whats a good sound card for music?

[Guest]

I'm a Musician and I made the mistake in buying an audigy platinum... I think you all pretty much know its issues. I'm really looking for a relyable multi channel card, at least 4 channels. I've seen a few out there and was hoping maybe some one on the board has purchased one and could recommend it. Thanks a lot for taking the time to look over this post.

-moT

sys specs:

AMD XP 1900
SOYO K7V Dragon Plus
512 MB ddr pc2100

 

[AMD_Man]

If you want a high-quality card that's not studio quality (which are really expensive cards) but can still play high-fidelity then look no further than the Hercules Game Theater XP!

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

 

[novice]

can u please give me some popular brands for the studio cards? thanks!

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[Guest]

thanks for the answer, but I am gearing towards studio quality, hince the 4 track thing.

 

[Novakain]

What kind of issues? are you referring to the soundfont issues or something else?

 

[DISTURBED]

I'm not too familiar with pro sound cards, but I hear that Terratec make some...

<A HREF="http://terratec.net/ttus/default.htm" target="_new">http://terratec.net/ttus/default.htm</A>

 

[upec]

I just checked pricewatch TerraTec sound card does not seem to be available in US.

 

[DISTURBED]

Have you tried looking at <A HREF="http://www.fostex.com" target="_new">http://www.fostex.com</A> (Terratec's US distributor)? They list the stores (categorised by state) which sell Terratec products.

Or you could try looking around in *musical instrument* stores and if they still don't have Terratec cards ask them if they could get one in (though they'll probably make you pay a fee on top of the price of the sound card).

-Hope this helps

 

[FatBurger]

<A HREF="http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=020103140102198036180130279700/search/c=4059/" target="_new">Here</A> are some cards that might interest you. I have no personal experience with either, but I'm sure you can find some reviews on the web.

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[Intel_inside]

midiman makes good studio quality cards
<A HREF="http://www.midiman.net/products/m-audio/delta.php" target="_new">http://www.midiman.net/products/m-audio/delta.php</A>

the delta series probably has something good targeted at whatever your budget or i/o requirements are. And you can find their stuff in pro audio stores.

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[Dev]

That really depends on what features you want. Is 24bit/96KHz recording important? Soundfonts? Polyphony count (midi voices)? MIDI at all? Effects (and format of)?

If you just want a good music stereo card the terratec EWX 24/96 is very good for the money, but sparse on features.

Terratec, Maudio, Echo and Hoontech all make good cards within the pricerange of a Audigy platinum. I could be more specific if I knew what you were looking for, though. Still, hope this helps,

Dev

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[Guest]

I'm going to go out on a limb and recommend a very interesting solution.

Yamaha RP-U200 :: CAVIT External Audio Soundboard Receiver

http://www.yamaha.com/yec/cavit/products/pd_rpu200_01.htm