SB Audigy 2 Platinum any good?

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I know that the SB's are good for games, but how do they fare recording-wise?

I've got an Audigy 2 Platinum.
 
actually... here's my system as it is today. I know I need to upgrade it soon, so it would be helpful if you guys could make some recommendations...

AMD 1.2 Ghz PRocessor
ASUS mobo (it's an older one)
Radeon 9200
SB Audigy 2 Platinum
896 Mhz DDR PC 2100
80 Gig WD HDD

Also, what mixer would you guys consider the best buy? I've been looking into Behringer Euroracks, but I've read some pretty nasty things about them on this site. Nearfield monitors? Anything else? Try to think small budget. Thanks.
 
as we normally start of these kind of threads...what are you trying to do? just record you? or more people?

just for shits and giggles...how did you get 896 mhz ?

I own a decent little bit of behringer stuff and my stuff works just fine..i have the Behringer UB802 mixer.

sb is ok if you want 16/48 it says its in 24/96 but thats only playback. however everyone else will probably say its a piece of shit and its name should never be spoken in the sanctuary of home recording lol
 
i'd like to record my band (whenever I get one)... ok, I have a number of songs written, I play guitar, drums and bass and can sing a little bit... So i'll be recording each instrument seperately

as for 896 mhz... 512 + 256 + 128... i know it's odd

Is 16/48 a serious handicap?
 
musicdude said:
I know that the SB's are good for games, but how do they fare recording-wise?
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Not very well -- but if all you're trying to do is record rough demos and scratchpad songwriting, it'll be good enough.....
 
what soundcard would you recommend for actual recording, then?
And what should I consider with respects to upgrading other system components?

Apologies for all the questions, but you guys seem to know what you're doing...
 
my first interface was the m-audio transit USB. It was list 99.99, I got it for 79.99 on sale. Ended up selling it on ebay for about the same price (gotta love ebay!). It allowed for stereo recording if I remember correctly, you could get a splitter and have 2 tracks of recording at above cd quality, if im remembering correctly.
 
theres a soundcard called M-audio revolution 7.1 its about 99 bucks....thats a cheap workable soundcard with a coveted brand name lol....the standard basic soundcard is the m-audio 2496 which is 149.99...i own it and use it every day.....i highly recommend it and happy the guys in here hammered it into my head.
 
The M-Audio stuff is very good, and a great value. I've moved up to Lynx, but still consider my old M-Audio Delta 66 to be quite decent.

RD
 
musicdude said:
what soundcard would you recommend for actual recording, then?
And what should I consider with respects to upgrading other system components?

Apologies for all the questions, but you guys seem to know what you're doing...
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What kind of inputs? How many? What's your budget? What recording software are you using?
 
now that breaks my heart.... I was debating between getting the Audigy 2 Plat. vs. the Revolution 7.1.

Oh well, I'll make sure to get the M-audio 2496 or something better later on.

What kind of inputs? How many? What's your budget? What recording software are you using?
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Well I want to record my guitar, bass, electric drums, and vocals at least. My elect. drums have MIDI outputs - is that a good idea? I'll be getting some sort of mixer sooner than later, so what do you recommend? My budget is as small as possible for as decent equipment as possible. I definitely don't want to sacrifice sound quality for price, though.

I'm using Cubasis VST CE... It came with the Audigy. Any good? I also have Adobe Audition (cool edit pro) and soundforge 6.0, but I'm not using them.
 
Well I want to record my guitar, bass, electric drums, and vocals at least.
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All at the same time or what?

My elect. drums have MIDI outputs - is that a good idea?
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MIDI is not audio. You would still need an audio connection for recording

My budget is as small as possible for as decent equipment as possible. I definitely don't want to sacrifice sound quality for price, though.
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The saying goes "Crap in - crap out". If you want sound quality, you have to pay for it.

I'm using Cubasis VST CE... It came with the Audigy. Any good? I also have Adobe Audition (cool edit pro) and soundforge 6.0, but I'm not using them.
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I'd dump everything else and just use Audition if you only plan on recording audio.
 
All at the same time or what?
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If I had more than two hands, perhaps. But no.

MIDI is not audio. You would still need an audio connection for recording
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nevermind.

The saying goes "Crap in - crap out". If you want sound quality, you have to pay for it.
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Like I said:

I definitely don't want to sacrifice sound quality for price, though.
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I'd dump everything else and just use Audition if you only plan on recording audio.
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The only piece of advice you gave me in your whole post. But thanks, I'll think about it.
 
musicdude said:
If I had more than two hands, perhaps. But no.



nevermind.



Like I said:





The only piece of advice you gave me in your whole post. But thanks, I'll think about it.
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I'm not going to waste my time and yours by giving you advice without understanding your needs.

There is a card out there for every kind of need. You don't go into enough detail as to what yours are. I'm just trying to make sure you get the most for your money. If you don't appreciate it go ahead and buy your Audigy2 and find out you needed something better in 6 months...
 
that's the problem... i already bought the damn thing two months ago... trying to get rid of it and seeing what I should buy

I thought you were messing around with me... I apologize.

So yeah... I'm thinking I want to go M-audio. Is the revolution good or would you recommend the 2496, rather?

And what do you know about the M-audio Sonica USB 5.1/7.1 sound cards? They seem to go for around the same price as the revolution.
 
The Audiophile was designed for recording - the Revo 7.1 for home theatre. That says it all right there. You want a card with good ASIO/WDM drivers that are optimized for low latency.

I have yet to successfully use a USB device for audio recording. USB should never be used for audio recording because of its limited bandwidth and innefficient communications protocol.

If you're not using a laptop, it just doesn't make sense to go with anything other than PCI.
 
ok, so I guess that kinda rules out the sonica then

I'll get the 2496. Thanks!


As for mixers, is Behringer really that bad?
(I'll probably get one anyways, just seeing what you think...)

Just staying as much within budget as possible!

also, what do you think about getting the audio buddy as a preamp? would the preamps on the mixer be good enough or should I rather invest in something like the audio buddy?
 
For a mixer, I'd recommend the Yamaha MG10/2 for $99 or the MG12/4 for $199. The preamps are nice & quiet
 
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