Laptop recording

[Patch]

I'm about to purchase a laptop for running live alongside my decks. I'd thought about getting an echo indigo DJ card, but realised I would not be able to record into live using this. Can anyone suggest a good card/interface for use with a laptop that will allow both monitoring and recording? Cheaper the better - my ass is skint at the moment.

Cheers...

[AdamJay]

Well you know if you use the ASIO4ALL driver, you could get the Echo Indigi I/O and use that in conjunction with your laptop's internal soundcard.

use the Echo for main playback and recording, and the laptop 1/8" output for monitoring.

[Patch]

I thought live didn't support multiple soundcards? How could you use the in-built and the echo indigo?

That does sound ideal, though - can you give me any more info on this? Is that how you work/perform?

[loopjockey]

Just purchased one myself. Did a lot of research and came up with m-audio firewire audiophile. analogue i/p's a bit limited but will take rca straight out of your mixer sends or recording output which can then be rerouted back in to a line i/p on your mixer (assuming 4 channel). Also has 1 MIDI in/out.
Still really testing the capabilities myself but will let you know how I get on

[AdamJay]

I thought live didn't support multiple soundcards? How could you use the in-built and the echo indigo?

That does sound ideal, though - can you give me any more info on this? Is that how you work/perform?

The ASIO4ALL driver allows you to use multiple soundcards as if they were merged into one card.

I don't work that way anymore (i'm on a mac now) but my HP laptop worked this way with the internal card and an M-Audio Sonica Theatre USB, so long as i used the ASIO4ALL v2 driver.
www.asio4all.com