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Subject:Soundcard recomendations Posted by: mista k Date:4/15/2009 12:41:14 PM Any recommendations on soundcards? I had a M-audio firewire410 - was great but recently fried. PCI -? USB 2.0 ? Firewire? Any good and bad stories with each? Price range up to $400
Subject:RE: Soundcard recomendations Reply by: SHTUNOT Date:4/15/2009 9:09:28 PM What OS are you running? Win XP sp3? Vista 32? Vista 64? The two firewire soundcards that I used and are currently using : -Presonus firebox: http://www.audiomidi.com/FireBox-P5947.aspx -Echo Audiofire 4: http://www.audiomidi.com/AudioFire-4-P8336.aspx Both work well in a 32 bit environment. Both will be crap with acid pro 7 in Vista 64bit. I do know that the audiofire works great @ 64sample buffer in sonar 8.3.1.. When I last checked the presonus forums there were those who complained about the same issues I was having in Vista 64 so I would stay clear. YMMV... Ed.

Subject:Soundcard recomendations

Posted by: mista k

Date:4/15/2009 12:41:14 PM

Any recommendations on soundcards?

I had a M-audio firewire410 - was great but recently fried.

PCI -?
USB 2.0 ?
Firewire?

Any good and bad stories with each?

Price range up to $400

Subject:RE: Soundcard recomendations

Reply by: SHTUNOT

Date:4/15/2009 9:09:28 PM

What OS are you running?

Win XP sp3?

Vista 32?

Vista 64?

The two firewire soundcards that I used and are currently using :

-Presonus firebox: http://www.audiomidi.com/FireBox-P5947.aspx

-Echo Audiofire 4: http://www.audiomidi.com/AudioFire-4-P8336.aspx

Both work well in a 32 bit environment.

Both will be crap with acid pro 7 in Vista 64bit.

I do know that the audiofire works great @ 64sample buffer in sonar 8.3.1.. When I last checked the presonus forums there were those who complained about the same issues I was having in Vista 64 so I would stay clear.

YMMV...

Ed.