smyrx Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 i've been working with the same crappy sound card for too long, and i'm looking for something better to record my mix tapes.i have a piece of shit dell laptop.i was wondering if anybody knew what i should be looking at, you know suggestions and stuff. help would be greatly appreciated. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Do you just want one set of stereo RCA inputs? Or some extra bits and bobs? PCMCIA, Firewire or USB?There's millions to choose from.If I had a laptop I'd probably look at something like the Emu1616M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 A mate of mine gave me an Emu 1820 that he got at work. Is it any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDelay Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 M-audio do some very nice and affordable sound cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broma Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 A mate of mine gave me an Emu 1820 that he got at work. Is it any good?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> He 'gave' you one?? - they cost about £300! I got one about a month ago - it is good but the software to set all the ins/outs, effects etc is a bit of a headfuck at first. Recording quality is really good and it sorted my midi out - I had an audigy before and there was bad latancy no matter what they advertise. The 1616m would probably be a good choice smyrx but the m-audio ones are probably a bit cheaper and do much the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 A mate of mine gave me an Emu 1820 that he got at work. Is it any good?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> He 'gave' you one?? - they cost about £300!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah - he works for Sound On Sound magazine and they had a spare one lying around! Result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasquatch Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 get this: http://makingwavesaudio.com/productsearch....MAYA%2044%20USB full asio support, i've been using it for djDecks (www.djdecks.be) flawlessly for a while now, thats the best price for it in the uk too. Nice straightforward card with decent config tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Nothing remotely close in the same price bracket will touch an Emu card with the M converters. Crystal clear.I have a standard 1820 and it's great. Took a while for the drivers to get upto speed but now it's plain sailing.The patchmix software can be a bit daunting at first, but it makes perfect sense after a while and is really powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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