Audigy for Cubase ?

[udit99]

Okay.. Im trying to run Cubase off of an SB Live soundcard and im getting sick of it...so im planning to buy a higher end sound card which is less than 150$. So I have narrowed in to the Audigy Platinum Pro with the breakout box and all..Can any one tell me if this is the right Sound Card for the folllowing requirements:

1. Run Cubase with very low latency
2. Take 3 1/4 inch Audio inputs OR 2 1/4 inch + 1 XLR input
( I have 1 electric, 1 acoustic and an electric bass and I want to keep all of them constantly plugged in)

3. Using these three inputs i shd be able to simulaternously record all 3 tracks at the same time in Cubase


So can i do all this with Audigy?...
or do i need this with it? : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002L05XY/sr=8-5/qid=1144340659/ref=pd_bbs_5/102-6412001-8184967?%5Fencoding=UTF8

of course then i cant record all 3 inputs into seperate tracks

or should i use some other sound card?..any experiences with Audugy Platinum ?..or any other sound cards in this range or close to this range that will work?

 

[mx_mx]

Ow, my sides.

 

[tourettes5139]

Screw that Audigy, man. (Not to be harsh or anything.) Go for something like a M-Audio Delta 44 or Delta 66, or even a Delta 1010. (Not sure on the price of the 1010, it might be a bit over budget) Those Audigy soundcards are for gaming, NOT recording. They suck ass, hardcore.

Mine too, mx. It hurts.

 

[studiomaster]

Forget about the soundblaster. get yourself an audiophile 2496 or delta 44.

 

[udit99]

the drawback?

So I realise that the audigy has been universally rejected....but is it for latency problems?...audio quality probs or general installation\compatibility\harware crap ?

 

[altitude909]

the way the audigy processes audio at various rates is the problem. its done on the card on the fly and this causes major problems for realtime audio apps

 

[udit99]

1.) Audiophile 2496 has RCA style inputs...hmm...so ill need to buy something that converts 1/4 inch to RCA...assuming you can get somehting like that ..right?

2.)M-Audio US41110L Delta 44 4-in/4-out Audio Card..For this again ill need something to convert the 1/4 inch output to something that my monitors can take...i think its RCA

3) Zero-Latency Monitoring = that ASIO latency thing while recording is 0 ??
hmm...unbelievable!!!...or maybe im wrong...so my concept of latency=

I record my guitar in cubase and it records the track fraction of a second out of sync with the drum tracks OR

I press a key on my M-audio MIDI controller and the note rings out 1/2 a second later...

Are these problems related to the term "Zero-Latency Monitoring"....or is it a totally different concept ?...if not...can anyone direct me to an internet resource\explain to me what the difference is between what im talking abt and Zero-latency monitoring ?

 

[Farview]

The audigy only has 48k 16 bit converters. It does sample rate conversion on the fly (badly) and tricks your audio app into thinking it is getting a 24bit file.

M-audio makes cards that are in the same general price range that are designed for recording, not gaming. You would be much better off with one of those.

 

[altitude909]

3) Zero-Latency Monitoring = that ASIO latency thing while recording is 0 ??

Zero latency monitoring is only with regards to monitoring the incoming signal, not processing through the application (which is where your latency is).

 

[Farview]

1.) Audiophile 2496 has RCA style inputs...hmm...so ill need to buy something that converts 1/4 inch to RCA...assuming you can get somehting like that ..right?

Correct. $5 at Radio shack will get you what you need. Or, you could buy the 1/4 to rca cable.

2.)M-Audio US41110L Delta 44 4-in/4-out Audio Card..For this again ill need something to convert the 1/4 inch output to something that my monitors can take...i think its RCA

No matter what card you buy, you will have to get the right cables.

3) Zero-Latency Monitoring = that ASIO latency thing while recording is 0 ??

ASIO compensates for the latency. Your guitar track will be sync'd to the drums as well as you played it.

Zero latency monitoring is a different thing all together. It gives you a monitor path that doesn't go through cubase.

If you monitor through Cubase the signal has to go through the converters, on to the hard drive--> then get played back off the hard drive, through the software mixer, out the converters, to your headphones. That all takes time.

Zero latency monitoring is usually done through hardware. This allows you to monitor your live input and cubase at the same time, so you don't hear yourself late.

 

[altiris]

Not only that but you can monitor through Cubase with very little latency. I use amplitube lite and monitor in real time with no noticeable latency. But then again I have a beefy PC and a $500 audio interface. But latency is not only the monitoring part. Like when you reduce the slider in the mixer from Cubase you notice the sound gets softer with a delay or things start falling behind like your midi and audio.