BEST Sound Card??

stikkyrice · Post by **stikkyrice** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:50 pm

can anyone tell me whats the BEST Sound Card I should get/use for Ableton Live??.............thanks

Lo-Fi Massahkah · Post by **Lo-Fi Massahkah** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:59 pm

Soundblaster AWE 32.

-M

stikkyrice · Post by **stikkyrice** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:06 pm

Lo-Fi Massahkah wrote:Soundblaster AWE 32.

-M

thanks,
will look into that....

Lo-Fi Massahkah · Post by **Lo-Fi Massahkah** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:10 pm

Sorry, guy... I'm taking the piss out of you.

It's hard to say what the best card is unless you tell us what you need.

-M

Pantytec · Post by **Pantytec** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:09 pm

RME, Apogee,

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:16 pm

Pantytec wrote:RME, Apogee,

absolutely. The big new Apogees look awesome, too! And I am totally in love with the sound of the RME fireface800.

zsazsa · Post by **zsazsa** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:04 pm

I wonder if anybody uses Metric Halo, their interfaces look very nice and I would guess they would be in the RME league.
Only downside is, i think, is that it's mac only.

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:10 pm

The metric halo stuff isn't on par with the RME stuff, in my book. Not at all. The controls on it are great, but the ins/outs aren't enough.

Hypomixolydian · Post by **Hypomixolydian** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:35 pm

Without a doubt the Scope cards by Creamware. Nothing beats the versatility they offer.

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:17 pm

Astral Fridge Magnet wrote:Without a doubt the Scope cards by Creamware. Nothing beats the versatility they offer.

Or their bugs.

eamoon · Post by **eamoon** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:40 pm

Machinate: when you say "the ins/outs aren't enough" re: metric halo, are you talking quality or quantity?

I've got a few friends who tried both and went metric halo, but they also only needed a really good 2in/2out. I've got the RME multiface and I'm pretty happy with it, but I only use 8 outs and 4 ins, so I'm not pushing it hard quantity-wise. (And I'm shopping around for something new, anticipating a macbook in my future...)

Hypomixolydian · Post by **Hypomixolydian** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:55 pm

Machinate wrote:
Astral Fridge Magnet wrote:Without a doubt the Scope cards by Creamware. Nothing beats the versatility they offer.
Or their bugs.

In my experience I have never had bugs with my Creamware cards, though some people seem to have. As far as I know it is because of VIA chipsets on the motherboard. But name me a card that is totally foolproof and works on all motherboards trouble free.

quadrant6 · Post by **quadrant6** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:37 am

How does the sound and preamp quality of the RME fireface/multiface compare with the Motu ultralite and 828?

Same Q goes for the Apogee?

Pantytec · Post by **Pantytec** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:58 am

I've upgraded to the Prosonus Firestudio. It's "OK".
I wish I would have saved for the RME

MrYellow · Post by **MrYellow** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:56 am

Anything RME.

-Ben