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PC Sound cards

  • 09-04-2010 11:46pm
    #1
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi guys,

    bit embarrassing for me to ask this as I used to know all the cards inside out, but I need a PCI sound card to replace my failing Audigy 2 SB0240.. I use it for LMMS and Cubasis, and audio recording through audacity.. I usually buy Creative but I find their website very confusing and very hard to find out which cards are for musicians, and will run with soundfonts..

    Anybody any suggestions on a good budget card to replace my current one.

    thanks.


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  • #2
    MilanPan!c
    Site Banned Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭MilanPan!c


    price range?

    Is there a reason you won't consider a firewire soundcard??


  • #3
    Neurojazz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭Neurojazz


    He needs it able to run soundfonts! :)


  • #4
    MilanPan!c
    Site Banned Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭MilanPan!c


    you can do that with a firewire soundcard...


  • #5
    Neurojazz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭Neurojazz


    MilanPan!c wrote: »
    you can do that with a firewire soundcard...

    Ah, thought they were just SB stuff and not still a current thing (only seen SF stuff many moons ago)


  • #6
    MilanPan!c
    Site Banned Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭MilanPan!c


    Neurojazz wrote: »
    Ah, thought they were just SB stuff and not still a current thing (only seen SF stuff many moons ago)

    Ahhhh... I couldn't figure out why you'd want to do that...

    So anyone interested knows, lots of samplers and romplers will play back soundfont files... And, so you know, while soundfonts will never be hugely awesome you can still get (and but even) hugely nicer soundfonts than the crap that used to exist.


    Don't ask how I know this.

    :P


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  • #7
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    MilanPan!c wrote: »
    price range?
    Talking budget here. Less than 100 euro second hand if possible
    MilanPan!c wrote: »
    Is there a reason you won't consider a firewire soundcard??
    Is not having a firewire port a good enough reason.. LOL.. ;)
    Neurojazz wrote: »
    He needs it able to run soundfonts! :)
    Yeah, I know about VSTs and all that but I need to put together back tracks very quickly from MIDIs, and transfer between a couple of computers. I use and app call "Fast MIDI to MP3" which really quickly allows me to convert MIDIs to MP3s (suprisingly.. lol) ... The SGM and UGM soundfont banks are free and very good quality.

    Guy on gumtree selling this for 40 euro.
    30558407-2-440-overview-1.gif
    Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
    Seems to good to be true.


  • #8
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    oh and by the way lads, I'm not averse to trying a different way if it makes it easier.. But am currently keeping the stuff in MIDI and converting to MP3 as I can take advantage of the improving MIDI sounds on instruments and software.


  • #9
    MilanPan!c
    Site Banned Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭MilanPan!c


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    Talking budget here. Less than 100 euro second hand if possible


    Is not having a firewire port a good enough reason.. LOL.. ;)


    Yeah, I know about VSTs and all that but I need to put together back tracks very quickly from MIDIs, and transfer between a couple of computers. I use and app call "Fast MIDI to MP3" which really quickly allows me to convert MIDIs to MP3s (suprisingly.. lol) ... The SGM and UGM soundfont banks are free and very good quality.

    Guy on gumtree selling this for 40 euro.
    30558407-2-440-overview-1.gif
    Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
    Seems to good to be true.

    Totally bizarre!

    I can't even guess who is paying for this or why, but good job on making some money doing that!

    Grab that audigy; it'll totally suit your purposes..

    ;)


  • #10
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    MilanPan!c wrote: »
    Totally bizarre! I can't even guess who is paying for this or why, but good job on making some money doing that! Grab that audigy; it'll totally suit your purposes.. ;)

    Yeah, I've emailed the guy, but I'm a bit worried that he's not for real.. Only has the creative photo and creative description.. think it may be a hoax. I would love to get my hands on that external bay with the 1/4 inch inputs.. would make life so much easier for recording my own stuff.


  • #11
    MilanPan!c
    Site Banned Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭MilanPan!c


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    Yeah, I've emailed the guy, but I'm a bit worried that he's not for real.. Only has the creative photo and creative description.. think it may be a hoax. I would love to get my hands on that external bay with the 1/4 inch inputs.. would make life so much easier for recording my own stuff.

    This is the beauty of all the FireWire soundcards. All of them have proper INS and outs... Well most all.


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  • #12
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    Fek it ... guy just responded back, no front panel. with that 40 euro card on gumtree..


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