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Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:50 pm**

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

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:59 pm**

Soundblaster AWE 32.

-M

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:06 pm**

Lo-Fi Massahkah wrote:Soundblaster AWE 32.

-M

thanks,
will look into that....

Posted: **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

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:09 pm**

RME, Apogee,

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:35 pm**

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

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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...)

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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?

Posted: **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

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:56 am**

Anything RME.

-Ben

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