"RichieBee" wrote in message ...
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

please excuse my dumb questions but,
by 'external sound capture device' do you mean 'soundcard'? How much
is the Tascam US122?
Multitracking is not important to me. All i use is two mics. Right
now, they go into a mixer, and i use one stereo out to go into the
soundcard on PC.
I really think the sound i get now is pretty good so i'm excited about
the possibility of it being better. In general, i think mics,
placement, room, is much more important than soundcard. Am i wrong?