Hi again... is the Audiophile 2496 still regarded to be a good cheap soundcard for audio creation? Thanks, Bobby.
does the pope shit in the woods "bobby" <> wrote in message news:... > Hi again... is the Audiophile 2496 still regarded to be a good cheap > soundcard for audio creation? > > Thanks, > > Bobby. >
"daz[at]roughdiamondmarketing[dot]com" <> wrote in message news:w06Ie.14650$... > does the pope shit in the woods I thought he shits on a golden bowl! Anyway, the Echo Mia is another GREAT inexpensive card. I love mine.
define a budget and you will probably get the answer you're looking for. The US428 is a good solution for several things at once and isn't too much for most budgets but it is still about $300 or so. The thing is that you can a few pre amps (not very good ones) and a mixing + transport controls for your program too.
Oh, sorry, I forgot to add, I'm using a separate MIDI interface, so the audiocard doesn't need to have MIDI I/O
There is a US 122 that is about the same thing as the US 428 but the baby of the family. It still controls the faders and transport (that is the only reason I actually bought one). They go for about that. I don't know the conversion but I think it would come close. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/240868/ $199 USD. The thing about these toys is that you can to th8ink record rather then type. I find it much more productive to use one of these and I find typing commands a thing near death. Echo makes really good sounding cards too but no controls. Danny
Try this link. It is the 244 and not the 122 I was thinking about. same money and a self power through usb port so it is really portable http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=rec/search/detail/base_pid/240779/
"bobby" <> wrote in message news:... > Well, it depends on quality really, but wouldn't like to spend more > that 70 pounds. > Shameless Plug: My TASCAM US-122 is currently on EBAY.CO.UK at a starting price of £85. It comes bundled with Cubase LE. See http://tinyurl.com/chje4 Elmo' 7#9
On 3 Aug 2005 12:41:51 -0700, "palmtreedreamer" <> wrote: >There is a US 122 that is about the same thing as the US 428 but the >baby of the family. It still controls the faders and transport (that is >the only reason I actually bought one). They go for about that. I don't >know the conversion but I think it would come close. Unless I read this wrong... the US-122 doesn't have any control surface capability. Maybe you're thinking of the Tascam US-224. Ap
On 4 Aug 2005 00:39:30 -0700, "palmtreedreamer" <> wrote: >you must have missed the follow up post where I said I was thinking of >the US-244 ;-) ROFL... damn! guess I did. Ap
"bobby" <> skrev i meddelandet news:... > Hi again... is the Audiophile 2496 still regarded to be a good cheap > soundcard for audio creation? It is by me, anyway There are other contenders in the same price bracket now (check out EMU cards, for example)
I'm not associated with EMU, nor have anything to gain by posting this. I post the following only to supply information. I've had *very* good results from the EMU-1212 [which did operate much like the cheaper EMU-0404] It is my understanding that the two boards are available in the $200 to $100 range. Both come with Cubase I believe. The performance...running at 192KS/s, I get 1.3 mS delay from output to recorded input Haven't checked much below 1000Hz, but...Response is "well behaved" within 0.4 dB to 20KHz and only drops 4 dB out passed 80KHz. Yes, you can get *very* close to the Nyquist rate. must watch out for aliasing. Very importantly [to me] the two channels originally matched to within 0.04dB over this wide band and once I characterized the channels they held their "calibration" generally to 20 ppm. That is 0.0004dB. Phase shift varies the most, especially as you approach 80KHz, but stays less than 200 ppm, which is negligible. Even with running the sound card at 1/4 full scale, the "effective" digitization exceeds 18 bits. Since the board is running less than 1/4 full scale, that translates to better than 20 bits. Enough for my needs, I did not *exactly* measure it. Footnote: My use is *very* sensitive to sampling jitter. That is, sensitive to *any* change of when the sample is taken, even 1 uS shows up. Have not seen any. Have seen terrible variations in a scientific $3,000 board, though. - Robert - Are there any suppliers of such boards that run on Linux?
bobby wrote: > Hi again... is the Audiophile 2496 still regarded to be a good cheap > soundcard for audio creation? > > Thanks, > > Bobby. ---------- I've been using the 2496 since it first appeared & (excepting with one rather old OS9-only app on a G3) have been very satisfied with it. I have it installed now in a dual 533 G4. They are new for under $100 now - & on eBay for much less
bobby wrote: > Hi again... is the Audiophile 2496 still regarded to be a good cheap > soundcard for audio creation? > > Thanks, > > Bobby. ---------- I've been using the 2496 since it first appeared & (excepting with one rather old OS9-only app on a G3) have been very satisfied with it. I have it installed now in a dual 533 G4. They are new for under $100 now - & on eBay for much less
Avoid USB Unless you're not using it for audio, just control functionality, or you HAVE to use a laptop. The 24/96 might not be painted metallic blue, but it's extremely capable - a "set and forget" device with drivers that are oak tree matured. Neil
