Anyone know a cheap and efficient ASIO soundcard?

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Title say's it all really, does anyone know a cheap and efficient ASIO soundcard? I made the mistake of buying the cheap Soundblaster X-fi under the impression that it'd have ASIO but it doesn't which is greatly infuriating...

So any ideas which soundcard I should get next?
 
What are you intending to do with it? An external soundcard will probably be your best bet.
 
Just for recording at home with minimal latency really, I'd prefer an internal one over an external purely for the reasons of keeping everything contained within my computer tower, I have far to many USB pherials and wires everywhere already haha.
Any ideas on a good/cheap external one anyway? good to get an idea anyway!
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Well that depends on what you need. If do not plan to need phantom power for a condenser mic in the future, then a Lexicon Alpha will do well for $60. 2 simultaneous tracks can be recorded at once. One XLR input. USB 1.0.
 
It sounds like that one isn't what I am really looking for but thanks anyway, I think I'll just have to have a look around, tbh my X-Fi card is perfect except for the fact that it is not ASIO and it has a few latency issues (resolved through ASIO4ALL) so maybe my best bet is to just go a model up really, no point in me getting anything with 24-bit input on it though as my crummy POD 2.0 only records in 16-bit
 
Well just to put it out there, I have never heard anything good about a Soundblaster anything on this forum.
 
haha maybe not then xD I'll have a look see on ebuyer or something for an alternative
 
If you're having issues with a product, buying the same brand again to resolve the issue doesn't make sense. Try the M-Audio 2496 Audiophile.
 
jimmys69 said:
Well just to put it out there, I have never heard anything good about a Soundblaster anything on this forum.
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Not just to prove you wrong, but Soundblaster cards, both internal and external are really cool. They do a great job for what they are intended to do. They are not the choice of anybody wanting to record music in any appreciable quality, especially if you have a dedicated music computer. For everything else they really kick ass. Games and music playback are a couple of the good features these type of cards offer.

I don't have my Extigy any longer, but it was great fun to play with. You could do some really neat stuff in surround sound with the audio chipsets features. I used to have a separate computer set up to use as my music/audio playing center. It was also connected to my video players surround system.

Anyway, if you are using one in your DAW, you would be much better off with a quality audio interface, but if you want to just have great sound, the Blasters will carry the tune.
 
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