Best value 24/96 card ?

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Ok.. so I gotta bite the bullet an get serious about this music stuff (Win2000 and Cubase SX etc) So what I need to know is what is the best soundcard for me? I want a midi port and at least one stereo in/out with 24/96 quality. I dont want 8 channels of balanced i/o or an ADAT interface or any fancy crap.. just a good quality basic soundcard... Oh, and it has to have ASIO drivers so I can play my soft synths in real time. Any suggestions?
 
now that I have mine working again, I think, for a thin budget, I feel justified recommending the ST Audio DSP24 Value card with midi/digital extension board. Also RCA connectors and also 24/96 capable.

I don't have the much lauded studiophile 2496 card so I'm not comparing these two but I thought I'd at least make you aware of another option.

http://www.tweakmax.com/html/dsp24v/dsp24-1.cfm

read here for more details.

miles

I also don't know about the ASIO drivers but, if you like the price enough, you can certainly inquire with one of their sales reps for more info.
 
Echo Mia

DarkCide,

I don't think the Echo Mia has a MIDI connector. Other than that it is now considered to be a mighty fine audiocard. There were problems with the early release drivers that seem to have been overcome.

I think the Audiophile has experienced some problems running under XP. Check the NorthernSounds GigaStudio forum.

If I was purchasing again, I would seriously consider the Terratec DMX6 Fire. I beleive it does everything my Teratec EWX24/96 does, plus it has a breakout box.

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BluesMeister
 
Re: Echo Mia

BluesMeister said:
DarkCide,

I don't think the Echo Mia has a MIDI connector. Other than that it is now considered to be a mighty fine audiocard. There were problems with the early release drivers that seem to have been overcome.

I think the Audiophile has experienced some problems running under XP. Check the NorthernSounds GigaStudio forum.

If I was purchasing again, I would seriously consider the Terratec DMX6 Fire. I beleive it does everything my Teratec EWX24/96 does, plus it has a breakout box.

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BluesMeister
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Never had XP issues with my Audiophile on 2 different computers.
 
Audiophile

Hi Brzilian,

Please believe me, I have absolutely no axe to grind regarding the Audiophile. Your Audiophile is stable and performs to your satisfaction. That is to be commended :)

The Audiophile problems I have alluded to in my previous post here, and in other threads on this BB, may not necessarily all be XP-related. There could be some other issue such as drivers and/or less than ideal set-ups.

Clearly you are a happy Audiophile user. :cool:

In the end, we must do our research and ask questions, then weigh up the pros and cons. Only when we are armed with all the facts can we make our decision.

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BluesMeister
 
most companies recommend using win2k for recording and not win XP, XP is still new and has more compatibilty problems with sound cards, I dont see why someone would want to use XP over 2000!
 
Avoid XP For DAW

Darkcide,

From what I can gather, XP is also memory hungry. Lack of sufficient memory can be the reason for audio glitches and other irritations. :(

My Win 98SE is stable. And that's how I like it :)

But if any one out there in DAWsville is using, and is happy with their XP set-up, then kudos to you :cool:

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BluesMeister
 
XP atually performs better on my system than Windows 2000 did. From what I can tell it is not memory hungry - its memory management is actually more efficient than 2000. My soundcards actually perform better in XP and I get lower latency values.

Darkcide's comment on soundcards is bogus since XP is pretty much 2000 with some cosmetic changes and most 2000 device drivers work with XP. So if you have a card that works in 2000, it is pretty certain it will work in XP.
 
brzilian said:
XP atually performs better on my system than Windows 2000 did. From what I can tell it is not memory hungry - its memory management is actually more efficient than 2000. My soundcards actually perform better in XP and I get lower latency values.

Darkcide's comment on soundcards is bogus since XP is pretty much 2000 with some cosmetic changes and most 2000 device drivers work with XP. So if you have a card that works in 2000, it is pretty certain it will work in XP.
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Go to www.tascam.com and download the file about setting up PC's for recording and windows xp, I doubt Tascam would post anything thats considered "bogus"
 
DarkCide said:


Go to www.tascam.com and download the file about setting up PC's for recording and windows xp, I doubt Tascam would post anything thats considered "bogus"
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Actually yeah, it appears they do. I was running XP on a PII-400 system with 256 Mb of RAM and recording audio, multitracking, running softsynths as well as plugins with my Audiophile with no problems whatsoever. You do not need a 600Mhz system to run XP...

I should also point out that this system was used for 3D modelling and video capture/editing and overall performance in XP was more than accceptable.

To tell you the truth, I was really underwhelmed with the lack of additional perfomance gained when I recently purchased a newer P4-2.26 Ghz system compared to my old PII-400.

As far as XP being a new and untested OS, it IS basically 2000 with a newer UI. All fixes in 2000's SP1 and SP2 are already in XP. That excuse doesn't fly either...
 
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