Soundcard question
Hello Everyone,
I am in need of a good sound card that has at least 2 XLR inputs, gain controls, at least 6 audio outputs, phantom power would be nice, works with vista and is under $500; if under $300 is possible that would be even better. Firewire or USB good also. Any suggestions? Thanks, Kevin |
Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks, Kevin |
Anyone at all? So no one uses sound cards external to the one that comes with the computer?
What kind are you using then? Or am I making a mistake and should be looking for a different way to add voice overs to my tracks? Help? Kev |
you better have to look for an external firewire mixer for input and simply use a regular 5.1 soundcard for output. the Audigy is a great card, giving you a firewire port to connect something like an Alesis Multimix.
all stays in your budget. |
Hello Kevin,
Soundcard sort of implies a card in a computer. Probably most folks are using some sort of external module. I use a Digidesign 002Rack, for example. I think the only hitch in your request and the $ limitation would be the 6 outputs. Regards, Ty Ford |
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I use an Edirol FA-101. It has 2 XLR ins w/preamps (the preamps are a bit weak however, I am using external pres these days). The two pres provide phantom power. It also has 6 1/4" inputs and 8 1/4" outputs. I believe it'll also go in/out via TOSlink.
I just checked on Ebay and it looks like they're going new for under $400. |
M-Audio Firewire 410 fits your specs perfectly and is a good choice. I particularly like M-Audio because they keep up with driver updates both on the mac and pc side when new OS versions are released, and they are particularly agnostic mac/pc (unlike many companies!)
External firewire device, 2 mic preamps with phantom and xlr/trs input, 8 outputs. 24/96, plus you get midi and s/pdif i/o as well. If you have a 6-pin firewire card, it can be fw bus powered. All in all a great little box for use with an NLE system for typical post production tasks. http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_u...e410-main.html Street price about $300 US. |
Good soundcard guide and suggestions (this is from one of my favorite music recording websites but the suggestions are all still good for quality sound into video, too):
http://www.tweakheadz.com/soundcards...ome_studio.htm |
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