I want to record my acoustic piano. Can a Pinnacle systems
Audio/Video capture board used as an interface between a mic
preamp/mixer and my computer?
Thanks
-Frank

Frank Mazzola wrote:
I want to record my acoustic piano. Can a Pinnacle systems
Audio/Video capture board used as an interface between a mic
preamp/mixer and my computer?


Yes. However you will probably get better results with a 'proper'
audio-orientated soundcard.


geoff

Frank Mazzola wrote:
I want to record my acoustic piano. Can a Pinnacle systems
Audio/Video capture board used as an interface between a mic
preamp/mixer and my computer?


Yes. However you will probably get better results with a 'proper'
audio-orientated soundcard.


geoff

On Sun, 16 May 2004 16:28:21 +1200, "Geoff Wood"
-nospam wrote:

I want to record my acoustic piano. Can a Pinnacle systems
Audio/Video capture board used as an interface between a mic
preamp/mixer and my computer?


Yes. However you will probably get better results with a 'proper'
audio-orientated soundcard.

Is the Pinnacle low-quality? Mic inputs on general-purpose cards are
uniformly lousy, but Line In on even cheap consumer cards -
SoundBlasters and the like - are usually OK.

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On Sun, 16 May 2004 16:28:21 +1200, "Geoff Wood"
-nospam wrote:

I want to record my acoustic piano. Can a Pinnacle systems
Audio/Video capture board used as an interface between a mic
preamp/mixer and my computer?


Yes. However you will probably get better results with a 'proper'
audio-orientated soundcard.

Is the Pinnacle low-quality? Mic inputs on general-purpose cards are
uniformly lousy, but Line In on even cheap consumer cards -
SoundBlasters and the like - are usually OK.

CubaseFAQ www.laurencepayne.co.uk/CubaseFAQ.htm
"Possibly the world's least impressive web site": George Perfect

Frank Mazzola wrote:
I want to record my acoustic piano. Can a Pinnacle systems
Audio/Video capture board used as an interface between a mic
preamp/mixer and my computer?

Depends which Pinnacle card.

Then, it depends on your desire for sound quality. The Pinnacle cards that
could work typically convert audio to MPEG. Not the best choice for high
audio quality.

Frank Mazzola wrote:
I want to record my acoustic piano. Can a Pinnacle systems
Audio/Video capture board used as an interface between a mic
preamp/mixer and my computer?

Depends which Pinnacle card.

Then, it depends on your desire for sound quality. The Pinnacle cards that
could work typically convert audio to MPEG. Not the best choice for high
audio quality.

Laurence Payne wrote:
On Sun, 16 May 2004 16:28:21 +1200, "Geoff Wood"
-nospam wrote:

I want to record my acoustic piano. Can a Pinnacle systems
Audio/Video capture board used as an interface between a mic
preamp/mixer and my computer?


Yes. However you will probably get better results with a 'proper'
audio-orientated soundcard.

Is the Pinnacle low-quality? Mic inputs on general-purpose cards are
uniformly lousy, but Line In on even cheap consumer cards -
SoundBlasters and the like - are usually OK.

Depends what you call OK. Generics generally pretty noisy and high
distortion in comparison with more audio-centric models. Also sometimes
wierd unavoidable resampling internally.

geoff

Laurence Payne wrote:
On Sun, 16 May 2004 16:28:21 +1200, "Geoff Wood"
-nospam wrote:

I want to record my acoustic piano. Can a Pinnacle systems
Audio/Video capture board used as an interface between a mic
preamp/mixer and my computer?


Yes. However you will probably get better results with a 'proper'
audio-orientated soundcard.

Is the Pinnacle low-quality? Mic inputs on general-purpose cards are
uniformly lousy, but Line In on even cheap consumer cards -
SoundBlasters and the like - are usually OK.

Depends what you call OK. Generics generally pretty noisy and high
distortion in comparison with more audio-centric models. Also sometimes
wierd unavoidable resampling internally.

geoff