I use the RME Hammerfall quite successfully.

xy wrote:

i'm looking to get into gigasampler. need a simple yet decent-enough
soundcard with gsif drivers 24bit/48khz compatibility and also 24/48
asio ability. midi i/o would be nice.

key is stability and compatibility and low latency.

i just bought an echo mia midi, and it's not liking my computer (which
is strange since my computer likes just about anything).

The Wavecenter PCI from Frontier Design Group is a nice card and meets your
specs: gsif drivers, 24bit/48kHz (though most Gigasampler libraries are at
44.1kHz), and 2 x MIDI i/o. They have a good tech support reputation as
well. *But* it's a digital only card -- adat lightpipe plus s/pdif (optical
and coax) -- so it's only useful if you have some sort of outboard gear with
converters.

-Shawn


"xy" wrote in message
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i'm looking to get into gigasampler. need a simple yet decent-enough
soundcard with gsif drivers 24bit/48khz compatibility and also 24/48
asio ability. midi i/o would be nice.

key is stability and compatibility and low latency.

i just bought an echo mia midi, and it's not liking my computer (which
is strange since my computer likes just about anything).

All the above suggested cards plus MAudio 2496.

"xy" wrote in message
m...
i'm looking to get into gigasampler. need a simple yet decent-enough
soundcard with gsif drivers 24bit/48khz compatibility and also 24/48
asio ability. midi i/o would be nice.

key is stability and compatibility and low latency.

i just bought an echo mia midi, and it's not liking my computer (which
is strange since my computer likes just about anything).

Every expert I know on Gigasmapler says the Wavecenter PCI from Frontier Design is
the most stable and by FAR the lowest latency.

It is also very inexpensive.

We carry this and the RME.

db

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(xy) wrote:

i'm looking to get into gigasampler. need a simple yet decent-enough
soundcard with gsif drivers 24bit/48khz compatibility and also 24/48
asio ability. midi i/o would be nice.

key is stability and compatibility and low latency.

i just bought an echo mia midi, and it's not liking my computer (which
is strange since my computer likes just about anything).

--
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Acoustics by db
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