Re:Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card

[cybersage]

I recently digitized an audio cassette and discovered that I got some "drop-out" in some areas ... I suspect it was a cpu/os performance drain. I was using an 800 MHz P4 Sony LX800 with WinME.

From this bbs, I got the sense that integrated sound chips on motherboards doesn't cut it for "real" sound recordings. Although I'm not a "serious" musician/audiophile, I do some digital video work and incorporate sound tracks into it. So I looked out for "inexpensive" (i.e. $100 or under...) sound cards.

I saw a bargain (like $30 after rebate) and bought a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card. As a newbie, and seeking to learn more about "one-step better than stock sound recording" quality recording techniques, I wondered if I was going to get an improvement with this card (has DSP, low noise, better converters, etc... per the ads and reviews), or if I was just throwing money away. If so, what should my entry purchase be?

What say you experienced ones?

Thanks in advance for the advice.

[wx3]

eBay... Try looking there for your sound card. You really won't find a quailty card for less then $100 anywhere else. I picked up my M-Audio Delta 24/96 Dio for only $75... can't wait till it gets here.

Originally quoted from Cybersage I recently digitized an audio cassette and discovered that I got some "drop-out" in some areas

Just curious, what sort of outputs does your tape player have...

RCA, 1/4", 1/8", XLR, S/PDIF

???

[cybersage]

Originally posted by wx3
eBay... Try looking there for your sound card. You really won't find a quailty card for less then $100 anywhere else. I picked up my M-Audio Delta 24/96 Dio for only $75... can't wait till it gets here.



Just curious, what sort of outputs does your tape player have...

RCA, 1/4", 1/8", XLR, S/PDIF

???

Thanks,

My tape recorder has RCA outputs and a 1/4" headphone output

[Gidge]

the Santa Cruz is the best sound card you are gonna find in that price range....its definitely a step above most consumer type cards.....for $30, its a good deal.......