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zerohero
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Anyone use the soundcard for direct recording? Perform well?
fraserhutch
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I have one and won't use it for recording.zerohero said:
Great card for gaming, but designed for just casual recording for headsets, computer mics, and so forth. Not a good choice for recording music.
Definitely better than the audigy (imho), but you can do much better for recording music for about the same bucks.
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zerohero
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Hehe you sure about that? On Ebay you can get one of these for about $13 shipped. Any recommendations?
warble
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Had a Santa Cruz about 4-5 years ago (if I remember correctly) and bought it based recommendations for quality and price. Made a couple recordings with it using Sonic Foundry Vegas, and was pleased with the results. Upgraded from that card to a M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 and noticed a great improvement in sonic quality.
Hard to beat $13 on eBay, but I'd spend a few more $$$ and look into the entry-level (I guess you'd call it that) offerings of M-Audio, etc. You say "direct recording" but what exactly are you hoping to do with a sound card? Multitrack work? Or simply stereo 2-track recordings?
Hard to beat $13 on eBay, but I'd spend a few more $$$ and look into the entry-level (I guess you'd call it that) offerings of M-Audio, etc. You say "direct recording" but what exactly are you hoping to do with a sound card? Multitrack work? Or simply stereo 2-track recordings?
fraserhutch
Flypaper for freaks
I paid much more for mine when it first came out.zerohero said:
It is NOT a recording card. As Tim said, it's a gamer card, not a recording card.
There are recommendations made in the thousands here for decent entry level cards that will do you much better.
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zerohero
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Alrighty thanks 
I'll do the Ebay hunt. And yeah 2 channel, just simple acoustic and vocal stuff to archive some songs.
I'll do the Ebay hunt. And yeah 2 channel, just simple acoustic and vocal stuff to archive some songs.