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Sound Card recommendations please-

shreddshredd
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I'd like to have some of you guys suggest a PCI sound card for my WIN PC with XP Pro on it, that will serve well with PTP. Tell me your success stories, or what I should stay away from. It's my intention to stick strictly with Creative Labs Soundblaster or Audigy, unless one of youse guyz has something better to suggest...
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  • motowncoopmotowncoop
    I have the Creative Audigy, and I use the sound card in the GNX4 sometimes. Never had a problem with either one. But everyone is different, so I'm sure you'll get more than just my reply.
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  • ednrgednrg
    You might want to check out the X-FI. I have one, and it has 0 latency!!! Simply amazing for sound cards of that price range.
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  • shreddshredd
    \ednrg\ wrote:
    You might want to check out the X-FI. I have one, and it has 0 latency!!! Simply amazing for sound cards of that price range.
    The X-FI sez it requires a \"available PCI 2.1 slot\". My motherboard manual specs just sez \"PCI 32-bit expansion slot\". Same? Not? :?:
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  • shreddshredd
    Ya know...it occurs to me I might be asking the wrong question. :?

    I'm trying to get my XP-Pro puter to be PTP-capable...I've had terrible problems in the past, well documented in my past postings/gripings. I can't get clean recordings, can't get the audio engine to stay running, yada.

    Are these issues sound card related, or is it something else? USB capacity/flow problems?

    I'd had a zillion problems with PTP, and after months of diddling the PC to optimize and configure for PTP use, I gave up. It was sucking the joy out of recording and playing faster than Rosie O'Donnell joining me and Shania in the hot tub wearing a string bikini. :shock: :evil:
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  • philfloodphilflood
    I have Audigy cards in 2 PCs, both running XP/SP2. Both record in Sonar 4 with no problem. Personally, I think there are some issues in PTP itself that somehow makes it less efficient than higher end program. that is, I have had lock up issues on the same PC than runs Sonar 4 with no issues, when I try to run PTP to trouble shoot something for a guy here on the forum. But my advice to you would be to plug direclty into your Macbook and record on Garageband. For your PC, I still think the Audigy or Audigy 2 is the way to go.
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  • shreddshredd
    \philflood\ wrote:
    I have Audigy cards in 2 PCs, both running XP/SP2. Both record in Sonar 4 with no problem. Personally, I think there are some issues in PTP itself that somehow makes it less efficient than higher end program. that is, I have had lock up issues on the same PC than runs Sonar 4 with no issues, when I try to run PTP to trouble shoot something for a guy here on the forum. But my advice to you would be to plug direclty into your Macbook and record on Garageband. For your PC, I still think the Audigy or Audigy 2 is the way to go.
    Yous'e smaht fo' a Texas boy. :lol:
    I really do think that despite all the guys here who have no problems and great success w/PTP, it's probably just a crappy program that runs when it wants to, on the machine it wants to, and when it doesn't... :evil:
    Maybe I'll start foolin' around with my Mac. Any opinions about BIAS Deck that comes with the '4?
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  • philfloodphilflood
    edited October 2007
    Yous'e smaht fo' a Texas boy.

    That's 'cause I grew up in Pennsylvania 8)

    I never tried to run the version of Deck that came with the '4. I had used an earlier version, probably back in that Mac OS 7 or 8 days, that was not very good. No doubt it has improved with faster Mac, etc.

    I'm actually doing all recording on the Mac now. I may jump up to Logic Express for a better feature set, but even if I do, I will likely keep using Garageband as the program I record into, and just use Logic for the mixing and effects. It's just so damn simple to record into it, I can't see going back.

    I've even done a song just using the effects built into Garageband. Plug guitar direcly into mac using Grriffin mono 1/4 to summed stereo 1/8 cable, select built in input as the source, and record. You even get the ability to re-amp, so to speak, as you can select the guitar type, which is really a group of modeling instructions, after you have recorded. The effects are adjustable, as well. And when you get one you really like, you can save it as a new instrument. Also, you can always use the GNX4 into the Mac with a dual mono 1/4 to stereo 1/8 Y cable, or use the USB connection.
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  • CESpragueCESprague
    <div style="displaynone">fiogf49gjkf0d</div>Checks out Creative's other half E-MU. www.emu.com
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  • MicksterMickster
    \CESprague\ wrote:
    Checks out Creative's other half E-MU. www.emu.com

    I second this suggestion. The models with the 'M' suffix feature high-end converters. Stay away from 'Creative' anything!

    Cheers!

    Mickster
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  • thehootmanthehootman
    I have MAudio Delta 44. Stable as, excellent quality. Never have any issue whatsoever with this card.
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  • Stryker_66Stryker_66
    I would recommend the MiaMidi PCI card. I have this in an older AMD XP Pro box and this card shines for me. Virtually no latency issues and the sound quality is excellent. This card runs about $115-$150 USD. This product has been flawless with PTP. It gives tons of headroom and it is stellar for vocals. Read more about it here

    http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/PCI/MiaMIDI/index.php

    P.S. All the RUSH loving hotties have been spoken for
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