Sound card recommendations
hey all,
I’m real new to production i am saving up and buying stuff here and there but i wanted to know what would be a good soundcard. I want to get something good that will last me awhile, not something to get me buy and than have to upgrade later.
thanks,
How many ins and outs do you need?
Do you plan to record instruments and vocals?
Are you running Windows or Mac OS?
Do you need it to be firewire or usb?
What’s your budget?
These are some questions you need to answer before people can start making recommendations.
How many ins and outs do you need? 4
Do you plan to record instruments and vocals? yes
Are you running Windows or Mac OS? Win
Do you need it to be firewire or usb? Usb
What’s your budget? Under $1000
I just bought a Focusrite Saffire Pro 14 (firewire) card for live instrument/voice processing, it has lovely preamps and enough I/O for most needs, you can check it’s 24 and 40 sisters if you need more. All the line line is built like tanks.
Well, to be more specific i plan on useing abelton,mixer,midi control maybe vocals down the road..
http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/FireWire/AudioFire4/index.php
Firewire (IEEE 1394a) but otherwise a solid interface. No separate monitor volume control though.
MOTU Ultralite.