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Getafix
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Posted : Dec 26, 2004 12:42
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i've gone through countless threads and reviews but i'm still not sure which soundcard to get for my laptop..my current options are:
M-audio audiophile firewire
M-audio firewire 410
Edirol Fa-101
Echo indigo i-o
i'm on a budget i can spend max $400
please help me out!
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Getafix
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Posted : Dec 26, 2004 12:47
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Oh yeah i forgot to add something...the audiophile firewire doesn't have a mic preamp...but i'm also buying a tapco 6306 mixer so that should get the job done right?
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koalakube
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Posted : Dec 27, 2004 10:24
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I guess this gonna be to late......but:
Stay away from the Firewire 410.I had it and the drivers are a mess.
I wouldnt go for the edirol as well (not direct experience but mate's opinion).
I use a Indigo,the drivers are excellent,rarely crashes.
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Psyrap
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Posted : Dec 27, 2004 15:25
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On 2004-12-27 10:24, koalakube wrote:
Stay away from the Firewire 410.I had it and the drivers are a mess.
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what do u mean the drivers are a mess, i have it for a year and not s single crash...so plz explain... |
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andrejcid
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Posted : Dec 27, 2004 17:17
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echo indigo is a great compact sound card.....tried it but my laptop was incompatible to it. so take that in mind as they say the echo's are compatible for all, but they are not.
i have the edirol UA-25 and it serves me great!
good luck
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koalakube
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Posted : Dec 28, 2004 05:49
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PsyRap
Dunno if there was some sort of conflict with my laptop (genuine P4) but the same happened to 2 almost everybody i know they tried it (included lots of ppl in forums).
Basically the driver either wasnt recognized at every boot up of windows,or was crashing programs like Ableton more often than normal.
I know the soundcard is not comatible with Texas Instr. chips but mine wasnt.
Btw I envy u i wish i could make one of those soundcard work on my laptop coz the specs are just what id need for live sets. |
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Posted : Dec 28, 2004 06:26
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Echo indigo rules i just bought and damn my lap top is so reliable, i have it for a week now and no symphtoms of a crash, i own a HP lap top P4 2.8 512 RAM and work really fine |
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Getafix
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Posted : Dec 28, 2004 18:33
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thanks for d advice guys...i ended up buying d firewire audiophile...so far so good...i decided to save d extra money n spend it on a mixer...hope i made d right choice
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