Soundcard - cheap for backup

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Soundcard - cheap for backup

I have been saving to buy an Audio6/8/10 soundcard (couldn’t quite decide yet), but meanwhile I want something to use as I just started to try 3/4 channel mixing.

I’ve been searching around the Internetz for the cheapest possible soundcard at the moment. I want to use until I finish colecting the money for the Audio thing, also I think it’s a good investment as I can keep it for a backup S.O.S. unit later, or just to keep one at my garage (where I usually mix) and one on my bedroom for quick experiments etc.

I found this:

Am I going to be able to connect all my four channels of my Behringer DJX750 on that? If yes, what exact cables do I need?

Thanks :sunglasses:

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No.

Looks like it has 3 stereo outs - so you could use 3 channels on your mixer.

If you use ASIO4ALL, you could create an aggregate device with your built in sound card giving you 4 stereo outs, though…

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Ok thanks, so I was basically about to commit a big error, glad I came here! :slight_smile:

So, what’s the cheapest possible (and I mean, the cheapest eheh) 4 deck capable soundcard I can buy? :sleeping:

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A USB 7.1 surround sound card might work. Can’t see any reason that it wouldn’t.

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ESI Gigaport is fairly cheap and gives you proper low latency performance.

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Really? Their Maya44 USB card had horribly latency issues.

Still they did recent bring out the Maya44 USB+ and the Gigaport+ which might have solved that problem.

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I got nothing but praise for ESI. I’ve had a U46DJ for YEARS as my DVS interface, and it has worked flawlessly.

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I gotta say I do like the look of their interfaces. I don’t know why no one else makes cards like the gigaport, seems like a no-brainer to me.

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My VCM 100 has a built-in Maya 44 and it seems fine to me. Headphone port is a little noisy though.

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The cheaper you go the cheaper you’re sound quality will sound. Even for a “backup”.

Do you wanna be that one guy who sounds like he’s playing music through a toaster?

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Even out of a Funktion 1 setup in a top-end club, the sound that’s actually reaching the audience’s ears won’t be any better than 128kbps MP3 listened to on a mini hi-fi system anyway, so it’s pretty much irrelevant. Club audio is geared around volume, not quality. More money on the PA side just gets you more even coverage, not better quality.

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I’ve A-B’d NI interfaces with £25 Behringer interfaces and I really don’t think sound quality is an issue, especially if you’re just using it for DJing.

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Very true. It annoys me when people think expensive PA systems can compare to any sort of audiophile setup e.g. those used for bitrate hearing tests.