Re: soundblaster SB X-Fi Series sound card help
what i'd do is check the drivers version for the sound card you have then go to there website and see the details on that specific driver it should give support info. - Original Message - From: "Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona" <hank.smith...@gmail.com> To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>; <blindt...@groups.io> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 5:07 PM Subject: soundblaster SB X-Fi Series sound card help Hello how can I tell what exact vairient of the sound blaster SB X-Fi Series? I can't find anything on the internet and need to see if my varient of the sound blaster SB X-Fi Series is supporteb by windows10 can any one help? thanks Hank
soundblaster SB X-Fi Series sound card help
Hello how can I tell what exact vairient of the sound blaster SB X-Fi Series? I can't find anything on the internet and need to see if my varient of the sound blaster SB X-Fi Series is supporteb by windows10 can any one help? thanks Hank
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
Hi Chris, yes they do. www.turtlebeach.com whether the included software is accessible, is not clear. But I reckon they are still good devices. Joe On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 17:55:52 -0500 Chris Skarstad <rascal0...@verizon.net> wrote: Speaking of sound cards, has anyone tried the sound cards by Turtle Beach of late? Back when I was using a laptop, I used a turtle beach audio advantage SRM and it worked quite nicely. When I got my pc I really didn't have much need for it since the internal card did everything I need so I didn't use it much after that. Do they still make good sound cards these days? if so I may consider one for my next pc. On 3/3/2016 4:52 PM, Joe Paton wrote: > yes. > > > On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 21:24:48 + > goshawk on horseback <goshawk_on_horseb...@fastmail.co.uk> wrote: > > I do the USB card for audio and onboard card for the screen reader thing, > and it has served me very well, especially when playing different audio > things through the USB card for example. as if a bit of audio I am playing > is very loud, I don't get any issues with not being able to hear my > screenreader over the loud audio, as all I do is either back the volume of > the USB card off, or boost that of the onboard card. because I use a mixer > desk, I can do this very easily. > > Simon > > > - Original Message - > From: "Joe Paton" <j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 9:10 PM > Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please > > > Hi Larry, > > On this dell optiplex, there is a default sound card, which is a real tek.. > > Now here's the interesting thing. > > The windows mixer, offers limited access to all the controls on the card. > Further, these controls can be accessed, using an app called "dell audio." > This opens up all the card's controls. It is not accessible by three screen > readers, but I suspect that screen mignification users may have a little > more opportunity. > > Next, the version of drivers, either provided by Dell, or Real Tek. Certain > drivers, do nott offer the range of controls in the default installation, > but > also these drivers leave the card in a flatter audio state, with no extra > audio > effects turned on. > > So what I am thinking, is, that it might be possible to turn off the effects > that you don't want, either by the driver file itself, or, access to the > control pannel installed by the computer manufacturer. I used dell in my > example. > > Next you could argue, hell, why waiste my time. You could use the default > card > for screen reader, then a second card for your audio. I made the asumption > that you want to do more than just replay high quality audio. So in either > case > Larry, creative audigie do a usb card, with controls onboard. I tended to > think of a PCI audigie card, forgetting about the usb offerings. > > > good luck, and good listening. > > Joe > > > > > On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 09:36:21 -0600 > Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Joe, > > The main problem I notice with this card, is that it tends to phase out > centered voices on many stereo recordings. It also at times sounds as if it > has an overactive audio gain setting. I just never know how it is going to > react from song to song, or selection to selection. It just isn't a very > sound environment IMHO, not like my old Audigy, which was both dependable, > and at times, down right amazing as a reproducer of pure audio. > > I'll admit that my demands are small, since I only use my sound card for > listening to audio streams, and mp3 files, but very little in the way of > actual recording. But when I had occasion to do some of that, the results > were usually quite adiquit for my needs. > > > > > On 3/3/2016 7:24 AM, Joe Paton wrote: >> larry, >> >> exactly what issues do you have with the on-board realtek? >> If you mentioned it in a previous post, I missed it. >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 06:16:33 -0600 >> Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> It just says Realtek hi definition audio, and I have tried turning >> enhancements off with no satisfaction, and no new drivers available >> according to my updating facility for the card in the properties in the >> control panel. >> >> If you are referring to something besides enhancements when you refer to >> excelleration then I can't find any such setting anywhere on my system. >> Turning off such excelleration was an option with my XP Computer, but >&
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
Speaking of sound cards, has anyone tried the sound cards by Turtle Beach of late? Back when I was using a laptop, I used a turtle beach audio advantage SRM and it worked quite nicely. When I got my pc I really didn't have much need for it since the internal card did everything I need so I didn't use it much after that. Do they still make good sound cards these days? if so I may consider one for my next pc. On 3/3/2016 4:52 PM, Joe Paton wrote: yes. On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 21:24:48 + goshawk on horseback <goshawk_on_horseb...@fastmail.co.uk> wrote: I do the USB card for audio and onboard card for the screen reader thing, and it has served me very well, especially when playing different audio things through the USB card for example. as if a bit of audio I am playing is very loud, I don't get any issues with not being able to hear my screenreader over the loud audio, as all I do is either back the volume of the USB card off, or boost that of the onboard card. because I use a mixer desk, I can do this very easily. Simon - Original Message - From: "Joe Paton" <j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 9:10 PM Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Hi Larry, On this dell optiplex, there is a default sound card, which is a real tek.. Now here's the interesting thing. The windows mixer, offers limited access to all the controls on the card. Further, these controls can be accessed, using an app called "dell audio." This opens up all the card's controls. It is not accessible by three screen readers, but I suspect that screen mignification users may have a little more opportunity. Next, the version of drivers, either provided by Dell, or Real Tek. Certain drivers, do nott offer the range of controls in the default installation, but also these drivers leave the card in a flatter audio state, with no extra audio effects turned on. So what I am thinking, is, that it might be possible to turn off the effects that you don't want, either by the driver file itself, or, access to the control pannel installed by the computer manufacturer. I used dell in my example. Next you could argue, hell, why waiste my time. You could use the default card for screen reader, then a second card for your audio. I made the asumption that you want to do more than just replay high quality audio. So in either case Larry, creative audigie do a usb card, with controls onboard. I tended to think of a PCI audigie card, forgetting about the usb offerings. good luck, and good listening. Joe On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 09:36:21 -0600 Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: Joe, The main problem I notice with this card, is that it tends to phase out centered voices on many stereo recordings. It also at times sounds as if it has an overactive audio gain setting. I just never know how it is going to react from song to song, or selection to selection. It just isn't a very sound environment IMHO, not like my old Audigy, which was both dependable, and at times, down right amazing as a reproducer of pure audio. I'll admit that my demands are small, since I only use my sound card for listening to audio streams, and mp3 files, but very little in the way of actual recording. But when I had occasion to do some of that, the results were usually quite adiquit for