[BC] Sound card ideas

[Mark Croom]

I actually have on computer where the onboard sound is completely
inadequate, even though it's a fairly modern system board. It's almost as
though the record input audio is over-compressed or something , and it's not
a problem with just overdriving the input as I have been able to adjust that
over a very wide range. Nothing could make it record properly--maybe it was
a driver problem but at the time there weren't any better drivers available.
That machine got an Audiophile 2496 and we get very nice audio from it even
though it's unbalanced I/O.

Mark
MN

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Kevin Trueblood <kevin at neptuneradio.net>wrote:

> I'm with you on this one.  Having used the on-board cards and the lower-end
> pro cards, there are noticeable differences.  Biggest one I see is the
> amount of noise.  If you don't have the budget, on-board cards would get you
> by, but you really can't go wrong for spending the extra cash on a MidiMia
> or a Delta 44.  Both cards can be purchased for under $150 retail or less on
> eBay if you play your cards right.
>
> Kevin
>
>  When played back on cheap sound cards, the talent does not sound the
>> same, as when the processed mic is live on the air.
>>
>
>  That is why the sound card matters, in this case. I'm sure the caller on
>> their cell phone will still sound bad.
>