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The Mother of all SOUNDCARDS thread
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jivamukti
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Posted : Feb 15, 2006 20:15
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DJ Wacko
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Posted : Feb 16, 2006 16:27
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I'm using M-Audio 410 Firewire!
I think, it's optimal!
She is beatuful, sound is powerfull....
But not expensive....
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Perma Fry
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Posted : Feb 16, 2006 17:41
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boom to all !
well since the Hercules Mk2 is also four channel sound card, what is the best 5 channel sound card one can use with a notebook and the Logitech 5.1 to optimize sound through this mixer?
any help will be mucj appreciated
rgds and god bless,
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Get-a-fix
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Posted : Feb 21, 2006 17:10
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I just got a Presonus firebox & i have to say i'm really impressed..Installation was a breeze put in the CD copy files & you're ready to go..I have a pair of Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro headphones & i didn't really realise how good they were until i connected them to the Presonus..I have to say the headphone & mic pre-amps are amazing on this card for the price..Recommend it highly to anyone looking for a reasonably priced firewire soundcard..
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Schizomorph
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Posted : Feb 25, 2006 00:29
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There is no such thing as a perfect soundcard. There are perfect soundcards for specific uses though.
For example: if you play any instruments like guitar or percussion and want to record live sounds you will need something with pre-amps and if possible some kind of compression. On the other hand, if you work exclusivelly with synths and samplers you're better off with a DSP card card that will not put extra load on you CPU.
Another very important issue is how much money you want to spend on a soundcard. I fyou are happy with using VST you don't need to spend much money on you soundcard but you need a fast computer which has its cost too and will 'grow old' quickly.
The other thing is where you want to mix. If you are a hardware person and like to mix on your mixer you need a card with many I/Os and no pre-amps (since you can use the mixer for that). On the other hand, more and more people use software. If you mix in software, all you need is one stereo out for your monitors(as a minimum, you may need more if you want to use external FX).
I have spent just over 2k pounds for my setup including used equipment and I am quite happy because what i got was very usable and expandable. So here it is:
2*Creamware project
Creamware LUNA 8I/O AD/DA converter
1029a Genelec monitors
and an evolution MIDI controller
Sounds really simple but these cards are fully modular, everything goes averywhere! With the cards you get many synths including a modular similar to the Nord, also samplers, loads of FX and a some really good mixers. I have been using this system for 2 years and didn't have to spend anything else, My computer is really slow (1.3GHz) but I was still able to sequence, synthesise, route, mix(with EQ, comp and FX), and record 14 mono channels at the same time. It only used about 25% of my CPU! I'm not telling you this to boast my system but to show you the advantages of DSP cards.
All the above is just guidelines, I'm not saying this is the only way to do things. I hope it has been helpfull. You are welcome to send me private messeges if you want specific advice.
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cosmomochan
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Posted : Mar 5, 2006 12:28
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i have a question about the rme multiface2
is there any difference bertween it and the hdsp9632 or its just it has more i/o and preamp?
the sound quality is the same?
i dont need preams and 2 i/o is enough for me...just want to know if the converters are same |
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faxinadu
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Posted : Mar 5, 2006 15:57
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Shanti Alien
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Posted : Mar 10, 2006 00:38
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Fingax
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Posted : Mar 10, 2006 15:15
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hi pl
i need a confirmation if the fireface RME 800 dosent need the cardbus or the pcicard and is all about a simple firewire connection? i need confirmation, in their web site all looks like is the simple firewire wich is what im looking for but they dont say it clearly so i must make shure! thanks in advance
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cosmomochan
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Posted : Mar 12, 2006 16:46
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Thanx vectro 
do i do i need to buy the pci card togerther with the fireface?
The fireface800 connects with firewire so u dont need a card fingax |
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cosmomochan
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Posted : Mar 13, 2006 10:04
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..and here is one more...
whats the deal with the fireface 800?
It costs almost double than the multiface 2
the difference is so big?
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Fingax
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Posted : Mar 13, 2006 11:07
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thanks man
the difrence is big. fireface besides having pre amps (multiface dont) it gathers ALL that rme builds in the same card. I meen converters, pre amps, dsp, i/o etc and you dont need a pcicard or card bus!
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Freeflow
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Posted : Mar 13, 2006 18:27
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im pretty set on the fireface 800 aswell...
lets see in the end of this month... |
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cosmomochan
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Posted : Mar 14, 2006 04:28
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Ye, no doubt the fireface800 wins here
how much is it where u live?
here in japan its about 1500$
and the multiface+pci card is 900$
big difference though...
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Ronaron303
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Posted : Mar 15, 2006 12:16
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Fireface800 is amaizing piece!
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On 2006-03-13 11:07, Fingax wrote:
thanks man
the difrence is big. fireface besides having pre amps (multiface dont) it gathers
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beside that ,the converters are better and SNR is higher then multiface 2 and hdsp 96/32
totaly agree with cosmomochan ,we got a winner here. 
So , good luck with purchasing! )
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