my needs. On 3/3/2016 7:24 AM, Joe Paton wrote: larry, exactly what issues do you have with the on-board realtek? If you mentioned it in a previous post, I missed it. Thanks. On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 06:16:33 -0600 Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: It just says Realtek hi definition audio, and I have tried turning enhancements off with no satisfaction, and no new drivers available according to my updating facility for the card in the properties in the control panel. If you are referring to something besides enhancements when you refer to excelleration then I can't find any such setting anywhere on my system. Turning off such excelleration was an option with my XP Computer, but doesn't seem to be the case with this one . On 3/3/2016 3:53 AM, Isaac wrote: what is your onboard card, might need new drivers or excelleration > turned off - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" > <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2016 3:40 AM Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Joe, thanks for your thoughtful and deliberate response. I did a >> specific Google search yesterday for Audigy drivers for use with my >> particular card and Windows 8.1, something I thought I did a while >> ago, and came up with the particular set of drivers directly from >> Creative Labs through a tech discussion group. I plan t
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
yes. On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 21:24:48 + goshawk on horseback <goshawk_on_horseb...@fastmail.co.uk> wrote: I do the USB card for audio and onboard card for the screen reader thing, and it has served me very well, especially when playing different audio things through the USB card for example. as if a bit of audio I am playing is very loud, I don't get any issues with not being able to hear my screenreader over the loud audio, as all I do is either back the volume of the USB card off, or boost that of the onboard card. because I use a mixer desk, I can do this very easily. Simon - Original Message - From: "Joe Paton" <j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 9:10 PM Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Hi Larry, On this dell optiplex, there is a default sound card, which is a real tek.. Now here's the interesting thing. The windows mixer, offers limited access to all the controls on the card. Further, these controls can be accessed, using an app called "dell audio." This opens up all the card's controls. It is not accessible by three screen readers, but I suspect that screen mignification users may have a little more opportunity. Next, the version of drivers, either provided by Dell, or Real Tek. Certain drivers, do nott offer the range of controls in the default installation, but also these drivers leave the card in a flatter audio state, with no extra audio effects turned on. So what I am thinking, is, that it might be possible to turn off the effects that you don't want, either by the driver file itself, or, access to the control pannel installed by the computer manufacturer. I used dell in my example. Next you could argue, hell, why waiste my time. You could use the default card for screen reader, then a second card for your audio. I made the asumption that you want to do more than just replay high quality audio. So in either case Larry, creative audigie do a usb card, with controls onboard. I tended to think of a PCI audigie card, forgetting about the usb offerings. good luck, and good listening. Joe On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 09:36:21 -0600 Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: Joe, The main problem I notice with this card, is that it tends to phase out centered voices on many stereo recordings. It also at times sounds as if it has an overactive audio gain setting. I just never know how it is going to react from song to song, or selection to selection. It just isn't a very sound environment IMHO, not like my old Audigy, which was both dependable, and at times, down right amazing as a reproducer of pure audio. I'll admit that my demands are small, since I only use my sound card for listening to audio streams, and mp3 files, but very little in the way of actual recording. But when I had occasion to do some of that, the results were usually quite adiquit for my needs. On 3/3/2016 7:24 AM, Joe Paton wrote: > larry, > > exactly what issues do you have with the on-board realtek? > If you mentioned it in a previous post, I missed it. > > > Thanks. > > On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 06:16:33 -0600 > Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: > > It just says Realtek hi definition audio, and I have tried turning > enhancements off with no satisfaction, and no new drivers available > according to my updating facility for the card in the properties in the > control panel. > > If you are referring to something besides enhancements when you refer to > excelleration then I can't find any such setting anywhere on my system. >Turning off such excelleration was an option with my XP Computer, but > doesn't seem to be the case with this one . > > On 3/3/2016 3:53 AM, Isaac wrote: >> what is your onboard card, might need new drivers or excelleration > >> turned off >> - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" > >> <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2016 3:40 AM >> Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please >> >> >>> Joe, thanks for your thoughtful and deliberate response. I did a >> >>> specific Google search yesterday for Audigy drivers for use with my >> >>> particular card and Windows 8.1, something I thought I did a while >> >>> ago, and came up with the particular set of drivers directly from >> >>> Creative Labs through a tech discussion group. I plan to have my >> >>> daughter remove and install the sound card to the Dell some time this >> >>> week, and give them a try. Hopefully the card will
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
I do the USB card for audio and onboard card for the screen reader thing, and it has served me very well, especially when playing different audio things through the USB card for example. as if a bit of audio I am playing is very loud, I don't get any issues with not being able to hear my screenreader over the loud audio, as all I do is either back the volume of the USB card off, or boost that of the onboard card. because I use a mixer desk, I can do this very easily. Simon - Original Message - From: "Joe Paton" <j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 9:10 PM Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Hi Larry, On this dell optiplex, there is a default sound card, which is a real tek.. Now here's the interesting thing. The windows mixer, offers limited access to all the controls on the card. Further, these controls can be accessed, using an app called "dell audio." This opens up all the card's controls. It is not accessible by three screen readers, but I suspect that screen mignification users may have a little more opportunity. Next, the version of drivers, either provided by Dell, or Real Tek. Certain drivers, do nott offer the range of controls in the default installation, but also these drivers leave the card in a flatter audio state, with no extra audio effects turned on. So what I am thinking, is, that it might be possible to turn off the effects that you don't want, either by the driver file itself, or, access to the control pannel installed by the computer manufacturer. I used dell in my example. Next you could argue, hell, why waiste my time. You could use the default card for screen reader, then a second card for your audio. I made the asumption that you want to do more than just replay high quality audio. So in either case Larry, creative audigie do a usb card, with controls onboard. I tended to think of a PCI audigie card, forgetting about the usb offerings. good luck, and good listening. Joe On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 09:36:21 -0600 Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: Joe, The main problem I notice with this card, is that it tends to phase out centered voices on many stereo recordings. It also at times sounds as if it has an overactive audio gain setting. I just never know how it is going to react from song to song, or selection to selection. It just isn't a very sound environment IMHO, not like my old Audigy, which was both dependable, and at times, down right amazing as a reproducer of pure audio. I'll admit that my demands are small, since I only use my sound card for listening to audio streams, and mp3 files, but very little in the way of actual recording. But when I had occasion to do some of that, the results were usually quite adiquit for my needs. On 3/3/2016 7:24 AM, Joe Paton wrote: > larry, > > exactly what issues do you have with the on-board realtek? > If you mentioned it in a previous post, I missed it. > > > Thanks. > > On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 