How important is a sound card?

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:38 pm

Macc wrote:^ oh woe is me etc etc

so I was on my SSL console the other day...

life is rough

step correct · Post by **step correct** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:43 pm

Macc wrote:
£10 Bag wrote: a better soundcard would let me HEAR the music i'm making better, but it wouldn't actually affect the sound quality that would be bounced out of any program, right?

what's with all the soundcard wanking we see everyone doing? surely a good soundcard is only useful if you're recording a lot of things, or running your audio through outboard and back in again?
You answered the question in your first sentence.

It doesn't affect the quality in terms of the mathematics/summing being performed in the box, but being able to hear what you're doing better means making better decisions, means making better mixes, means better quality.

And yes it DOES make a difference. A big one.

BUT, if I ran two PCs and two soundcards like mentioned before, and basically recorded out of one into the other it would make a difference?

abZ · Post by **abZ** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:48 pm

FSTZ wrote:
Macc wrote:^ oh woe is me etc etc

so I was on my SSL console the other day...

life is rough

higgzbozon · Post by **higgzbozon** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:31 pm

Serox wrote:
HiggzBozon wrote:
Indeed i agree.. But why spend the extra money on a mixer if you could buy a external soundcard with controls for the same price (or cheaper)..
Because internal sound cards perform better?:)

To be onest i think you really won't notice much difference. I've used both and the latency settings are even better now i use a usb 2 soundcard (mindprint). Plus they don't pick up noise from internal pc stuff. I had the same problem a few times.

But in the end, buy what you think wuits you. I would say go external though.. But that's my opinion

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:34 pm

maybe I've been lucky, but I've never "picked up" any noise due to having a pci soundcard

higgzbozon · Post by **higgzbozon** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:37 pm

FSTZ wrote:maybe I've been lucky, but I've never "picked up" any noise from having a pci soundcard

I wasn't that good in pc's at the times. I placed the soundcard to close to my videocard. And the fan on that card was creating static. But i saw you post about the emu. That's the exact one i had later. It workes perfect indeed. My partner in production uses the emu now to.

I think it has to do with the pc setup to i guess don't know, just sharing my experience.

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