sound cards that sound big for cheap

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sound cards that sound big for cheap

I re-read the sound cards under 200…I was Looking at the native instrument sound card. Will it be able to put out enough signal for a club that can hold 200+people.

Or do anyone know of a soundcard thats in the 200 dollar price range that can put out some decent sound.

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Will it be able to put out enough signal for a club?

Huh…?

You’re signal will allways go through the club’s soundsystem, when hooked up to the club’s mixer.
So I think this question can be rendered as obsolete.

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ok i got you. I am confused here and don’t know how.

Ok the if I get a sound card it will make my music sound clearer and in better quality?

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Yes a sound card will let you output sound with a much better quality compared to just running it off your laptop motherboard.

Any external sound card for a computer will be able to put out enough signal(loudness) to then me amplified by the clubs system.

With sound cards you want to look at latency and quality. Your latency is the peroid of time the processor has before it will send the information out to your sound card. Firewire soundcards will be able to handle a smaller latency then a usb. However it isnt “that” big of a deal because we are talking in Milli seconds here. I run 7ms on my soundcard. I personally wouldn’t do anything above 25. The quality is determined by sample rate. Typically most recording are in 48000hz so normally i wont set mine any higher. Sampling (signal processing) - Wikipedia

Now if i were you i would personally get the firebox ( if your planning on doing this for awhile). However listen to what ean has to say about the other ones in his video.

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yea but i don’t have a firewire port on my laptop.

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weak… you can always buy a pci adapter

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That’s pc laptops for ya.

Still there’s some awesome USB2.0 soundcards more than enough for spinning at clubs!

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hey leave me alone ok lol

but I found what I am getting the presonus firebox. And I found a pci card with firewire for around 30 bucks.

So I am good.

thanks for the help

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LOLz.

Nice. I think Bento’s got the same setup. :wink:

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hahah thats where i got it from but don’t let him know ok lol

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Please let us know how you like the firebox and yes, it’s time to move into the Mac World. (dodges sticks, stones and flames):smiley:

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You can also ask Bento(san), he too uses the Firebix.

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Good choice
Firebox for the win :slight_smile:

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I didnt read nothing !

Oh and yes… Firebox for the win +1