06:16:33 -0600 > Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: > > It just says Realtek hi definition audio, and I have tried turning > enhancements off with no satisfaction, and no new drivers available > according to my updating facility for the card in the properties in the > control panel. > > If you are referring to something besides enhancements when you refer to > excelleration then I can't find any such setting anywhere on my system. >Turning off such excelleration was an option with my XP Computer, but > doesn't seem to be the case with this one . > > On 3/3/2016 3:53 AM, Isaac wrote: >> what is your onboard card, might need new drivers or excelleration > >> turned off >> - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" > >> <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2016 3:40 AM >> Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please >> >> >>> Joe, thanks for your thoughtful and deliberate response. I did a >> >>> specific Google search yesterday for Audigy drivers for use with my >> >>> particular card and Windows 8.1, something I thought I did a while >> >>> ago, and came up with the particular set of drivers directly from >> >>> Creative Labs through a tech discussion group. I plan to have my >> >>> daughter remove and install the sound card to the Dell some time this >> >>> week, and give them a try. Hopefully the card will give me the >> >>> performance hoped for, or at least remembered by me. It sure has to >> >
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
no problem, those sorts of places would be my first ports of call if I was looking to get hands on demos of the sound boxes, which is why that was my suggestion. it very much depends on what you really want, but certainly in my view, the steinberg boxes would super easily knock the audigy right out of the field any day. I am also myself looking at another box, which is the aphex in2, as a possible replacement for my steinberg ur22, which as I said previously, doesn't have any digital in or out, which is now proving to be a bit of an inconvenience to me. on the face of it, the IN2 seems to have all the best features of the UR22, plus the digital in and out that I could do with, but with out having all of the extra ins and outs of the UR28. unfortunately, seemingly aphex seem to be having a bit of a distribution issue at the moment, so the in2 is currently not available anywhere in the UK, hopefully, from info received, this issue should be resolved some time this month. if it isn't, knowing what good boxes the steinberg ones are, I will almost certainly forget about trying for the aphex in2, and just upgrade to the ur28. Simon - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 3:48 PM Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Oh, I'm sure we do, since we live just outside of the Chicago Land area. I've just never had occasion or any real need to pay a visit to such establishments. But hey, that might be a rather interesting way for me and my dear wife to pass the time one afternoon. Maybe she will be tempted to pick up the guitar again. At least she can buy some new strings for the old excuse for the guitar she has now, and has had for years. Hopefully they could give me a good demonstration of the cards you recommended. I have taken a look at the Steinberg Web site, and their descriptions of their products make them seem at least worth taking a good look at. But I still may try giving my Audigy a go before deciding to make such an investment. Thanks, Larry On 3/3/2016 8:09 AM, goshawk on horseback wrote: > have you got any good music shops near you? I mean the type that sell > musical instruments and equipment such as microphones, keyboards, electric > guitars, amps, and such. as those sorts of places may be able to do that > for > you and give you demos of the sound boxes there. > > Simon > > > - Original Message - > From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 12:07 PM > Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please > > > Simon, thanks for the recs. Now, if there were only a way to try these > things out before laying one's money down, but guess we all would wish > for that. I will give these some thought. They do make them sound quite > good. > > On 3/3/2016 4:12 AM, goshawk on horseback wrote: >> personally, I like the steinberg USB boxes, such as the UR22, or UR28. >> these are very high quality, but will not break the bank. the software >> for >> them is relatively accessible with window-eyes, and will also give one a >> nice set of adjustment options, for things like sample rate, bit depth, >> and >> buffer size, so that you can tailor it for the best results with any >> existing software you are using. the UR22 unfortunately is lacking in any >> digital in or out, so if this is a requirement, you may need to go for >> the >> UR28. >> >> Simon >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 3:44 PM >> Subject: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please >> >> >> Listers, >> >> I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some >> clarification. >> >> I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound card >> without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing with my >> Realtek card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. >> >> At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will continue >> to be using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay particular >> attention to HDMI, or anything related to that. >> >> Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and >> outputs, and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if >> that is indeed possible for a good price. And just as a bonus
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
Hi Larry, On this dell optiplex, there is a default sound card, which is a real tek.. Now here's the interesting thing. The windows mixer, offers limited access to all the controls on the card. Further, these controls can be accessed, using an app called "dell audio." This opens up all the card's controls. It is not accessible by three screen readers, but I suspect that screen mignification users may have a little more opportunity. Next, the version of drivers, either provided by Dell, or Real Tek. Certain drivers, do nott offer the range of controls in the default installation, but also these drivers leave the card in a flatter audio state, with no extra audio effects turned on. So what I am thinking, is, that it might be possible to turn off the effects that you don't want, either by the driver file itself, or, access to the control pannel installed by the computer manufacturer. I used dell in my example. Next you could argue, hell, why waiste my time. You could use the default card for screen reader, then a second card for your audio. I made the asumption that you want to do more than just replay high quality audio. So in either case Larry, creative audigie do a usb card, with controls onboard. I tended to think of a PCI audigie card, forgetting about the usb offerings. good luck, and good listening. Joe On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 09:36:21 -0600 Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: Joe, The main problem I notice with this card, is that it tends to phase out centered voices on many stereo recordings. It also at times sounds as if it has an overactive audio gain setting. I just never know how it is going to react from song to song, or selection to selection. It just isn't a very sound environment IMHO, not like my old Audigy, which was both dependable, and at times, down right amazing as a reproducer of pure audio. I'll admit that my demands are small, since I only use my sound card for listening to audio streams, and mp3 files, but very little in the way of actual recording. But when I had occasion to do some of that, the results were usually quite adiquit for my needs. On 3/3/2016 7:24 AM, Joe Paton wrote: > larry, > > exactly what issues do you have with the on-board realtek? > If you mentioned it in a previous post, I missed it. > > > Thanks. > > On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 06:16:33 -0600 > Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: > > It just says Realtek hi definition audio, and I have tried turning > enhancements off with no satisfaction, and no new drivers available according > to my updating facility for the card in the properties in the control panel. > > If you are referring to something besides enhancements when you refer to > excelleration then I can't find any such setting anywhere on my system. >Turning off such excelleration was an option with my XP Computer, but > doesn't seem to be the case with this one . > > On 3/3/2016 3:53 AM, Isaac wrote: >> what is your onboard card, might need new drivers or excelleration > turned >> off >> - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" > >> <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2016 3:40 AM >> Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please >> >> >>> Joe, thanks for your thoughtful and deliberate response. I did a >> >>> specific Google search yesterday for Audigy drivers for use with my >> >>> particular card and Windows 8.1, something I thought I did a while >> ago, >>> and came up with the particular set of drivers directly from >> Creative >>> Labs through a tech discussion group. I plan to have my >> daughter remove >>> and install the sound card to the Dell some time this >> week, and give >>> them a try. Hopefully the card will give me the >> performance hoped for, >>> or at least remembered by me. It sure has to >> beat the on board >>> contraption I am using now. If not, then I guess >> the search is on again >>> . And if everything works out well, >> then I'll drop a short note >>> to let the list know about it. >>> >>> Thanks again, >>> >>> Larry >>> >>> On 3/1/2016 11:07 AM, Joe Paton wrote: >>>> Hi Larry, >>>> >>>> The stumbling block may be the requirement for accessible software >>> >>>> along with >>>> the device. >>>> >>>> I am running a Roland Duo Capture external usb card here. It's easy >>> to >>>> set up, >>>> it works with the windows mixer,
