sound cards...

Rob Franks wrote on 7/6/2014, 1:11 PM
What are we all using for sound cards these days?

I do a lot of 5.1 and 7.1 work and I have been relying mostly on the high end sound creative blaster cards but the one I have accidentally got wet (spilled a cup of coffee on it while it was powered) so I was just wondering what else was out there before I opt for another SB.

It has to do 5.1/7.1 It has to flow well withe Vegas, Pro tools, and Adobe Audition... preferably ASIO (only because that's what I'm used to... but if there is a better driver....).

I think I want internal as external sometimes doesn't work with varied software... PCIe.

M-audio is out. Avid is so outdated with their stuff now. They're still running PCI and I can't remember the last time I saw a PCI slot on a mobo.

What else is out there that won't break the bank?

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VMP wrote on 7/6/2014, 1:18 PM
TerraTec DMX 6FIRE 24/96 on my previous system.

TerraTec Aureon XFIRE 8.0 HD on my current system. Works great.

There is DMX 6Fire USB If you want more connectivity.

VMP
BruceUSA wrote on 7/6/2014, 3:25 PM
I got this sound card on my system. I am very happy with it.


http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Blaster-Beamforming-Microphone-SB1500/dp/B009ISU33E/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1404678297&sr=1-3&keywords=sound+card

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Rob Franks wrote on 7/6/2014, 5:16 PM
I was actually looking at the one a step up from that:

Creative Sound Blaster ZXR PCI-E Sound Card
[SB-ZXR]



It only does 5.1 so I would have to get a bit inventive in working with 7.1 but it's had some pretty good reviews. It has a series of grounded baffles under the cover to better isolate the analogue side from the digital one for slightly better signal to noise ratio. It also has a separate daughter board for recording input.