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HomeCatMickey8
10-28-2005, 10:18 PM
I'm into analog recording right now, but I've been reading up on digital lately. I only have one question, and it's a stupid one. What is a soundcard?

If you include an example and or link, I will give you a hug...
the.warmth
10-28-2005, 11:53 PM
A piece of hardware for a computer that is used for audio going in and out of the computer. They can be internal or external.

Internal
http://www.techspot.com/reviews/hardware/audigy2zs/card.jpg

External
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0000T01LY.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
HomeCatMickey8
10-29-2005, 12:45 PM
So how are you supposed to plug musical stuff into that?

*Electronics aren't exactly my cup of tea.
Moseph
10-29-2005, 03:14 PM
So how are you supposed to plug musical stuff into that?

*Electronics aren't exactly my cup of tea.


there's a number of ways, but the short anser is "with adapters." Additionally, they make external soundcards and audio interfaces that cost a little more, but are designed for recording. If all you want is two channels, you might not even be facing a price increase at all, to be honest.
Hadji
10-29-2005, 03:30 PM
If you are just looking for stereo, you could go with the M-Audio MobilePre (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/701368/) or the PreSonus FireBox (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=rec/search/detail/base_pid/184133/).
Peg Dizzler
11-21-2005, 08:38 PM
I figured I might as well bump this.

So I'm looking around for a PCI soundcard for recording... all I know is that anything is better than the $15 one I currently have. I'm pretty good with computer hardware but I suck at recording, so therefore I don't know what's good or bad in a soundcard. Any of the ones on musiciansfriend good?
Peg Dizzler
11-22-2005, 06:49 PM
bumparooo
Hadji
11-22-2005, 07:00 PM
How much are you looking at spending?
Peg Dizzler
11-23-2005, 05:19 AM
I'd probably prefer under $150, $200 at most. The cheaper the better though. I want the quality to be as good as possible, so if I get one that's higher than 92khz, that's what's most important, right? Or not?
Plus I see internal and external ones... I'm not sure which of those is better. I have a USB port in my computer, but I'm not sure if there's a sound difference between the internal and external cards. Plus I have a fairly old PC (P3 with 320mb of RAM), don't know if there's any requirements for these cards..