Multi i/o soundcard suggestions?

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Hi, I'm looking for something to allow me to do multitrack recording onto a PC into an application like cooledit pro. I believe the M-audio 1010 is roughly what I want, but it seems a little outdated based on the manual, and the capability software-wise is a little unclear. I need something that will allow me to record all the inputs seperately at the same time while also mixing them and passing them out a single output for monitoring. Six inputs is the minimum. I also need good ASIO support. 96Khz 24-bit is plenty considering the mediocry quality of sources and that everythings going to end up 44khz 16bit anyways.
 
Analog or digital inputs?

Do you need mic pre's, phantom power?

What's your budget?


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miekedmr said:
I believe the M-audio 1010 is roughly what I want, but it seems a little outdated based on the manual, and the capability software-wise is a little unclear.
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Can you elaborate on this? :confused: I use the 1010LT and it works great. The 1010 will do everything you say you want from a soundcard and it will work fine with CEP.

Of course there are other options but I don't think the Delta 1010 is obsolete.

It depends on the other stuff that ez mentioned.
 
The 1010 is not outdated. Yes there are newer products out there, but if the 1010 is what you want, than get a 1010! They're great! I've had two for the last while and now i'm downsizing to 1...

Jacob
 
If you think the Delta 1010 is old, you should listen to some of Lemontree's recordings. I think it's Lemontree who uses a Delta 1010. Sorry if I'm wrong about that but, if it's right. He's gotten great results. If I mixed ITB, I'd get an RME Multi-face or Digi-face depending on what other gear I had.
 
Answer with a question...

Am I the only one who uses an Audigy card as their primary? The ASIO drivers are sufficient, latency is better than the M-Audio USB rigs I've seen and set up, I don't get it. All stereo inputs can be split into 2 separate inputs, and I dig the front loading bay. Granted, I do have a lot of computer/BIOS experience and have set up my motherboard for it. The guy with the M-Audio wouldn't let me disable his floppy in the BIOS even though he had never even seen a floppy disk. If you don't need a part... disable it or it uses system resources. Excess USB ports, the floppy drive, and a bunch of other traffic jams can be disabled. I do intense graphics and Audio on the same machine/OS, with 5 HDDs and it RARELY ever drops out.

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That was pretty reckless of me... You shouldn't jack with your BIOS settings unless you have experience or, like we said in the Marine Corps, RTFM! (READ THE F*&^ing MANUAL). If you have questions, the help files in the Audigy package are FANTASTIC, in conjunction with your motherboard manufacturer.
 
jeffcoker said:
Am I the only one who uses an Audigy card as their primary? The ASIO drivers are sufficient, latency is better than the M-Audio USB rigs I've seen and set up, I don't get it. All stereo inputs can be split into 2 separate inputs, and I dig the front loading bay. Granted, I do have a lot of computer/BIOS experience and have set up my motherboard for it. The guy with the M-Audio wouldn't let me disable his floppy in the BIOS even though he had never even seen a floppy disk. If you don't need a part... disable it or it uses system resources. Excess USB ports, the floppy drive, and a bunch of other traffic jams can be disabled. I do intense graphics and Audio on the same machine/OS, with 5 HDDs and it RARELY ever drops out.

** AFTERTHOUGHT **
That was pretty reckless of me... You shouldn't jack with your BIOS settings unless you have experience or, like we said in the Marine Corps, RTFM! (READ THE F*&^ing MANUAL). If you have questions, the help files in the Audigy package are FANTASTIC, in conjunction with your motherboard manufacturer.
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You won't find much love for Audigy cards around here. They look great on paper, but the quality of the A/D conversion is generally pretty lousy. I've heard some decent recordings made with Audigy cards, but most have sounded awful. Glad you're getting good results with yours. The M-Audio cards are solid and sound very good for the price, IMO. YMMV.

To the original poster - The 1010 is a very decent PCI soundcard. If you want something else (PCI is supposedly being phased out over the next several years--we'll see), look into firewire cards. The Presonus Firepod is used by many folks here. If you want better than that, the RME Fireface is supposed to be quite good.
 
i highly recommend the edirol fa101. top quality interface with 10 ins and 10 outs (2 i/o digital) couple of pre amps built in although i dont like the gain structure on them. Other than that i highly highly suggest you have a gander.
 
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