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Subject:best sound cards for creating voice audio files Posted by: ullie Date:2/21/2003 10:13:30 AM Greetings: I use soind forge studio. Have been working on a notebook with an external sound card ua 20, an Edirol product. Just got a desktop dell 8250. the ua 20 not working properly. Maybe can fix--but not sure want to stay with an external card. What's some good options. Please suggest some internal cards that would help me create best voice audio. I am making tapes.cds for my work. I use a Shure 58 microphone. Also--do you think the ua 20 is a good product to use with a desktop? Thank you...Ullie
Subject:RE: best sound cards for creating voice audio files Reply by: Iacobus Date:2/21/2003 7:55:13 PM What's the problem with the UA-20 exactly? I noticed that unit doesn't have a mic preamp, which is a must with that microphone you're using. Anything from Echo or M-Audio is excellent. Great soundcards/audio interfaces with low noise floors. You'll almost certainly want one with a mic preamp, or get a separate preamp to interface with the soundcard. HTH, Iacobus
Subject:RE: best sound cards for creating voice audio files Reply by: philsayer Date:2/24/2003 3:35:32 PM They have a somewhat "naff" image, but in truth, the higher-end Creative Labs cards are very good. I recently installed an Audigy 2 Platinum - good spec on paper, and good results in practice. (I do what you do - voice recording!) The front panel, which you install into a spare bay on the front of the PC, is useful, too.

Subject:best sound cards for creating voice audio files

Posted by: ullie

Date:2/21/2003 10:13:30 AM

Greetings:

I use soind forge studio. Have been working on a notebook with an external sound card ua 20, an Edirol product.

Just got a desktop dell 8250. the ua 20 not working properly. Maybe can fix--but not sure want to stay with an external card.

What's some good options. Please suggest some internal cards that would help me create best voice audio. I am making tapes.cds for my work.

I use a Shure 58 microphone.

Also--do you think the ua 20 is a good product to use with a desktop?

Thank you...Ullie

Subject:RE: best sound cards for creating voice audio files

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:2/21/2003 7:55:13 PM

What's the problem with the UA-20 exactly? I noticed that unit doesn't have a mic preamp, which is a must with that microphone you're using.

Anything from Echo or M-Audio is excellent. Great soundcards/audio interfaces with low noise floors. You'll almost certainly want one with a mic preamp, or get a separate preamp to interface with the soundcard.

HTH,
Iacobus

Subject:RE: best sound cards for creating voice audio files

Reply by: philsayer

Date:2/24/2003 3:35:32 PM

They have a somewhat "naff" image, but in truth, the higher-end Creative Labs cards are very good.

I recently installed an Audigy 2 Platinum - good spec on paper, and good results in practice. (I do what you do - voice recording!)

The front panel, which you install into a spare bay on the front of the PC, is useful, too.