnt a huge gap between pro and shit...
i need something in between for no more than 200$ ..

by **mart85** » Oct 15th, '06, 20:41

well in that case you need a sound card with phantom power (or a pre-amp)... look on the m-audio website, there are usb sound card to record guitar and voice, that costs $129.99, it should be good for what you want... it's called Fast Track USB

by **AspirinE** » Oct 15th, '06, 20:48

mart85 wrote:well in that case you need a sound card with phantom power (or a pre-amp)... look on the m-audio website, there are usb sound card to record guitar and voice, that costs $129.99, it should be good for what you want... it's called Fast Track USB

Now thats wat im tawkin bout. :smoking:

props...

i already found out the street of the local retailer.. just need to see if they have the product

by **mart85** » Oct 15th, '06, 21:02

cool... where I buy my stuff, they usually can order what I want to buy if they don't have it in stores, maybe it's the same thing everywhere

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