Audigy has got to go...?

[sdp530]

I started out mixing Hip Hop music a couple of years ago, using nothing but Logitech 2.1 speakers and a Sound Blaster Audigy soundcard. Amazingly, I have gotten some pretty good results considering my equipment. I am now in the process of taking it to the next level. I currently have a set of Tascam VL-X5 active monitors being shipped to me and have started thinking it would probably be a good idea to give the Audigy sound card the boot. I do not record the vocals on this setup, they are all recorded in a friends home studio and imported into my setup. I use Nuendo 3 and rewire Reason to mix the vocals in. So I really do not need a card with lots of inputs. I am on about a $400 dollar budget so maybe you can point me in the right direction.

Also, how much of a difference can I expect in sound quality with a new card? I was looking at Hammerfall cards on ebay...? Keep in mind I am just mixing and not recording....thanks.

-C

Check out www.myspace.com/shutdownproductions and see what I was able to do with my Logitech/Audigy setup, haha.

 

[FKA1]

I jettisoned the soundcard years ago for a USB interface,
haven't regretted it.
Internal soundcards add to the noise floor.

Aside from the interface, you're basically paying
for the # of ins/outs.
They go from a simple unit for around $25,
to several thousand.
Here's one for around the price of a gamer card-
http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--EDIUA25

I used a Tascam US-122 for awhile, but after
I started using softsynths in Sonar, it got to be a pain
routing outs back to the ins.

I upgraded to a Edirol UA-101 w/ 10 outs.

kirk/FKA1