Help me choose a PCI card for Recording

[BisonicGroove]

Okay, I have read a little bit on here so far, and I am a new user of this BBS. I have been using a Soundblaster card for quite a while, but it has died on me. I know Soundblaster cards are not the way to go, but it provided me an ability to record at home.

I was looking at M-Audio cards from zzounds. I have a 16 channel mixer already set up so I don't need a USB interface for recording. This is a hobby right now, so I am spending a limited amount of money. I use Vegas Pro and Vegas Video for recording and editing.

$100-$200 is what I am willing to spend, I figure if my band makes a little money we can upgrade down the road.

What, from your experience, do you think I should buy?

 

[Carter]

How many seperate channels do you need to record at once? on that budget i would suggest the m-audio Delta 44.

 

[scrubs]

At that price, definitely go with the M-Audio delta cards. The delta 44/66 are solid, and the 1010lt might be the way to go if you need more than 4 simultaneous inputs under $200.

 

[BisonicGroove]

M-Audio 44 or 66

Those are the card/interfaces I had looked at prior to posting here. I will probably only do one stereo channel at a time for recording, while running the recorded channels back through headphones.

Do you know how they are for playback? I am really glad I stumbled on to this site.

 

[Carter]

The playback is great, you cant go wrong with one of those cards!