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
Oh, I'm sure we do, since we live just outside of the Chicago Land area. I've just never had occasion or any real need to pay a visit to such establishments. But hey, that might be a rather interesting way for me and my dear wife to pass the time one afternoon. Maybe she will be tempted to pick up the guitar again. At least she can buy some new strings for the old excuse for the guitar she has now, and has had for years. Hopefully they could give me a good demonstration of the cards you recommended. I have taken a look at the Steinberg Web site, and their descriptions of their products make them seem at least worth taking a good look at. But I still may try giving my Audigy a go before deciding to make such an investment. Thanks, Larry On 3/3/2016 8:09 AM, goshawk on horseback wrote: have you got any good music shops near you? I mean the type that sell musical instruments and equipment such as microphones, keyboards, electric guitars, amps, and such. as those sorts of places may be able to do that for you and give you demos of the sound boxes there. Simon - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 12:07 PM Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Simon, thanks for the recs. Now, if there were only a way to try these things out before laying one's money down, but guess we all would wish for that. I will give these some thought. They do make them sound quite good. On 3/3/2016 4:12 AM, goshawk on horseback wrote: personally, I like the steinberg USB boxes, such as the UR22, or UR28. these are very high quality, but will not break the bank. the software for them is relatively accessible with window-eyes, and will also give one a nice set of adjustment options, for things like sample rate, bit depth, and buffer size, so that you can tailor it for the best results with any existing software you are using. the UR22 unfortunately is lacking in any digital in or out, so if this is a requirement, you may need to go for the UR28. Simon - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 3:44 PM Subject: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Listers, I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some clarification. I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound card without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing with my Realtek card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will continue to be using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay particular attention to HDMI, or anything related to that. Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and outputs, and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if that is indeed possible for a good price. And just as a bonus, I would like to be able to access the software that comes with it using Window-Eyes. The only reason I am asking about a USB card is because I don't want to have to install a regular card. However, if my best bet is to just forget USB in favor of some real quality, I would be willing to do so. Of course, I am primarily acquainted with Creative Lab cards, but any other reputable brand would be acceptable. Thanks for any input, Larry
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
have you got any good music shops near you? I mean the type that sell musical instruments and equipment such as microphones, keyboards, electric guitars, amps, and such. as those sorts of places may be able to do that for you and give you demos of the sound boxes there. Simon - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 12:07 PM Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Simon, thanks for the recs. Now, if there were only a way to try these things out before laying one's money down, but guess we all would wish for that. I will give these some thought. They do make them sound quite good. On 3/3/2016 4:12 AM, goshawk on horseback wrote: > personally, I like the steinberg USB boxes, such as the UR22, or UR28. > these are very high quality, but will not break the bank. the software for > them is relatively accessible with window-eyes, and will also give one a > nice set of adjustment options, for things like sample rate, bit depth, > and > buffer size, so that you can tailor it for the best results with any > existing software you are using. the UR22 unfortunately is lacking in any > digital in or out, so if this is a requirement, you may need to go for the > UR28. > > Simon > > > - Original Message - > From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 3:44 PM > Subject: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please > > > Listers, > > I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some > clarification. > > I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound card > without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing with my > Realtek card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. > > At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will continue > to be using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay particular > attention to HDMI, or anything related to that. > > Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and > outputs, and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if > that is indeed possible for a good price. And just as a bonus, I would > like to be able to access the software that comes with it using > Window-Eyes. > > The only reason I am asking about a USB card is because I don't want to > have to install a regular card. However, if my best bet is to just > forget USB in favor of some real quality, I would be willing to do so. > > Of course, I am primarily acquainted with Creative Lab cards, > but any other reputable brand would be acceptable. > > Thanks for any input, > > Larry > > > >
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
larry, exactly what issues do you have with the on-board realtek? If you mentioned it in a previous post, I missed it. Thanks. On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 06:16:33 -0600 Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: It just says Realtek hi definition audio, and I have tried turning enhancements off with no satisfaction, and no new drivers available according to my updating facility for the card in the properties in the control panel. If you are referring to something besides enhancements when you refer to excelleration then I can't find any such setting anywhere on my system. Turning off such excelleration was an option with my XP Computer, but doesn't seem to be the case with this one . On 3/3/2016 3:53 AM, Isaac wrote: > what is your onboard card, might need new drivers or excelleration > turned > off > - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" > > <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2016 3:40 AM > Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please > > >> Joe, thanks for your thoughtful and deliberate response. I did a >> specific >> Google search yesterday for Audigy drivers for use with my >> particular >> card and Windows 8.1, something I thought I did a while >> ago, and came up >> with the particular set of drivers directly from >> Creative Labs through a >> tech discussion group. I plan to have my >> daughter remove and install the >> sound card to the Dell some time this >> week, and give them a try. >> Hopefully the card will give me the >> performance hoped for, or at least >> remembered by me. It sure has to >> beat the on board contraption I am using >> now. If not, then I guess >> the search is on again . And if >> everything works out well, >> then I'll drop a short note to let the list >> know about it. >> >> Thanks again, >> >> Larry >> >> On 3/1/2016 11:07 AM, Joe Paton wrote: >>> Hi Larry, >>> >>> The stumbling block may be the requirement for accessible software >>> >>> along with >>> the device. >>> >>> I am running a