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Phylbee, good advice. Start off by investing in a decent sound card such as one of the new E-mu cards (0404,1212M) or an M-Audio Audiophile 2496. Install it in your system and see how far you can go with it. It may just suit your needs. Meanwhile, you can work on collecting the funds for a...

Joepie, if your budget is that limited, I would definately take a look at the E-mu 0404 for $99. Stay away from the Soundblasters. The only model that is at least somewhat useable for musical applications is the Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro, but that goes for around $200 at least. If...

I haven't read that issue, but it is possible to build a basic audio production system for around 400-500 without a display. You will have to use the cheapest parts available. As a result, you will face certain limitations and your system (due to the cheaper parts) might give you some...

Believe me, I too was one of the legions of users out there who distrusted anything Creative. Still, I am very happy with my 1212M as it stands. It's a quality product now and it's performance is what matters to me most. M-Audio is a wonderful company, but I know that I, as well as some...

E-mu 0404 & 1212M M-Audio cards such as the Audiophile 2496 (around $145 US Dollars) and M-Audio Delta 410 (now discontinued) are examples of two quality cards around your stated price range. Although the Audiophile 2496's popularity is undisputed and has yielded consistant results for many...

Hello all! I am selling a M-Audio Delta 410 PCI card. It's basically brand new, though it has been opened and tested. I'll sell it for $120 plus actual shipping costs to it's destination (from Houston, TX). I will accept PayPal payments. For those who don't know, here is some...

So, what do all of you make of E-mu's latest release: http://www.digit-life.com/news.html?105770 I've seen this unit, though with 1/4 jacks instead of RCA jacks. Simply a modified Audigy 2 designed to work with E-mu's PatchMix Mixer??? Maybe, but the specs seem pretty impressive for the...

Technology/Gear Frenzy I've always been somewhat of a technophile. I was specifically interested in the uses of technology as a creative tool. We've come a long way since the early 80s, to be sure. Now even the basic home computer user has access to tools that will allow him to record and...

Quieting the Inner Critic A person's inner critic is extremely detrimental to the creative process. Being able to let go and momentarily suspend judgement is the first step in an attempt to obtain a state of mind where the musical ideas flow and the inner critic is temporarily silenced. I say...

I've been looking at the specifications for the M-Audio DELTA 410(now discontinued), Audiophile 2496, Delta 1010LT. Obviously there are many factors that determine a card's quality, however, I am wondering how much a factor a card's (in this case the above mentioned cards) specified dynamic...