Soundcard Confusion

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I am quite new at pc recording and have many questions, but a great start would be some advice on sound cards. I have read that the echo darla is a great card, but runs at around $300. That would be the upper end of my price range, but what about the turtle beach cards? Aren't some of those less expensive but high-end enough to get respectable quality of sound? If so, which of the turtle beach cards, or any other brand for that matter, are the best to look at and why? Any advice would be greatly appreciated so that we can move on to my next question for you guys.
 
like c7sus said.....there are lots of soundcards that do different things....from the main page here at homerec, there's some info on some.....see link below and when you get there scroll down the paragraphs to sound card stuff....gibs

https://homerecording.com/digital.html
 
Yeah, let us know what you are trying to accomplish musically, and let us know what type of equipment you already own.

Then, I am sure we will be able to shed some light on the decision of sound card choice. :)

SPIN
 
If you are doing some simple music production or transference, then you can purchase a lesser sound card (example,SB LIVE).

But, if you need multiple INS and OUTS, DIGITAL, LIGHT PIPE, ETC..., then you will need something more expensive.

Again, it all depends on what types ofyou already have, what type of equipment you are going to get in the future, and what you are trying to accomplish.

SPIN
 
Excuse me...

"Again it depends on what types of equipment you already have, etc..."
 
William, I have a Darla24 card, love it. I think
I only paid $250 at guitar center.
The turtle beach and Soundblaster hi-end cards
will work too, and save you cash. I dont think
they will match the sonic fidelity of the Darla24,
but I really dont know.

The Darla only has two inputs, so if you want
to record multiple instruments/vocals at the
same time it is not for you. I do all my
recording by myself, so for me it works
great, had it for six months without a problem.

They http://www.echoaudio.com also have a new card
called Mia. I am not sure if it is out yet,
but it has good specs and should be about
200 clams I would guess. David
 
Sound Card Confusion

I am planning on recording guitars, vocals and would like to use my dr. ryhthm for drums. This is not intended to be a means to a polished, finished product initially. Up front I'd just like to get good recordings of my material to burn to cd for reference with my band. However, I would like to work towards piecing together my home studio so that I can produce a great quality finished product. Sooo, basically it's just me or me and one other person recording at a time with this setup to start. I do have a 16 channel mixer that i feel will do for starters. I would like to have at least 16 tracks to work with total, but it was my understanding that your number of tracks is quite large when recording digital on pc. Also, I have no software as of yet, but from what i've read cooledit pro and cakewalk sound impressive, but expensive. any tips there also? Thanks a bunch for all your advice and keep it coming..need to purchase a sound card by this weekend (Feb 3rd) cause my new computer will be ready.
thanx,
will
 
sorry i can;t help with the sound card but if you want a program then getthe demoe version of n-track, it will allow youto record as many tracks as your computer will handle, so it is a good start
 
i'm brand new at this, so dont take this as expert advice (actually i'm expecting someone to tell me why i'm all wet) but i picked the aardvark direct pro 24/96 for my sound card mainly cuz i needed the mic preamps and i heard so many good things about the sound quality and the shielding on this card. at $500 it may be more expensive than u want to spend, but i was looking at it as the core of my system, figuring that outboard gear and software would come and go, but the card should last me thru all of it.

theres lots of places where u can get the specs on the direct pro 24/96 so i wont go into em here. i will mention that, like almost everyone out here sez, this stuff is harder than u think - i'm still getting mine set up (been at it for about 3 days) - but it is fun. lol.
 
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