I would use an external sound capture device. There's plenty on the market
depending on your needs and budget. I use a Tascam US122 which gives me
excellent results. It's only two channels (probably the max recommended
with USB 1) but it does come with phantom power, inserts and it's of pretty
good quality (certainly better than a Soundblaster).
If you need multitrack (and I assume not if you're happy with a
soundblaster), then you should probably go firewire. No recommendations but
I think all but the cheapest consumer devices from M Audio is decent.

Onboard sound in laptops tends to suck a lot. I wouldn't even consider
it...

Rich




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Hi,
I have Cakewalk Home Studio, and i'm happily recording through my PC.
Setup is simple, two mics into Behringer mixer into PC soundcard
(Soundblaster Live). Now i know this is slightly low tech but i'm
happy with the results. Now what do i need to do to do the same on my
laptop? I have a Dell Latitude D505 with (i think) a sigma tel C-major
soundcard (it only has a mic and earphones input). Is this possible at
all? If not what do i need to buy to do laptop recording of similar
quality to my PC setup?

thanks.