Roland Duo Capture external usb card here. It's easy >>> to >>> set up, >>> it works with the windows mixer, so you don't need preparietory >>> >>> software. There are hard controls on the front pannel, 2 quarter >>> inch >>> jack sockets, with XLR >>> capability. >>> >>> This takes a stereo feed from my mixer, but it might not have enough >>> >>> inputs for >>> you I don't know. >>> >>> A Nice card though. >>> >>> then there is >>> Focusrite's Scarlett range which provides a choice of USB audio >>> >>> interfaces to >>> cater for any scenario. >>> >>> You might need to talk to a local dealer about these, but the >>> advantage >>> is that >>> they have good Mic pre-amps, plus line-in sockets. >>> >>> Sorry this is so sketchy. >>> >>> Joe >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:44:20 -0600 >>> Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>> Listers, >>> >>> I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some >>> >>> clarification. >>> >>> I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound >>> >>> card without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing >>> with >>> my Realtek card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. >>> >>> At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will >>> continue >>> to be using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay >>> particular >>> attention to HDMI, or anything related to that. >>> >>> Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and >>> >>> outputs, and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if >>> >>> that is indeed possible for a good price. And just as a bonus, I >>> would >>> like to be able to access the software that comes with it >>> using >>> Window-Eyes. >>> >>> The only reason I am asking about a USB card is because I don't want >>> to >>> have to install a regular card. However, if my best bet is to >>> just >>> forget USB in favor of some real quality, I would be willing to >>> do so. >>> >>> Of course, I am primarily acquainted with Creative Lab >>> cards, >>> but any other reputable brand would be acceptable. >>> >>> Thanks for any input, >>> >>> Larry >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- Joe Paton <j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk>
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
It just says Realtek hi definition audio, and I have tried turning enhancements off with no satisfaction, and no new drivers available according to my updating facility for the card in the properties in the control panel. If you are referring to something besides enhancements when you refer to excelleration then I can't find any such setting anywhere on my system. Turning off such excelleration was an option with my XP Computer, but doesn't seem to be the case with this one . On 3/3/2016 3:53 AM, Isaac wrote: what is your onboard card, might need new drivers or excelleration turned off - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2016 3:40 AM Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Joe, thanks for your thoughtful and deliberate response. I did a specific Google search yesterday for Audigy drivers for use with my particular card and Windows 8.1, something I thought I did a while ago, and came up with the particular set of drivers directly from Creative Labs through a tech discussion group. I plan to have my daughter remove and install the sound card to the Dell some time this week, and give them a try. Hopefully the card will give me the performance hoped for, or at least remembered by me. It sure has to beat the on board contraption I am using now. If not, then I guess the search is on again . And if everything works out well, then I'll drop a short note to let the list know about it. Thanks again, Larry On 3/1/2016 11:07 AM, Joe Paton wrote: Hi Larry, The stumbling block may be the requirement for accessible software along with the device. I am running a Roland Duo Capture external usb card here. It's easy to set up, it works with the windows mixer, so you don't need preparietory software. There are hard controls on the front pannel, 2 quarter inch jack sockets, with XLR capability. This takes a stereo feed from my mixer, but it might not have enough inputs for you I don't know. A Nice card though. then there is Focusrite's Scarlett range which provides a choice of USB audio interfaces to cater for any scenario. You might need to talk to a local dealer about these, but the advantage is that they have good Mic pre-amps, plus line-in sockets. Sorry this is so sketchy. Joe On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:44:20 -0600 Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: Listers, I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some clarification. I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound card without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing with my Realtek card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will continue to be using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay particular attention to HDMI, or anything related to that. Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and outputs, and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if that is indeed possible for a good price. And just as a bonus, I would like to be able to access the software that comes with it using Window-Eyes. The only reason I am asking about a USB card is because I don't want to have to install a regular card. However, if my best bet is to just forget USB in favor of some real quality, I would be willing to do so. Of course, I am primarily acquainted with Creative Lab cards, but any other reputable brand would be acceptable. Thanks for any input, Larry
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
Hi Larry, With the correct creative drivers, you should end up with audio that you are happy to listen to. My only concern with creative, is the difficulty accessing the creative labs control pannel. That sed, on-board controls, gain sellection, ballance and so on, are a real benefit for me in the way that I work. Of course all this is subjective. but I like the roland, and a couple of other outboard devices. I have a midiman audio interface, works fabulously on xp, but they didn't write drivers for windows 7 and above. This is a shame, because it's a nice interface, if I had the skills I would write my own drivers, but I don't so it's hyperthetical. Good Luck anyway larry. Joe On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 03:40:57 -0600 Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: Joe, thanks for your thoughtful and deliberate response. I did a specific Google search yesterday for Audigy drivers for use with my particular card and Windows 8.1, something I thought I did a while ago, and came up with the particular set of drivers directly from Creative Labs through a tech discussion group. I plan to have my daughter remove and install the sound card to the Dell some time this week, and give them a try. Hopefully the card will give me the performance hoped for, or at least remembered by me. It sure has to beat the on board contraption I am using now. If not, then I guess the search is on again . And if everything works out well, then I'll drop a short note to let the list know about it. Thanks again, Larry On 3/1/2016 11:07 AM, Joe Paton wrote: > Hi Larry, > > The stumbling block may be the requirement for accessible software along with > the device. > > I am running a Roland Duo Capture external usb card here. It's easy to set > up, > it works with the windows mixer, so you don't need preparietory software. > There are hard controls on the front pannel, 2 quarter inch jack sockets, > with XLR > capability. > > This takes a stereo feed from my mixer, but it might not have enough inputs > for > you I don't know. > > A Nice card though. > > then there is > Focusrite's Scarlett range which provides a choice of USB audio interfaces to > cater for any scenario. > > You might need to talk to a local dealer about these, but the advantage is > that > they have good Mic pre-amps, plus line-in sockets. > > Sorry this is so sketchy. > > Joe > > > On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:44:20 -0600 > Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Listers, > > I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some clarification. > > I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound card > without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing with my Realtek > card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. > > At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will continue to be > using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay particular attention to > HDMI, or anything related to that. > > Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and outputs, > and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if that is indeed > possible for a good price. And just as a bonus, I would like to be able to > access the software that comes with it using Window-Eyes. > > The only reason I am asking about a USB card is because I don't want to have > to install a regular card. However, if my best bet is to just forget USB in > favor of some real quality, I would be willing to do so. > > Of course, I am primarily acquainted with Creative Lab cards, but > any other reputable brand would be acceptable. > > Thanks for any input, > > Larry > > -- Joe Paton <j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk>
