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KennyB
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Hi all -
I'm involuntarily in the market for a new soundcard. At the moment I'm using a SB Live for both gaming and amateur recording purposes. It works for most uses, but due to a conflict with my AMD/VIA chipset (which I haven't been able to resolve), I need to get a new board; the occasional audio hang-ups are annoying, and I also suspect the conflict is causing my games to crash. So basically, I need to dump the SB Live.
Here's what I'm looking for in the new card:
- $100 or less.
- Must be able to use soundfonts (this rules out the Creative Audigy LS)
- Computer mic input would be nice. I record scratch vocal tracks with a cheap computer mic, and don't want to invest in a "real" mic/mixer/etc.
I don't need a fancy recording card with a lot of features, or one of the newer Creative cards (like the Audigy 2) with all the surround speaker capabilities; I'd hate to pay extra for something I'm not going to use. Basically, something comparable to the SB Live would be ideal. Any thoughts?
I'm involuntarily in the market for a new soundcard. At the moment I'm using a SB Live for both gaming and amateur recording purposes. It works for most uses, but due to a conflict with my AMD/VIA chipset (which I haven't been able to resolve), I need to get a new board; the occasional audio hang-ups are annoying, and I also suspect the conflict is causing my games to crash. So basically, I need to dump the SB Live.
Here's what I'm looking for in the new card:
- $100 or less.
- Must be able to use soundfonts (this rules out the Creative Audigy LS)
- Computer mic input would be nice. I record scratch vocal tracks with a cheap computer mic, and don't want to invest in a "real" mic/mixer/etc.
I don't need a fancy recording card with a lot of features, or one of the newer Creative cards (like the Audigy 2) with all the surround speaker capabilities; I'd hate to pay extra for something I'm not going to use. Basically, something comparable to the SB Live would be ideal. Any thoughts?
