bobbie
Hi
I want to purchase a pcmcia soundcard for my notebook, I prefer it to usb for various reasons. I hesitate between the following model
echo indigo IO: http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/CardBus/IndigoIO/index.php
Top audio quality but only one stereo line out (no 5.1 here). So i'd have to use a splitter. Asked on another forum and someone told me quality would suffer because of the mono conversion and read the opposite on another thread, so what's the verdict ?
Creative Audigy 2 ZS Notebook: http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=204&product=10769
7.1 card that mirrors features of the PCI card with the same name.
I'd like to have opinions of users of thses cards before making a decision. I'm concerned with the use of a stereo splitter with the echo indigo.
I see that most people with laptop use the maya44 USB. It's only USB 1.1 and there must be better by now. What would you recommend knowing I don't need tons of input/output but I need a high quality input/output as I'll probably use the sound card for production also ?
I want to purchase a pcmcia soundcard for my notebook, I prefer it to usb for various reasons. I hesitate between the following model
echo indigo IO: http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/CardBus/IndigoIO/index.php
Top audio quality but only one stereo line out (no 5.1 here). So i'd have to use a splitter. Asked on another forum and someone told me quality would suffer because of the mono conversion and read the opposite on another thread, so what's the verdict ?
Creative Audigy 2 ZS Notebook: http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=204&product=10769
7.1 card that mirrors features of the PCI card with the same name.
I'd like to have opinions of users of thses cards before making a decision. I'm concerned with the use of a stereo splitter with the echo indigo.
I see that most people with laptop use the maya44 USB. It's only USB 1.1 and there must be better by now. What would you recommend knowing I don't need tons of input/output but I need a high quality input/output as I'll probably use the sound card for production also ?
Posted Sun 25 Sep 05 @ 4:51 pm
apopsisdj
Maya44usb is still a very good choice, and the best value for money,
...if you can find it buy it...
There is a mislead about the 1.1 and 2.0 usb specs.
2.0 is not faster,(usb is...usb, same cpu load) just the bandwich is (much) greater, but you dont need it. 8x48Khz channels audio streaming (4in/4out) is under the bandwich of 1.1...
So this card does what it says, and it has true support for 44Khz (no resample,unlike creative's...)
I NEVER recommend creative cards, avoid them.
Pcmcia cards are best for performance but you are limited to the pcmci bus.
Edit: i see you will need a card for production also...
Then you must think about pci/pcmci or firewire cards.
(For serious job, not that my maya doesnt work right with my cubase and Ableton Live)
...if you can find it buy it...
There is a mislead about the 1.1 and 2.0 usb specs.
2.0 is not faster,(usb is...usb, same cpu load) just the bandwich is (much) greater, but you dont need it. 8x48Khz channels audio streaming (4in/4out) is under the bandwich of 1.1...
So this card does what it says, and it has true support for 44Khz (no resample,unlike creative's...)
I NEVER recommend creative cards, avoid them.
Pcmcia cards are best for performance but you are limited to the pcmci bus.
Edit: i see you will need a card for production also...
Then you must think about pci/pcmci or firewire cards.
(For serious job, not that my maya doesnt work right with my cubase and Ableton Live)
Posted Sun 25 Sep 05 @ 5:22 pm
acw_dj
Look these:
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=237&subcategory=239&product=13554
Support ASIO2 and 44KHz sample rate (48/96/192KHz as well).
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FireWire410-main.html
I feel apopsis have bad experiences with SB, I don't. I'm currently using Audigy 2 ZS Platinum in ASIO mode and 2ms latency only.
If you are don't going to use TCVs or TCCDs you could go for Indigo or Audigy 2 for your notebook.
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=237&subcategory=239&product=13554
Support ASIO2 and 44KHz sample rate (48/96/192KHz as well).
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FireWire410-main.html
I feel apopsis have bad experiences with SB, I don't. I'm currently using Audigy 2 ZS Platinum in ASIO mode and 2ms latency only.
If you are don't going to use TCVs or TCCDs you could go for Indigo or Audigy 2 for your notebook.
Posted Mon 26 Sep 05 @ 7:02 pm
l_rids
I have the audigy 2 zs to use with my laptop. It works great and has decent quality sound with low latency. Far better connection in my opinion than usb because its fairly loose.
But yeah its only ideal if you aren't using tcv or tccd's as acw_dj said because there is only 1 input for a line in and thats optical.
But yeah its only ideal if you aren't using tcv or tccd's as acw_dj said because there is only 1 input for a line in and thats optical.
Posted Tue 27 Sep 05 @ 1:55 am
djchill
So if I wanna use TCCdS and TCV what soundcard do yu all recomened?can I still use the soundblaster soundcards?
Posted Fri 30 Sep 05 @ 3:19 pm
bobbie
Bought the ZS Notebook finally and it works great ! If you plan to uses TCV you should get a maya44 usb
Posted Sat 01 Oct 05 @ 12:23 pm
acw_dj
If you want to use TCVS or TCCDs get the Maya 44 USB as your first option. If you couldn't find in your area, use M-Audio Delta 44 (PCI). If you want to use it in a notebook use the M-Audio FireWire 1820 or the E-MU1616 from Creative Profesional Series.
Posted Sat 01 Oct 05 @ 4:41 pm
li125
excuse me, but what are TCVs & TCCDs?
Posted Sat 01 Oct 05 @ 10:31 pm
acw_dj
TCVs= Time Coded Vinyls and TCCDs= Time Coded CDs
More info: http://www.virtualdj.com/products/timecode/
More info: http://www.virtualdj.com/products/timecode/
Posted Sun 02 Oct 05 @ 1:26 am