Jan 05, 2005 01:56 pm if you don't need mic pres, Edirol makes a handy little midi controler/audio interface called ummmm lemme check real quick PCR-1. it's kinda small but you can kill two tracks with one take.
peace
wyd
Deciding on a new sound card?
Posted on Jan 05, 2005 01:51 pm
R&BThug
Member Since: Sep 13, 2004
Hi, ive recently come accross 200 euros haha and ive decided to spend them on a new soundcard.
A friend of mine got an m-audio omnistudio USB recently (he got it for like 200 on ebay), but hes not that happy with it, the ASIO controllers dont work well, and he gets a very large latency, he instead has to use the microsoft windows controllers. He does not usually use MIDI but I do. I plan on buying a keyboard too in the future. So I want low latency, and also something that'll be able to do some good recordings. I wanna get rid of that horrible sounds the SB live adds to all my recording jobs.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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Jan 05, 2005 01:56 pm if you don't need mic pres, Edirol makes a handy little midi controler/audio interface called ummmm lemme check real quick PCR-1. it's kinda small but you can kill two tracks with one take.
peace
wyd
Jan 05, 2005 03:00 pm well thanks, but i wanted a xlr connection for the mic, and also phatom power beacause in the future i'll get a condenser mic. I was thinking something like the omni-studio but better at midi, and i dont really need all the effects and all.
Jan 05, 2005 05:30 pm well, you could try the PCI version of the omni studio instead of the USB version.
Jan 06, 2005 06:17 am I'm looking at the Edirol ua-25, can anyone give me a review?
Another option is to get a pci m-audio 2596, and use a little behringer mixing tables as an interface.
Please give me your opinions, thanks.
Jan 06, 2005 06:23 am While Edirol is decent, I'd take the 2496 any day over it. I have a hard time taking the little Edirol devices seriously, aren't most of them still limited to 16-bit?
Jan 06, 2005 09:44 pm I do believe you are correct dB. Most if not all the Edirol devices are limited to 16-bit. And for the price the 2496 is a much more usable card.
Jan 11, 2005 12:25 pm I have the E-Mu 0404 PCI sound card. It works great (and it's very inexpensive). 2 x TRS 1/4" balanced ins and 2 x outs, S/PDIF optical and coax, midi in and out....
I thought I had a issue with it - which turned out to be a glitch in the installation of the multitracking software. Their customer service is absolutely incredible! Quick, clear answers, and lots of insights. They even sent me a file to optimize my card whn I use it.
Still reeling from the shock of receiving good customer service (it's so rare these days). Anyway, my 2 cents worth.
Oh year, that card or the Audiophile 2496, PLUS a small mixer (Behringer was mentioned), and you're away.
Feb 08, 2005 06:06 pm Hi, I know this is an old thread, but I just wanted to add to the perceptions of the Edirol UA-25 out there. I've owned many pro and semi-pro audio cards and recently I've scaled back to a laptop for music-making. My IBM T41 doesn't have a FW port. I realized that I mostly use Reason or VSTi's and my recording needs are strictly 1 or two mics in at a time (or one hardware synth in). My local shop had a sale on UA-25's so I thought I'd give it a try.
Verdict? Excellent! The UA25 is 24-bit exclusively (except in a weird mode where it acts as a "soundcard" locked at 16bit-44.1). There is a limitation when operating at the 96kHz sampling rate: you can either record or monitor, but not both at the same time. This is a limitation of USB 1.1 bandwidth.
The UA-25 has *balanced* in & outs (which was an absolute must for me) in addition to redundant stereo RCA outs, 48V phantom power, and an analog limiter which works pretty transparently in most cases. The analog inputs are nice Neutrik combos and all pots feel pretty smooth. The preamps sounded clean & open to me, as good as any solid-state preamps. At least they were not muddled & noisy...
It has some features that I haven't used yet, like a Hi-Z DI input switch, optical IO's, and a digital loopback which lets you record streaming audio. There's no appreciable CPU-hit on my laptop compared to my old Echo Indigo or built-in soundcard (which uses ASIO4all drivers). I did notice that on my old AMD desktop, the Echo Mia PCI card is a little more CPU-efficient.
It's totally USB powered. For me this is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it's completely portable (most laptops will NOT power FW device in the field). On the other hand, though, this would have made an amazing free-standing pre/converter along the lines of the mindprint di-port. As it is, the UA-25 must be connected to a computer (with the proper drivers loaded) before it can work.
Finally, the UA-25 is a very solid small box constructed out of aluminum. Very well made.
I had my doubts about Edirol and especially about USB 1.1. However, because I never need more than 2-ins/2-outs and because it performs so well, it is perfect for me.
I saw a NAMM '05 report of the Edirol FA-66, which looks almost identical but is red aluminum and has a turntable/RIAA RCA input instead of the redundant RCA outs, and it has an power adapter jack. Looks good, but if you have limited IO requirements then I can't see that it's necessary at almost 2x the price.
Anyway, sorry for the ramble, but just wanted to add my 0.02 on this.
oxy
Jun 18, 2006 07:02 am U should try some RME cards, Price is competitive and the features are GREAT! super reliable ASIO and great sound.
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