# Sound Card use?

**URL:** <https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/sound-card-use/16870>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 9, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/sound-card-use/16870 "2010-12-09T20:47:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChrisV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ChrisV](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/ChrisV)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/sound-card-use/16870/1 "2010-12-09T20:47:23Z")

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**Sound Card use?**

Hey. So I’m new to this forum and new to using controllers. I have the white macbook that came out this year installed with ableton suite 8 and i just got my APC 20 along with a Yamaha keyboard that I may use as a second midi controller. Anyways, I thought i had my set up good and all but i keep reading that its important to have a good sound card. What exactly is this and what does it? Do i really need it?

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**Author:** ![sarasin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/sarasin/32/12614_2.png) [@sarasin](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/sarasin)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/sound-card-use/16870/2 "2010-12-09T20:51:57Z")

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You wanna DJ with it as well as Produce?

Or…

It depends. Audio 4 DJ or even the Audio 2 would be perfect…depending on how many outs you want DJing.

Production…maybe a proper studio card.

Budget??

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**Author:** ![ChrisV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ChrisV](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/ChrisV)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/sound-card-use/16870/3 "2010-12-09T21:02:47Z")

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Budget. Ehh 200-300 but looking to stay at 200. I dont get paid enough to buy overly expensive stuff 😕

And yes, i want it for both production and djing.

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**Author:** ![Cook](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/cook/32/12480_2.png) [@Cook](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Cook)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/sound-card-use/16870/4 "2010-12-09T21:40:20Z")

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Audio 8 is a good sound card for production imo as it has 4 inputs including mic, as well as midi i/o, and dedicated headphone out,

and is that £200 or $200, because there is a mass difference.

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**Author:** ![ChrisV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ChrisV](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/ChrisV)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/sound-card-use/16870/5 "2010-12-09T22:01:55Z")

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$200. Sorry for that.