can I get away with a SB Live soundcard?

guest 2 · Post by **guest 2** » Thu May 13, 2004 10:38 pm

Hi. I just built a new DAW and I am planning to turn my old P4 1.8 Gig rig into a live Live machine. Will I be able to use a SoundBlaster Live card with 5.1 outs? I would like to start with this until I can afford to get a decent sound card for the rig, but I just spent all my budget on the new DAW. If the SB is simply a no-go, how about some suggestions for a relatively cheap soundcard (with multiple outs...I know, I'm asking for the impossible, but humour me), that will squeak by for now. Thanks.

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Thu May 13, 2004 11:49 pm

I really don't know anything about sound blasters, but if it works work it, atleast till you can afford something better.

I have an Maudio quattro usb sound card that has multiple ins and outs. It's cool, it ran me around three hundred, 275, something like that about a year and a half ago. You can get them new from musiciansfriend
now for $150.00 now which, in my opinion, is a pretty good deal. With the exception of some recent problems with the latest drivers for os10.3.3 I have been pretty happy with mine.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon May 17, 2004 3:56 pm

I use Live with a SBLive with no probs. I think you can mos def use it til u get a beter one!

Mbazzy · Post by **Mbazzy** » Tue May 18, 2004 10:52 am

If Fourtet and Manitoba can .. you can as well ..;

Data Thieves · Post by **Data Thieves** » Thu May 20, 2004 3:51 pm

If you have the SB0220, its not worth trying, It has a bug that stops it working properly, but most other duplex soundblasters are ok for your purpose, the trouble with soundblaster is that they re-sample from 44k to 48k, causing minor latency and generating "artifacts" that detract from sound quality.
The advantage that they do have is cost.

backwoods · Post by **backwoods** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:26 pm

Get these 3rd party drivers for low latency ASIO action for the Creative Live and Audigy sound cards.

http://kxproject.lugosoft.com/

Free, awsome community forum, less than 5ms latency(in most cases)
Totally customizable DSP.

Good luck, have fun!!!

PrOgReSS · Post by **PrOgReSS** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:25 pm

This thing sucks!!! I want to get rid of it and go back to using my crappy Sound Blaster card and Midi to USB. How do I uninstall this! There is nothing under the add remove programs I went straight to the program files on my hardrive there was an uninstall file in the KX folder I used it and it didn't work!!! There is no option to just switch back to my original card and I can no longer use my midi to USB for input!!!! Someone please HELP I WANT TO BE RID OF THIS!!!!

can I get away with a SB Live soundcard?

can I get away with a SB Live soundcard?

KX Saved my life!!

MAKE IT GO AWAY!