Is my soundcard good enough?

[haveri321]

Hello,

I have the Phonic Firefly 302 soundcard, which is not expensive, and it virtually does what I need. So I'm wondering what I do I lose for not having a good soundcard

I don't need many inputs, all I need is a MIDI input, XLR for vocals, and an output for headphones, and I have these on my soudncard. But on the otherhand, I would like to make complicated mixes with VSTs and singing, and I'm not sure whether my soundcard is good enough for it.

It's just a question of knowledge, because I don't understand what is the value of a very expensive soundcard except it has many inputs.

By the way, one thing to mention that I think is my souncard's fault, is the latency while I play my VSTs, especially my piano vst (Galaxy vintage D)

Thanks in advance!

 

[Mr Clean]

If it does the job and you're happy with it. Then it's good enough.

 

[DM60]

Based on what I read on the cards specs, it seems respectable. When you go pro you might have to upgrade, but for now I would say it gets the job done and you are good to go.

 

[mjbphotos]

You should be able to change your buffer settings to reduce latency when using VSTi's.

 

[garryknight]

Are you using the asio4all sound driver? If not, why not give it a go? Won't make your latency any worse.
ASIO4ALL - Universal ASIO Driver.

 

[Mr Clean]

The Phonic Firefly 302 has it's own ASIO Driver, there's no need to use ASIO4ALL.

Audio Interface :: Firefly :: Firefly 302 USB - Phonic | Manufacturing Quality Professional Audio Equipment since 1977

 

[garryknight]

OK, thanks for the info.