getting a sound card...

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right now i have the soundstorm on the nf7-s...

basically ive gotten into DJing/Mixing
i have TT200s, and a Rane TTm54i mixer
im looking to get a keyboard sometime soon and doing my own recording... aka make beats songs/ record mixes etc.
i know i will need MIDI in... but besides that i have no clue please help me find a card thats economical for this

thank you
 
Originally posted by jamezzz122
You probably will want an Audigy 2 ZS...
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I have no idea how good that is for recording but the analogue out is 100 times better then my Abit NF7-S Soundstorms.
 
A good all round soundcard for you would be the TerraTec DMX 6Fire 24/96.

A more specialised card i.e. great for music not so good for gaming etc is the M-Audio Audiophile 2496

If you are getting into computer based music production you may want to check out here (great info and forums)
 
Originally posted by jamezzz122
You probably will want an Audigy 2 ZS...
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The A2 is not even a true 24bit/96KHz soundcard, that might not be the best suggestion James.

I use a M-Audio Revo for music listening and I like it very much. It's the M-Audio model least suited for recording, but some of their other cards do much better. The Digifire & Revo lines all use the same Via chip so they're similar in sound quality, but differ greatly in features. Check out the Audiophile 2496 and TerraTec DMX 6Fire 24/96 as zombiebeat suggested, but also check out the Delta series... it's all about recording.
 
Originally posted by superjohnny
The A2 is not even a true 24bit/96KHz soundcard, that might not be the best suggestion James.

I use a M-Audio Revo for music listening and I like it very much. It's the M-Audio model least suited for recording, but some of their other cards do much better. The Digifire & Revo lines all use the same Via chip so they're similar in sound quality, but differ greatly in features. Check out the Audiophile 2496 and TerraTec DMX 6Fire 24/96 as zombiebeat suggested, but also check out the Delta series... it's all about recording.
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Well A2 is true 24 bit AFAIK.
 
Only the Audigy's not truly 24/96. The A2 and A2ZS will both play and record in 24/96 if you know how to set them up right.

"Recording: 24/96 recording works fine with the requirement that you must record from Line In (maybe from the Mic In as well but I haven't tested that). If you choose any other internal recording option such as "What U Hear" or "Wave/MP3" the card will limit either the recording or the playback (impossible to tell) to 16/48.

Playback: There are quite a few requirements to get 24/96 etc to work and they aren't all obvious...
1) A 24/96 compatible wave/mp3 player such as Winamp 2.81
2) CMSS1 and CMSS2 must be disabled
3) Any equalizer or other EAX effects must be off. To do this go to EAX Console and in the "Effects" tab make sure the box "Enable Audio Effects" is unticked.
4) Speaker Calibration. Only Basic Calibration or no calibration at all is compatible with 24/96 audio. This means that if you have used Advanced Calibration all 24/96 audio is sent through the DSP and downsampled to 16/48. Warning! Simply unticking the "Speaker Calibrator Selection" box is not enough if you previously were using Advanced Calibration. You must either load a saved Basic Calibration config or go through the Basic Calibration process. Then you can untick the "Speaker Calibrator Selection" box if you like. Weird but true."

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