Recording Sound Cards

[Steve-o]

Hi All;

I am looking into recording my band (nothing too crazy quality wise).
I have been browsing around and finding 8-10 channel sound cards and I
am wondering which ones are the best? I am not looking to spend too
much as I am just looking to play around with this for a little while
so whichever card will give me the best sound/money would be cool.
Any help would be appreciated.

Cards I am looking at:
M-Audio Delta 1010LT
M-Audio Delta 1010
C-Port DSP 2000 MultiChannel System
Edirol FA-101

Thanks;
Steve-o

[Arny Krueger]

"Steve-o" > wrote in message
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> Hi All;
>
> I am looking into recording my band (nothing too crazy quality wise).
> I have been browsing around and finding 8-10 channel sound cards and I
> am wondering which ones are the best? I am not looking to spend too
> much as I am just looking to play around with this for a little while
> so whichever card will give me the best sound/money would be cool.
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Cards I am looking at:
> M-Audio Delta 1010LT
> M-Audio Delta 1010

http://www.republika.pl/sklep_akutech/pomiary/karty/delta1010/-10dbv/delta1010_24_44.htm

The big difference between these two is that the 1010 has true balanced
inputs, and the 1010LT has two inputs that can be strapped as phantom-less
mic inputs. There's about a 2:1 difference in price.

A number of people around here use 1010s including myself. They basically
just work, but command little respect in the boutique market.

> C-Port DSP 2000 MultiChannel System

Looks a lot like the guts of a 1010LT in a box that looks like a 1010.

> Edirol FA-101 Unlike the others, its a Firewire box, not a PCI box.

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20040510/101_48.htm

Interesting counterpoint:

http://www.kordak.net/0404/results.htm

[TonyP]

"Arny Krueger" > wrote in message
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http://www.republika.pl/sklep_akutech/pomiary/karty/delta1010/-10dbv/delta10
10_24_44.htm

The graphs show a large amount of mains interference. Is that the case with
yours Arny, or is it poor test procedure?
Can it be fixed, if so how.

TonyP

[Arny Krueger]

"TonyP" > wrote in message
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> "Arny Krueger" > wrote in message
> ...
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http://www.republika.pl/sklep_akutech/pomiary/karty/delta1010/-10dbv/delta10
> 10_24_44.htm

> The graphs show a large amount of mains interference. Is that the
> case with yours Arny, or is it poor test procedure?

Looks like a marginal cable. Note the spike around 15 KHz.

My 1010 is at my remote site, so I can't just pop in a cable and double
check. My recordings from it show the footprint of Mackie mic preamps, lots
of cable and open mics.

[Frank Mazzola]

Arny,
I hope you can help me. I have been learning about ways to record my
6'1" Grand piano (see thread:
om
I checked out your website. It's great, but I'm really a novice in
recording. Could you suggest some cards that would be suitable for my
use? I plan on buying 2 Behringer B-5 mikes and the Mackie 1202.
Thanks,
Frank

[Arny Krueger]

"Frank Mazzola" > wrote in message
om
> Arny,
> I hope you can help me. I have been learning about ways to record my
> 6'1" Grand piano (see thread:

> om
> I checked out your website. It's great, but I'm really a novice in
> recording. Could you suggest some cards that would be suitable for my
> use? I plan on buying 2 Behringer B-5 mikes and the Mackie 1202.

What have you got, and what do you want to spend?

If money is an issue, I'd rather see you blow your wad on mics.

The existing sound card in your PC might work for you, depending on what it
is.

If you're in the US. The Turtle Beach Santa Cruz is the cheapest PCI card
I'd recommend for a PC.

Right now there's a Terratec card - the Phase 22 - that's on sale for about
$120 and looks really good on paper and has some good informal reports. If
you are in Europe, this might be the better, cheaper way to go.

[james of tucson]

On 2004-07-22, Frank Mazzola > wrote:
> Could you suggest some cards that would be suitable for my
> use? I plan on buying 2 Behringer B-5 mikes and the Mackie 1202.

If you can go wrong with a M-Audio Delta card, I'd like to hear how.