Hi,
I hope to have my first rig up and running by the end of this year - I will definitely be converting any successful efforts I have to FLAC for trading purposes, I will make audio discs available too if I record anything worth listening to a second time - What soundcards are out there that will enable me to do the highest quality conversions to my pc? Thanks in advance for any helpful suggestions/recommendations!
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get a DDS drive and bypass the need for a digital input card! :-*
desktop or laptop?
do you have firewire?
the Audiophile 2496 is a good, relatively cheap($125-150) PCI card that is bit perfect.
m-audio audiophile 2496
I use the Zoltrix Nightingale. Others use the Audiophile 2496 or the Zefiro ZA2.
The Soundblaster cards and some of the Montego cards do unnecessary resampling, and are NOT recommended...
http://wiki.etree.org/index.php?page=SeedingGuidelines
http://wiki.etree.org/index.php?page=DatTransfer
Any DDS drive that you would recommend in particular? - I have a desktop pc with usb2.0 ports - thanks for all the recommendations thus far - I love this site!!
Quote from: sleepypedro on July 28, 2004, 01:26:06 PM
get a DDS drive and bypass the need for a digital input card! :-*
or record into a jb3 and avoid the need for a digital soundcard.
i would avoid the DDS route. tons of errors, i cant ever remember one working totally correctly even most of the time
The m-audio audiophile 2496 is going for $95 over at Core Sounds:
http://www.core-sound.com/audiophile_2496.html
I also saw it in a Guitar Center catalog for $99 recently.
Quote from: dnsacks on July 28, 2004, 01:56:53 PM
or record into a jb3 and avoid the need for a digital soundcard.
quoted for truth
Note that the ZA2 soundcard which twatts mentioned fits is an ISA card. Most modern computers do not include ISA slots since it is an outdated technology. Fortunately for me I have easy access to scavenge old computer parts and built a machine for free specifically for transfers with a ZA2.
I know the Zoltrix Nightengale was popular there for a while and quite inexpensive - not sure how much they go for these days...
Quote from: som on July 28, 2004, 02:00:42 PM
The m-audio audiophile 2496 is going for $95 over at Core Sounds:
http://www.core-sound.com/audiophile_2496.html
I also saw it in a Guitar Center catalog for $99 recently.
thanks for the finds! hopefully they will still be at this price after coventry. i need a new soundcard badly
I use an Echo Mia (non-MIDI version) and have had no problems thus far. Although it's essentially the same as the Audiophile, YMMV
Thanks for all of the help - I just picked up a m-audio audiophile 2496 for $95 over at Core Sounds - much appreciated!!!
Quote from: som on July 28, 2004, 02:00:42 PM
The m-audio audiophile 2496 is going for $95 over at Core Sounds:
http://www.core-sound.com/audiophile_2496.html
I also saw it in a Guitar Center catalog for $99 recently.
Quote from: Thom Joad on July 28, 2004, 03:10:21 PM
I use an Echo Mia (non-MIDI version) and have had no problems thus far. Although it's essentially the same as the Audiophile, YMMV
i have an echo gina24, but my headphone output stopped working recently.
.. i also killed the headphone output on my dat too. what a situation!
I'm assuming the Audiophile 2496 would also allow me to playback 24/96 on my computer...
-BA