Need a rockin Sound Card

deleted_acct · Post by **deleted_acct** » Sat May 31, 2003 10:37 pm

Whats the best sound card i can get? Im gonna be using it for mic input for radio station and music wide open. What do you all suggest?

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sat May 31, 2003 10:47 pm

I'll take anything from these guys...

Echo Audio

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Sat May 31, 2003 10:55 pm

I hear good things... (heh... smart) bout maudio or something.. that card... with things... not creative tho... don't think they're that good anymore..

deleted_acct · Post by **deleted_acct** » Sat May 31, 2003 11:01 pm

While im waiting for suggestions im gonna ask a few questions. Wasnt the hercules card's and the creative card's the way to go at one time? That Creative Card Looks Sweet,But looks dont mean anything. What do you suggest? Not only do i want good sound playback but i want good sound recording for my radio station.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat May 31, 2003 11:17 pm

the hercules game theater is a great card still love mine adn it has driver updates to keep it going strong, bought it at 5.1 channels and now it does 7.1 channels

the m-audio revolution is the hot card right now.

deleted_acct · Post by **deleted_acct** » Sat May 31, 2003 11:38 pm

Cant Find that card.

deleted_acct · Post by **deleted_acct** » Sat May 31, 2003 11:39 pm

So thats the best card you can get?

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Sat May 31, 2003 11:51 pm

I heard the M-Audio Revolution is the killer sound card. I dunno, I'm verrrry impressed with my Turtle Beach Santa Cruz

Downhill, Burke and I believe YOSC can tell ya a whole lot more about it, they're the sound gurus.

Set · Post by **Set** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 12:03 am

Im still using a 5.1 Sb live still works and sounds great

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 12:13 am

I guess it depends on what you want to do with it.

You can have the greatest card in the world but if you're trying to get quality sound into it with a $5 mic then your out of luck.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 12:13 am

Originally posted by Chillinhh
So thats the best card you can get?

How much money do you have?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 12:15 am

Originally posted by Chillinhh
Cant Find that card.

http://www.m-audio.com/products/consume ... _page1.php

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 12:44 am

I'm not too sure how up to date this is but....

http://www.pcrecording.com/soundtable.htm

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 12:47 am

Not sure exactly what "music wide open" is...some kinf of broadcast thing?

I'd say

M-Audio Revolution + lower-end Shure mic (like SM series)

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 12:49 am

Originally posted by Easto
I'm not too sure how up to date this is but....

http://www.pcrecording.com/soundtable.htm

Not very....heheh

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 1:01 am

awe64 lol ya thats an old list

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 1:30 am

Sorry

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 1:32 am

Just by the Laya and get over it.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 1:35 am

Originally posted by Easto
Just by the Laya and get over it.

lol good advertising

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 1:36 am

I've used their Darla 24, Mia and Indigo.

This stuff is not junk

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 2:30 am

If your not into gaming, and don't mind splunking down a few hundred or more on a soundcard...there are quite a few good ones out there..

If your into gamming, then your limited to only a few...they have already been posted.

I kinda like the Revolution but wish it also had software for DVD-Audio...oh well.......maybe this year sometime.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 2:30 am

Originally posted by Easto
I've used their Darla 24, Mia and Indigo.

This stuff is not junk

looks to be more for professional like audio recording, teh revolution card does high recording levels but is still a nice consumer grade card with 7.1 supported, and M-Audio is also not junk, they have some nice high end sound card and utilities as well

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 3:08 am

The M-Audio Revolution doesn't do DirectX sound on the card...it offloads it to the CPU. This does have an effect on framerates in gaming.

Mohan-san · Post by **Mohan-san** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 6:42 am

Hercules Fortissimo III

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 9:56 am

http://www.tech-report.com/reviews/2003 ... dex.x?pg=1

deleted_acct · Post by **deleted_acct** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 11:05 am

Im into gaming not hardcore but im into it. Also im not worried about price who ever asked as long as its nothign like 1,000 bucks.