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Spot|DSE wrote on 9/17/2004, 7:35 PM
Yuk. USB sucks, for the price you can buy a WHOLE lot better audio device such as the Firewire 410. At least you'd get ASIO drivers, and you'd have surround ability too, where with the Digi box, you don't. In fact, this box is made by a noname company in taiwan, basically a Soundblaster with an AVID stamp on it. Converters are same converters used in Blaster cards, so why not just buy an Audigy?
Get an Echo or M-Audio card. You'll be glad you did.
If you really don't care about surround, get a Spike from Mackie. Less money, more juice. Same sexy slim stand up design.
djjoshr wrote on 9/17/2004, 7:39 PM
Hey thanks for the input!

I want the best sound quality
Spot|DSE wrote on 9/17/2004, 7:44 PM
It's not just quality. It's latency, features, etc.
Digidesign screwed themselves with this one, IMO. Dumb moove, overpriced, and noncompetitive with many great tools out there. I LOVE the Firewire 410 and the Echo Layla. Just spent 12 hours on a session with the Layla. I forget it's there because it's just perfect all 24/96 bits/samples at a time.
djjoshr wrote on 9/17/2004, 7:45 PM
Well I'm currently using creamware's DSP cards.. they cause alot of conflict in my machine so I wanted to move to something more simple with equal if not better sound quality
Spot|DSE wrote on 9/17/2004, 7:52 PM
Gads, those were SO GREAT in Win98Se...best of their era, no doubt.

If you want surround, I'd look at the Gina from Echo or the Firewire 410 from M-audio. Both really solid for a great price. If you don't want surround, check out the Spike from Mackie, it's got ASIO drivers, rock solid, great sound converters, and LOTS of options.
Laurence wrote on 9/18/2004, 2:31 PM
Not to mention that Tracktion that comes with it is one cool music recording program!
Spot|DSE wrote on 9/18/2004, 3:01 PM
Tracktion is a great tool indeed.
http://www.digitalprosound.com/2004/01_jan/reviews/traktion_review.htm
Nat wrote on 9/18/2004, 4:21 PM
www.esi-pro.com

I have the Quatafire 610 and love it with Vegas !
FrankieP wrote on 9/18/2004, 8:34 PM
How come nobody ever mentions the RME line of cards around here?
Spot|DSE wrote on 9/18/2004, 9:37 PM
I can't speak for anyone else, but having bought into their hype early on, along with several others, there were also all sorts of problems. They get their Cirrus chips from the same place everyone else does, so they don't sound any better, but they sure have good hype. I'm sure they're better now than they were 2 years ago, but I also recall the hell that a prominent company went thru on the DV Expo show floor because they were dumb enough to listen to me when I said the Hammerfall product line looked pretty good. Now, I NEVER say anything good about a product until I've tried it extensively because of the relationship RME cost me.
djjoshr wrote on 9/22/2004, 7:50 AM
so tell me what are the best sound cards available now?

"best quality"
Spot|DSE wrote on 9/22/2004, 11:48 AM
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