Echo Indigo IO

[atbear]

I'm setting up a home recording setup on my laptop to record my guitar and amp. It's a good laptop, but doesn't have a line in, so I'll need a new soundcard. I stumbled across the Echo Indigo IO, which connects through the PC card slot. Is this card any good for recording? It sure is small, which is convenient. Right now I have a mic, a mixer with mic preamps, and my computer, so pretty much all I need is the sound card/line in. Thanks for your help!

 

[Polaris20]

I'm setting up a home recording setup on my laptop to record my guitar and amp. It's a good laptop, but doesn't have a line in, so I'll need a new soundcard. I stumbled across the Echo Indigo IO, which connects through the PC card slot. Is this card any good for recording? It sure is small, which is convenient. Right now I have a mic, a mixer with mic preamps, and my computer, so pretty much all I need is the sound card/line in. Thanks for your help!

The Indigo looks like a great deal. It's probably what I'll end up getting if I ever get around to buying a sound card for my notebook.

 

[atbear]

I bought an Echo Indigo IO, but it is imcompatible with my computer, so I have to send it back (card/cardbus controller driver conflicts). What should I get to replace it? I'd like to have a good line in that is also a sound card. What should I be looking at? If I don't get any good suggestions, I'll probably just get the Creative Audigy 2 NX. I'm looking to record my guitar/amp onto my computer with very respectable quality. Thanks

 

[brzilian]

If I don't get any good suggestions, I'll probably just get the Creative Audigy 2 NX. I'm looking to record my guitar/amp onto my computer with very respectable quality. Thanks

Read my thread titled "Yep - Creative still sucks". Trust me, you don't want to waste your money on the NX.

I'd look at the M-Audio Transit.

 

[atbear]

Yeah, I read that...... ouch..

What do you think of the M-Audio Duo USB? I know it's good quality.... is it USB 2.0 or 1.1? Also, does it function as a sound card too (play .mp3s and CDs out of it)? or does it just function as an audio interface? That's something I wanted the Echo Indigo for..... it would have been a great sound card, had it worked..... D'OH

 

[MichaelG]

Try Tascam US-122

I've had good results with the Tascam US-122 USB (1.1) interface. It's not as small as the Indigo, but it has two audio inputs (w/ phantom power) as well as MIDI. If you had the Indigo, you'd need a mixer anyway; the US-122 handles two channels quite well. It also functions as a soundcard.

I posted a song recorded with my US-122 and Adobe Audition in the MP3 Mixing Clinic. Check it out if you're interested in hearing what the unit can do.

https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?threadid=114889

--Michael

 

[brzilian]

I have heard the latency on the 122 is unbearable when working with software synths. I did not consider it because it is not truly portable and requires its own power brick rather than getting power from the USB interface.

The same applies for the Duo. The Transit is truly portable like the Indigo because it draws power from the USB interface.

 

[MichaelG]

I have heard the latency on the 122 is unbearable when working with software synths. I did not consider it because it is not truly portable and requires its own power brick rather than getting power from the USB interface.

My limited (30 minutes) experience with a software synth and the US-122 was not good--latency was very poor. How do other USB devices fare with software synths? I've not tried it with a hardware-based sound module but I expect the results would be better.

To make a correction, the US-122 DOES draw its power from the USB port; no external power supply is needed (nor is there any input for one). In that sense, it is quite portable.

--Michael

 

[atbear]

How good is the GigaStudio software that comes with the US-122? Is it good enough to use as my main software? if so, that'd be a good deal.