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
Simon, thanks for the recs. Now, if there were only a way to try these things out before laying one's money down, but guess we all would wish for that. I will give these some thought. They do make them sound quite good. On 3/3/2016 4:12 AM, goshawk on horseback wrote: personally, I like the steinberg USB boxes, such as the UR22, or UR28. these are very high quality, but will not break the bank. the software for them is relatively accessible with window-eyes, and will also give one a nice set of adjustment options, for things like sample rate, bit depth, and buffer size, so that you can tailor it for the best results with any existing software you are using. the UR22 unfortunately is lacking in any digital in or out, so if this is a requirement, you may need to go for the UR28. Simon - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 3:44 PM Subject: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Listers, I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some clarification. I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound card without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing with my Realtek card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will continue to be using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay particular attention to HDMI, or anything related to that. Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and outputs, and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if that is indeed possible for a good price. And just as a bonus, I would like to be able to access the software that comes with it using Window-Eyes. The only reason I am asking about a USB card is because I don't want to have to install a regular card. However, if my best bet is to just forget USB in favor of some real quality, I would be willing to do so. Of course, I am primarily acquainted with Creative Lab cards, but any other reputable brand would be acceptable. Thanks for any input, Larry
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
personally, I like the steinberg USB boxes, such as the UR22, or UR28. these are very high quality, but will not break the bank. the software for them is relatively accessible with window-eyes, and will also give one a nice set of adjustment options, for things like sample rate, bit depth, and buffer size, so that you can tailor it for the best results with any existing software you are using. the UR22 unfortunately is lacking in any digital in or out, so if this is a requirement, you may need to go for the UR28. Simon - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 3:44 PM Subject: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Listers, I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some clarification. I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound card without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing with my Realtek card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will continue to be using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay particular attention to HDMI, or anything related to that. Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and outputs, and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if that is indeed possible for a good price. And just as a bonus, I would like to be able to access the software that comes with it using Window-Eyes. The only reason I am asking about a USB card is because I don't want to have to install a regular card. However, if my best bet is to just forget USB in favor of some real quality, I would be willing to do so. Of course, I am primarily acquainted with Creative Lab cards, but any other reputable brand would be acceptable. Thanks for any input, Larry
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
what is your onboard card, might need new drivers or excelleration turned off - Original Message - From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2016 3:40 AM Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Joe, thanks for your thoughtful and deliberate response. I did a specific Google search yesterday for Audigy drivers for use with my particular card and Windows 8.1, something I thought I did a while ago, and came up with the particular set of drivers directly from Creative Labs through a tech discussion group. I plan to have my daughter remove and install the sound card to the Dell some time this week, and give them a try. Hopefully the card will give me the performance hoped for, or at least remembered by me. It sure has to beat the on board contraption I am using now. If not, then I guess the search is on again . And if everything works out well, then I'll drop a short note to let the list know about it. Thanks again, Larry On 3/1/2016 11:07 AM, Joe Paton wrote: Hi Larry, The stumbling block may be the requirement for accessible software along with the device. I am running a Roland Duo Capture external usb card here. It's easy to set up, it works with the windows mixer, so you don't need preparietory software. There are hard controls on the front pannel, 2 quarter inch jack sockets, with XLR capability. This takes a stereo feed from my mixer, but it might not have enough inputs for you I don't know. A Nice card though. then there is Focusrite's Scarlett range which provides a choice of USB audio interfaces to cater for any scenario. You might need to talk to a local dealer about these, but the advantage is that they have good Mic pre-amps, plus line-in sockets. Sorry this is so sketchy. Joe On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:44:20 -0600 Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: Listers, I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some clarification. I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound card without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing with my Realtek card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will continue to be using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay particular attention to HDMI, or anything related to that. Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and outputs, and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if that is indeed possible for a good price. And just as a bonus, I would like to be able to access the software that comes with it using Window-Eyes. The only reason I am asking about a USB card is because I don't want to have to install a regular card. However, if my best bet is to just forget USB in favor of some real quality, I would be willing to do so. Of course, I am primarily acquainted with Creative Lab cards, but any other reputable brand would be acceptable. Thanks for any input, Larry
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
Joe, thanks for your thoughtful and deliberate response. I did a specific Google search yesterday for Audigy drivers for use with my particular card and Windows 8.1, something I thought I did a while ago, and came up with the particular set of drivers directly from Creative Labs through a tech discussion group. I plan to have my daughter remove and install the sound card to the Dell some time this week, and give them a try. Hopefully the card will give me the performance hoped for, or at least remembered by me. It sure has to beat the on board contraption I am using now. If not, then I guess the search is on again . And if everything works out well, then I'll drop a short note to let the list know about it. Thanks again, Larry On 3/1/2016 11:07 AM, Joe Paton wrote: Hi Larry, The stumbling block may be the requirement for accessible software along with the device. I am running a Roland Duo Capture external usb card here. It's easy to set up, it works with the windows mixer, so you don't need preparietory software. There are hard controls on the front pannel, 2 quarter inch jack sockets, with XLR capability. This takes a stereo feed from my mixer, but it might not have enough inputs for you I don't know. A Nice card though. then there is Focusrite's Scarlett range which provides a choice of USB audio interfaces to cater for any scenario. You might need to talk to a local dealer about these, but the advantage is that they have good Mic pre-amps, plus line-in sockets. Sorry this is so sketchy. Joe On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:44:20 -0600 Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: Listers, I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some clarification. I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound card without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing with my Realtek card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will continue to be using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay particular attention to HDMI, or anything related to that. Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and outputs, and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if that is indeed possible for a good price. And just as a bonus, I would like to be able to access the software that comes with it using Window-Eyes. The only reason I am asking about a USB card is because I don't want to have to install a regular card. However, if my best bet is to just forget USB in favor of some real quality, I would be willing to do so. Of course, I am primarily acquainted with Creative Lab cards, but any other reputable brand would be acceptable. Thanks for any input, Larry
Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
Hi Larry, The stumbling block may be the requirement for accessible software along with the device. I am running a Roland Duo Capture external usb card here. It's easy to set up, it works with the windows mixer, so you don't need preparietory software. There are hard controls on the front pannel, 2 quarter inch jack sockets, with XLR capability. This takes a stereo feed from my mixer, but it might not have enough inputs for you I don't know. A Nice card though. then there is Focusrite's Scarlett range which provides a choice of USB audio interfaces to cater for any scenario. You might need to talk to a local dealer about these, but the advantage is that they have good Mic pre-amps, plus line-in sockets. Sorry this is so sketchy. Joe On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:44:20 -0600 Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> wrote: Listers, I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some clarification. I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound card without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing with my Realtek card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will continue to be using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay particular attention to HDMI, or anything related to that. Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and outputs, and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if that is indeed possible for a good price. And just as a bonus, I would like to be able to access the software that comes with it using Window-Eyes. The only reason I am asking about a USB card is because I don't want to have to install a regular card. However, if my best bet is to just forget USB in favor of some real quality, I would be willing to do so. Of course, I am primarily acquainted with Creative Lab cards, but any other reputable brand would be acceptable. Thanks for any input, Larry -- Joe Paton <j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk>
Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please
Listers, I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some clarification. I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound card without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing with my Realtek card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will continue to be using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay particular attention to HDMI, or anything related to that. Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and outputs, and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if that is indeed possible for a good price. And just as a bonus, I would like to be able to access the software that comes with it using Window-Eyes. The only reason I am asking about a USB card is because I don't want to have to install a regular card. However, if my best bet is to just forget USB in favor of some real quality, I would be willing to do so. Of course, I am primarily acquainted with Creative Lab cards, but any other reputable brand would be acceptable. Thanks for any input, Larry
RE: possibly a sound card issue, not sure?
Ah okay. You know I've heard these kinda stories. I can't be of much help no more as I don't use USB mikes. I do use a DM420 as an external 24 bit 96 KHZ sound card sometimes though. But for a mike I use an AT8022. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 12:51 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: possibly a sound card issue, not sure? Well, she tells me that when she uses a wireless mic, there's hardly no hum at all. However, when she uses one of those USB headsets with a microphone and a cord on the end, the hum is a lot louder. That's why I wasn't sure if had something to do with the sound card or if it was electrical? I hope that made sense. On 2/26/2016 12:13 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: > Ah that right there tells you it's something electrical. When she uses it > without AC power it's fine. Now who knows maybe it is a ground issue. What > kind of mike is she using? Could it be over censitivity of this mike? > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Chris Skarstad > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 11:32 AM > To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org > Subject: possibly a sound card issue, not sure? > > Hey folks > > A while ago, someone was talking about a possible sound card issue, and my > girlfriend who is not on this list is having one and she's asked me to quiz > the gurus. Basicly, what's happening is whenever she records something or > broadcasts on the internet, you can hear what appears to be a loud humming > sound, probably a ground hum. She's using a windows 7 64-bit laptop, it's a > Toshiba satellite of some kind, we're not sure > about the exact model number. Does anyone know what might be > causing the issue, and better yet how to eliminate it? Is this an > actual sound card issue, or is it something electrical, like how it's plugged > in? It's plugged into a power strip so i'm not sure if that's it > or not. Keep in mind that i'm not an expert in all things electrical > so i'm not gonna be able to do anything really advanced. I've heard this > happen on other laptops, when it's plugged in you hear the hum. > When they unplug it, it goes away. It wouldn't be practical for her to use it > on batteries all the time, so we would need to find a way to eliminate the > issue. Does anyone know what we can do? > Thanks! > Chris > > > > >
Re: Question about a sound card issue - maybe
Tom, I sure wish that were a possibility, but I'm using an old Kenwood receiver here, not anything like a high tech device. I mean, a real dinasore.| On 2/26/2016 9:23 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Larry: Might it be that you've got something on your stereo receiver set for enhancments or something? Just a thought! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Larry Higgins Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 8:52 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List<pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Question about a sound card issue - maybe Well Tim, thanks for that bit of advice, but I've tried that, and that takes practically all of my amplification away. I only have the minimum of enhancement going. I don't even have any equalization, at least not through the sound card, only through Winamp. As far as Winamp, my player, and the part it might have to play in the equation, I don't even have surround sound on at all, because I am using an old school analog stereo receiver. So, I am open to even more suggestions. Thanks much, Larry On 2/26/2016 7:28 AM, Tim Aune wrote: Try going in to control panel and go to sound link and click on your sound card. Then go to playback and then to the properties and then the enhancements tabs and check disable all enhancements. I hope that solves the problem. Tim -Original Message- From: Larry Higgins Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 5:38 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Question about a sound card issue - maybe Listers, Something has been kind of bugging me since I began using this Dell XPS 7500 machine back in march of last year. It seems to me that the on board Realtech sound card has a characteristic of making voices sound as if they are cave like, depending how they are positioned. I think that if they are completely centered in a stereo version, they sound more reverberous, or as if they are a bit more in the background than they should be, at least more so than they sounded with my old Creative Audigy card. If anybody has also noticed this with either this or any other card, and have a ready solution to what I at least consider a problem, I would really like to hear about it. Guess I can live with it, I have for almost a year, but if it could be corrected, at least without having to buy another card, in the hopes that it wouldn't have the same issue, it would be nice. BTW, my speakers are correctly phased. Any input or advice on this would be very much appreciated, Larry
Re: possibly a sound card issue, not sure?
