Cant find the right soundcard

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Cody Suit

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alright im looking for something exactly like the Presonus firepod or firebox . except for i dont want 8 ins cuz its too much and 2 is too little. i want 4 but every one i find that has 4 isnt firewire or it says its 4 but only has 2 plugs or something. im so damn confused.

please help.
 
Cody Suit said:
alright im looking for something exactly like the Presonus firepod or firebox . except for i dont want 8 ins cuz its too much and 2 is too little. i want 4 but every one i find that has 4 isnt firewire or it says its 4 but only has 2 plugs or something. im so damn confused.

please help.
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How about this
one, it's 4 in, 10 out.
 
ez_willis said:
How about this
one, it's 4 in, 10 out.
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wheres the other 2 in's? i only see the 2 on it. the 2 Neutrik Combo XLR/1/4 plugs are all i see. are the other 2 line ins? can you adjust them sepatatly?

things like that confuse me. it says its 4 but i only see 2.
 
It looks like they're giving you 2- 1/4" ins and a s/pidf in, which is the 2 more to equal 4. I would go with Deepwaters advice, I can almost guarantee that after you have the 4, something will come up and you'll need more.
 
I can never understand why some cards have so many outs and so few ins.
 
I had the same dilemma as yourself. I ended up with buying the M Audio delta 1010, i never thought i would need all 10 tracks, until the day a band asked me to record them playing live. Thats when it came in handy with micing up the full drum kit, 2 guitars, bass and 2 vocals.

Good luck :)
 
ez_willis said:
It looks like they're giving you 2- 1/4" ins and a s/pidf in, which is the 2 more to equal 4. I would go with Deepwaters advice, I can almost guarantee that after you have the 4, something will come up and you'll need more.
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i would get something bigger but i dont wanna spend much more and im just starting out. if i need something bigger i'll get it later, but i'll mostly be just recording myself.

so whats a "s/pidf in" ? can i use it just like the other 2 ins?

like i just need a sound card i can plug 4 balanced 1/4" trs cables into and be able to get each one individual to the computer.
 
spdif is digital I/O - no use for recording mics or line level signals.

The advantage of the Presonus unit is that it comes with a preamp on each input channel so you don't need to buy a mixer. For $600 it's a pretty good deal
 
With the Delta 1010 where are the ten inputs? What kind of inputs are they? How do you hook mics up to them?
 
patlang12 said:
With the Delta 1010 where are the ten inputs? What kind of inputs are they? How do you hook mics up to them?
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Click here, the box on the bottom has 8x8 individual 1/4" analog I/O connections, balanced or unbalanced,
+4/-10 operation, individually switchable on the external rackmount unit, then that breakout box is connected to your computer's PCI card by a cable. To connect a mic cable you'd need some of these The other 2 are s/pidf. For more info on s/pidf click here .
 
so what should i get?

i still really dont understand what i should get. i need something with 4 preamps and 4 mic/intrument/line in's that is firewire. i can only find that but in 8 ins. or in 4 but 2 of them are s/pdif or midi ins.

i dont want something thats 8 ins cuz im not looking to spend 800 dollars right now.

please help
 
Cody Suit said:
i still really dont understand what i should get. i need something with 4 preamps and 4 mic/intrument/line in's that is firewire. i can only find that but in 8 ins. or in 4 but 2 of them are s/pdif or midi ins.

i dont want something thats 8 ins cuz im not looking to spend 800 dollars right now.
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How about this?
You can find them on ebay for less than MF.
 
You'd be better off getting outbord pre-amps and a line level soundcard. The pre's in "all-in-one" soundcards range from so-so to decent. Either way, you don't want to skimp on your converters. Better to save up and get something good than to buy cheap now and then buy again later.
 
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