Subject:What soundcard should I buy?

Posted by: raqType

Date:7/18/2002 4:27:50 AM

I'm giving up on my good old Gina20.
What should I replace it with?
I run Cubase SX and Soundforge in WXP.
I also run W2k and W98.
I need 1 stereo in and 2 stereo out.
Any tips?

Subject:RE: What soundcard should I buy?

Reply by: MyST

Date:7/18/2002 4:37:17 AM

If you have an idea which cards you would like, try typing in their names in the search engine. You might get threads where comments were made about it, either positive or negative.

M

Subject:RE: What soundcard should I buy?

Reply by: raqType

Date:7/18/2002 4:42:32 AM

is this one any good?
it's really cheap!
http://www.sound-music.com/audiotrak/maya.htm

Subject:RE: What soundcard should I buy?

Reply by: MyST

Date:7/18/2002 5:49:59 AM

Remember, you get what you pay for.
There are alot of inexpensive 24/96 cards available now for not too much $$.
The Maya (if I read it right) is only 18/48, hense the low price.
I wouldn't give up on the Gina yet until you've tried everything. Rednroll has 2, why don't you try to get a hold of him to see how his are set-up.

M

Subject:RE: What soundcard should I buy?

Reply by: raqType

Date:7/18/2002 6:17:08 AM

Rednroll is running /w W98 which means Asio drivers

Subject:RE: What soundcard should I buy?

Reply by: MyST

Date:7/18/2002 6:45:36 AM

Since it seems to be with SF only, have you contacted SF tech support? The Gina is a popular card, maybe they have a workaround or a solution. Also, maybe it's a known issue with Echo and they might have a workaround.
Maybe Microsoft has a list of compatible sound cards for XP.

Just firing ideas at ya. :)

M

Subject:RE: What soundcard should I buy?

Reply by: MyST

Date:7/18/2002 7:17:49 AM

"The relatively new budget prosumer card category is becoming competitive with offerings from Echo, Midiman, and now Terratec. The Terratec EWX 24/96 has its pros and cons but overall it is the most well rounded of the bunch and the best value."

Found this on multimedian.com
I own the Mia, so don't think I'm biased.

M

Subject:RE: What soundcard should I buy?

Reply by: Spirit

Date:7/18/2002 7:42:41 AM

If you've got a dedicated DAW you could try a Luna from Creamware.

here's a good user site for info:
http://www.planetz.com/forums/index.php

the creamware site:
http://www.creamware.com

I use a PulsarII which I've been extremely happy with

Subject:RE: What soundcard should I buy?

Reply by: Vocalpoint

Date:7/18/2002 9:24:55 AM

Check out the Delta 66/Omni Studio combo from M-Audio. So rock solid, I sometimes forget the card is in there. I own and operate a digital media services company that provides voiceworks/promos/spots/narrations etc for the broadcast industry and we pound the crap out of our gear everyday. The Delta has been a fine investment and has more than paid for itself in short order. Not a lot of cash either.

Cheers,

Cuzin B

Subject:RE: What soundcard should I buy?

Reply by: MyST

Date:7/18/2002 1:14:16 PM

http://soundstore.holdit.com/cgi-bin/cart.cgi?category=36&x=2

This is a site I found that shows info to ALOT of different cards.

M

Subject:RE: What soundcard should I buy?

Reply by: Rednroll

Date:7/18/2002 4:18:49 PM

"Rednroll is running /w W98 which means Asio drivers"

Not necessarily. True, the Gina20's do have ASIO drivers, but those drivers do not get used unless the application supports ASIO. None of the Sonic Foundry applications support ASIO, thus I'm not using ASIO.

It'll be about a month before I do the upgrade to XP, I'll let you know then if I run into any sound card driver issues.

Subject:RE: What soundcard should I buy?

Reply by: Rednroll

Date:7/18/2002 4:23:11 PM

Did you install Windows XP in standard PC operation? Those Gina's need to have their own IRQ. If you don't run XP in Standard PC operation, then it will assign all your hardware to the same IRQ. In standard PC operation you can assign individual IRQ's to hardware, like in Windows 98.