soundcard for sonar 2

  • Thread starter Thread starter delta
  • Start date Start date
D

delta

New member
i am interested in getting the sonar 2, but it will be my first computer recording try. i would like to know what decent and CHEAP soundcards i can look at. i want something that will give me the basic needs, etc. also, if you have the time, just give me a general review of the product. thanks
 
i use Soundblaster Pci-128... it's ok and i was able to buy for 30-40 bucks...
 
Buy homestudio and use the money you save on a decent soundcard,no use having cadillac software when you've got a yugo soundcard.
I use the audiophile 2496 and I am very pleased as are most others who have this card.
GOOD LUCK!
 
Do you use midi at all? If you do, then go for the Audigy Value, the cheapest Audigy possible. It ain't really a very good audio card but sufficient to start with. But it does handle soundfonts directly really well. The older soundblasters are/were notorious for noise, lack of preamps and are only half duplex (cannot record and playback at the same time, hence lots of white noise).

But if audio is more your thing, then the Delta 2496 is a great starting point, as acidrock posted. He was also absolutely right to suggest HS2002 instead of Sonar 2.0 and use the difference in cash to fund the better soundcard.

I have a dual card setup, a soundblaster Live! for midi work and a Delta 66 +omni I/O box and it all works fine. I started off with a s/blaster 64 gold, migrated to the Live! and then added the delta & omni later on.

If I had my time again, I would have gone straight for the delta 2496 and used a software program like ProSynth Live for my soundfonts. The noise from the s/blaster drove me nuts.

Hope this helps.
 
i use the echo Mia w/ Sonar 1.0 and Win2K...i have no problems at all.
 
What noise?

Hey Paul881:

What noise from the SBlaster are you referring to? I use an SBLive at home with CWPA9, for recording both audio and MIDI, and so far I'm perfectly happy with it. The only real downside I can see is the limitation of only 1 recording channel at a time. I use soundfonts all the time, and besides the fact that I can only load 128meg in at once (really only a problem on the largest of the large soundfonts), the sound is fine.
 
Canada-paul,

If you are using the s/b Live mainly for midi, you won't perceive any noise, thats why I have kept my Live! for midi and soundfonts. But for audio work it just ain't up to more exacting recording work. It doesn't have pre-amps, its half-duplex and is very noisy. When you compare results with any pro-amateur card, you will notice a huge difference. And it is not a true 24bit record and playback device.

I started off with an AWE 64 and then progressed to a Platignum Live!

Now I have a Delta 66+omni for audio work, which is superb.
 
Can that Delta hardware be mounted inside the tower or is it an external device? I suppose if its capable of recording any significant number of simultaneous audio channels then it would get awful crowded if it were just a simple card.
 
Yes you are right, it would be very crowded.

The Delta has 4 ins and 4 outs, and fits into a card slot inside the computer with a small breakout box connected on flying leads. The Omni option adds further I/O, including two headphone sockets and spdif. Plus further controls and knobs for levels etc.

Check it out:

http://www.midiman.net

The Delta 2496 is another good audio card, with 2 I/O. All with 24 bit conversion.

You will hear a clear difference in audio, the quiet is very quiet.:)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top