I need a new soundcard...

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hey ilxors...

i last bought a soundcard in 1999, and i need a new one for my new computer. i own a PC, it can handle anything. my needs high-quality playback (i would like it to handle surround) and equal quality inputs -- but mostly for recording DJ mixes, i'm not doing much else. i will spend whatever it takes, but my soundcard from 6 years ago (an Emagic Audiowerk 8) cost like $300, surely my needs are such that i don't need to spend nearly that much?

oh, i would also prefer it to have RCA inputs...

can anyone help with some recommendations?

― mikebee (bizzle), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 02:10 (seventeen years ago) link

I have never had any problems with M-Audio's products - http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.list&ID=pciinterfaces

You may also want to go look at www.hydrogenaudio.org and read their forums and see what people recommend.

― svend (svend), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 03:17 (seventeen years ago) link

nice one, thanks!

― mikebee (bizzle), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 08:40 (seventeen years ago) link

The new computer we got for audio editing at the radio station has a sound card that is incompatible with Audacity. It's a Sigma Tek and does not allow for "stereo Mix" recording (the only sources you can choose are mic, rear mic and line in). Is it difficult to replace a sound card? Anyone know if any other sound cards have this problem?

― Maria :D (Maria :D), Saturday, 30 December 2006 02:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Haha I think I have one of your shirts, from Scott from Secret Santa. It's not difficult at all to replace a soundcard. You just unscrew the computer case, pop the card out of the mobo, and install the new one. And if you're looking for recommendations the Chaintech AV-710 comes HIGHLY recommended by audiophiles and the like; and it's only $30 or so.

― RIYL Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Saturday, 30 December 2006 04:22 (seventeen years ago) link

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