Vince, The Audiophile is a fine card. I've got the delta66, which uses more or less the same engine. I chose the delta66 above the audiophile because it has a breakout box and I do a lot of recording of external equipment.
For the moment I'd stick to W2k... I don't know about stability issues with XP yet, but I always like to wait a while after a new OS is released so most bugs are (hopefully) found and fixed. I don't like to play beta-tester for ms. About the midi controller/keyboard. Well, it's just that a midi keyboard is the ideal input device for music. Once you get used to it it's soooo much easier to just play notes on a keyboard than to have to draw them using your mouse. I 'input' 95% of the notes/beats using a keyboard. In the last year or so some companies (like m-audio I believe) started making controller keyboard with some knobs and stuff on... I don't know how much they cost, but I used to suggest to people to just get a 2nd hand synth with midi (like a cs1x or something, which has knobs too), or one from evolution audio, which really don't cost that much. Or you can buy an old Roland W30 that's just gathering dust at my place ;) Don't go overboard on this, you don't need weighted keys and stuff... Good luck! Piet. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > I've just started getting into producing, and I quickly > realized my meazly > computer won't handle it. So I invested in a new machine, and > I think I've > made wise choices so far. Now it's time to choose a > soundcard. --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
