Need professional help

[Sharp]

Hey everyone, I'm currently looking into starting some electronic music and I have a cheap midi keyboard that I will be soon upgrading. Right now my PC doesn't have a dedicated sound card nor a midi input. Could anyone recommend a solution? I'll consider all price ranges, I'm also a gamer and not a very serious musician. I just want a good sound card that I can hook up my keyboard to and get good clear quality. Thanks

 

[quantumsheep]

I have a friend that does exactly this (he also has a degree in Music tech.) so i'll have a word with him and see what he recommends!

I'll probably have a reply for you by this evening.

 

[Dirty_Barry]

Yes, you do need professional help.
I know someone who might help.

 

[g-paw]

Both of these cards would work and more features on the HT Omega. These are not professional cards so if you're getting into regarding multi instruments/vocals simultaneously or getting into mixing, these cards won't work
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16829127002
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16829271002
http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=318&Itemid=27

 

[Sharp]

thanks, could anyone perhaps give a reccomendation for a professional recording soundcard?

 

[lord_kld]

I think creative offers good sound cards for gaming and some audio creation.
See whats they have.

 

[Grimmy]

M-AUDIO Delta 1010LT 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface 10-In-10-Out PCI Virtual Studio

Features:
8 x 8 analog I/O
2 mic preamps or line inputs
S/PDIF digital I/O (coaxial) with 2-channel PCM
SCMS copy protection control
digital I/O supports surround-encoded AC-3 and DTS pass-through
1 x 1 MIDI I/O
directly drive up to 7.1 surround (bass management software included)
software controlled 36-bit internal DSP digital mixing/routing
+4dbu/-10dBV operation individually switched in software
word clock I/O for sample accurate device synchronization

Compatibility:
ASIO 2
MME
Sound Manager
OMS
DirectX
GSIF 2
Mac OS X Core Audio / Core MIDI

I haven't done hardly any midi stuff hardware wise, but that looks interesting to me.

 

[tlmck]

Hey everyone, I'm currently looking into starting some electronic music and I have a cheap midi keyboard that I will be soon upgrading. Right now my PC doesn't have a dedicated sound card nor a midi input. Could anyone recommend a solution? I'll consider all price ranges, I'm also a gamer and not a very serious musician. I just want a good sound card that I can hook up my keyboard to and get good clear quality. Thanks

If you live near a Guitar Center, they have folks that can help. You could also try the web site http://www.guitarcenter.com

 

[oldscotch]

I avoid M-Audio like the plague. Their equipment is priced almost too good to be true, and unforutunately, it is.

Check out the Firebox from PreSonus, it's an overall better setup for your money than Creative E-MU, although E-MU works quite nicely if you're on a tight budget. Frontier Designs have some good options too.

If you're really serious, head over to this website: http://www.pcmus.com/ - They sell custome built PCs, but the site itself is very informative.