Sep 30, 2002 09:43 pm Well said dB. The industrie does need a bottom end card that is more capable then the tried and trud SB card's as well as Turtle Beach stuff.
Philips released the card I helped beta test...
Posted on Sep 28, 2002 12:14 pm
dbmasters
Administrator Since: Apr 03, 2002
As some of you regulars know, I was chosen by Philips Electronics to helpthem beta test their new card, the PSC605 Sonic Edge. It is a 5.1 digital surround sound card with 1/8" outs, digital out, line in and mic in as well as a typical MIDI port.
This card has been released so I can give you the story on it. No great shakes, and has a whole I am a little bit upset with Philips, but I will get over it. They were not intending to build a home studio quality recording card, and they succeeded, cuz it's not. It still beats the hell out of SB Live Value and Audigy Value packages, but it still doesn't cut it for me.
It runs from a C-Media chip and does games, DVD playback and other media playback (Windows media, CD, mp3 and such) very well. Therefore, for the common user it is very nice indeed. But the 5.1 does not work for play back in the context of Nuendo or Cubase SX, though it does in PowerDVD and Windows Media 9.
I have been beating the ASIO drum in our private forum for weeks and they have still not decided if they are going to develop ASIO drivers or not, but the card was released with decent WDM drivers. I saw it at Best Buy COmpany for $49.99 which, considering the price of the competition, that is a great price for the card, as it far outshines it's $100 competitors...in my opinion.
I have stringly encouraged them to look into marketing a recording card, because I don't think they understand the number of people that have this great software but still use SB's and such as their card. With a little time and effort, and the products I have seen from them, they could easily dominate this end of the recording market.
Anyway, that's my story, and I am sticking to it...
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Sep 30, 2002 09:43 pm Well said dB. The industrie does need a bottom end card that is more capable then the tried and trud SB card's as well as Turtle Beach stuff.
Oct 04, 2002 07:04 am If anyone cares, here is the card in question:
pcsound.philips.com/_sonic605.html
Oct 07, 2002 07:25 am Update...Philips told me that they plan to do ASIO drivers for upcoming releases but didn't see the ROI in producing ASIO drivers for their current series.
Since I was one of the annoying presenses in that forum yelling "ASIO, ASIO, ASIO" I hope they pick me to test those future cards. Though their goal is not (and will probably never be) pro cards, what I have learned is that they would be very capable of making a very nice card if they wanted to.
Oct 07, 2002 05:04 pm i personally would be thrilled if someone, anyone, released an affordable medium range card capable of multiple simultaneous channels. alot of my friends get excited and interrested when they see what i do here at home, but crap their pants when they hear how much money ive got into it.
Oct 07, 2002 09:46 pm The M-Audio Delta 44 is a 4 in 4 out card that is in a pretty reasonable price range. And they do show up on eBay pretty cheap sometime's.
Oct 08, 2002 01:26 am indeed. i love my delta 66. and my sound quality is getting quite good here at home.. but ive got the same syndrome as everyone else here.. ive invested a small fortune and im not through yet.
Oct 08, 2002 01:55 am Oh, no doubt. My wantlist grows everytime the new Musician's Friend or Edirol comes in the mail! Hey collapse, what do you mean you sound quality is "getting" better? Do you mean you're getting better at using what you have or just all-around as a musician?
Oct 08, 2002 02:17 am hm i would have to say getting better at using what i have. my musicanship hasnt really changed in a while, im just finding new (and better) techniques to get the results i want.
once you learn what you gear can really do, recording gets a hell of a lot easier. =)
ps. reading the manuals does help, but not as much as sitting down to mess with it for a few hours daily. =P
Oct 08, 2002 04:26 am i know exactly what you mean. the more i play with my toys the better i know them. its not just easier to get done what i hear in my head, but it takes *alot less time* ~:o:~
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