Well, she tells me that when she uses a wireless mic, there's hardly no hum at all. However, when she uses one of those USB headsets with a microphone and a cord on the end, the hum is a lot louder. That's why I wasn't sure if had something to do with the sound card or if it was electrical? I hope that made sense. On 2/26/2016 12:13 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: Ah that right there tells you it's something electrical. When she uses it without AC power it's fine. Now who knows maybe it is a ground issue. What kind of mike is she using? Could it be over censitivity of this mike? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 11:32 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: possibly a sound card issue, not sure? Hey folks A while ago, someone was talking about a possible sound card issue, and my girlfriend who is not on this list is having one and she's asked me to quiz the gurus. Basicly, what's happening is whenever she records something or broadcasts on the internet, you can hear what appears to be a loud humming sound, probably a ground hum. She's using a windows 7 64-bit laptop, it's a Toshiba satellite of some kind, we're not sure about the exact model number. Does anyone know what might be causing the issue, and better yet how to eliminate it? Is this an actual sound card issue, or is it something electrical, like how it's plugged in? It's plugged into a power strip so i'm not sure if that's it or not. Keep in mind that i'm not an expert in all things electrical so i'm not gonna be able to do anything really advanced. I've heard this happen on other laptops, when it's plugged in you hear the hum. When they unplug it, it goes away. It wouldn't be practical for her to use it on batteries all the time, so we would need to find a way to eliminate the issue. Does anyone know what we can do? Thanks! Chris
RE: possibly a sound card issue, not sure?
Ah that right there tells you it's something electrical. When she uses it without AC power it's fine. Now who knows maybe it is a ground issue. What kind of mike is she using? Could it be over censitivity of this mike? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 11:32 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: possibly a sound card issue, not sure? Hey folks A while ago, someone was talking about a possible sound card issue, and my girlfriend who is not on this list is having one and she's asked me to quiz the gurus. Basicly, what's happening is whenever she records something or broadcasts on the internet, you can hear what appears to be a loud humming sound, probably a ground hum. She's using a windows 7 64-bit laptop, it's a Toshiba satellite of some kind, we're not sure about the exact model number. Does anyone know what might be causing the issue, and better yet how to eliminate it? Is this an actual sound card issue, or is it something electrical, like how it's plugged in? It's plugged into a power strip so i'm not sure if that's it or not. Keep in mind that i'm not an expert in all things electrical so i'm not gonna be able to do anything really advanced. I've heard this happen on other laptops, when it's plugged in you hear the hum. When they unplug it, it goes away. It wouldn't be practical for her to use it on batteries all the time, so we would need to find a way to eliminate the issue. Does anyone know what we can do? Thanks! Chris
RE: Question about a sound card issue - maybe
Oh that could be too. But seriously though Tom. Dell does do something odd with the mother bord audio. I'm surprised Larry hasn't notised it till now. But then again I heard it straight away over Bose OE2I headphones. I have no idea what effect dell turns on. I checked mine so I could shut that particular effect off with out disabeling the ability to use effects, but no banana. Who knows what dell's up to. It disappoints me to hear they do that noncence with the XPS as well. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 10:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: RE: Question about a sound card issue - maybe Larry: Might it be that you've got something on your stereo receiver set for enhancments or something? Just a thought! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Larry Higgins Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 8:52 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Question about a sound card issue - maybe Well Tim, thanks for that bit of advice, but I've tried that, and that takes practically all of my amplification away. I only have the minimum of enhancement going. I don't even have any equalization, at least not through the sound card, only through Winamp. As far as Winamp, my player, and the part it might have to play in the equation, I don't even have surround sound on at all, because I am using an old school analog stereo receiver. So, I am open to even more suggestions. Thanks much, Larry On 2/26/2016 7:28 AM, Tim Aune wrote: > Try going in to control panel and go to sound link and click on your > sound card. Then go to playback and then to the properties and then > the enhancements tabs and check disable all enhancements. I hope that > solves the problem. > Tim > > -Original Message- From: Larry Higgins > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 5:38 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Question about a sound card issue - maybe > > Listers, > > Something has been kind of bugging me since I began using this Dell > XPS > 7500 machine back in march of last year. > > It seems to me that the on board Realtech sound card has a > characteristic of making voices sound as if they are cave like, > depending how they are positioned. I think that if they are completely > centered in a stereo version, they sound more reverberous, or as if > they are a bit more in the background than they should be, at least > more so than they sounded with my old Creative Audigy card. > > If anybody has also noticed this with either this or any other card, > and have a ready solution to what I at least consider a problem, I > would really like to hear about it. > > Guess I can live with it, I have for almost a year, but if it could be > corrected, at least without having to buy another card, in the hopes > that it wouldn't have the same issue, it would be nice. > > > BTW, my speakers are correctly phased. > > Any input or advice on this would be very much appreciated, > > Larry > > >
possibly a sound card issue, not sure?
Hey folks A while ago, someone was talking about a possible sound card issue, and my girlfriend who is not on this list is having one and she's asked me to quiz the gurus. Basicly, what's happening is whenever she records something or broadcasts on the internet, you can hear what appears to be a loud humming sound, probably a ground hum. She's using a windows 7 64-bit laptop, it's a Toshiba satellite of some kind, we're not sure about the exact model number. Does anyone know what might be causing the issue, and better yet how to eliminate it? Is this an actual sound card issue, or is it something electrical, like how it's plugged in? It's plugged into a power strip so i'm not sure if that's it or not. Keep in mind that i'm not an expert in all things electrical so i'm not gonna be able to do anything really advanced. I've heard this happen on other laptops, when it's plugged in you hear the hum. When they unplug it, it goes away. It wouldn't be practical for her to use it on batteries all the time, so we would need to find a way to eliminate the issue. Does anyone know what we can do? Thanks! Chris
RE: Question about a sound card issue - maybe
Larry: Might it be that you've got something on your stereo receiver set for enhancments or something? Just a thought! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Larry Higgins Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 8:52 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Question about a sound card issue - maybe Well Tim, thanks for that bit of advice, but I've tried that, and that takes practically all of my amplification away. I only have the minimum of enhancement going. I don't even have any equalization, at least not through the sound card, only through Winamp. As far as Winamp, my player, and the part it might have to play in the equation, I don't even have surround sound on at all, because I am using an old school analog stereo receiver. So, I am open to even more suggestions. Thanks much, Larry On 2/26/2016 7:28 AM, Tim Aune wrote: > Try going in to control panel and go to sound link and click on your > sound card. Then go to playback and then to the properties and then > the enhancements tabs and check disable all enhancements. I hope that > solves the problem. > Tim > > -Original Message- From: Larry Higgins > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 5:38 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Question about a sound card issue - maybe > > Listers, > > Something has been kind of bugging me since I began using this Dell XPS > 7500 machine back in march of last year. > > It seems to me that the on board Realtech sound card has a > characteristic of making voices sound as if they are cave like, > depending how they are positioned. I think that if they are completely > centered in a stereo version, they sound more reverberous, or as if they > are a bit more in the background than they should be, at least more so > than they sounded with my old Creative Audigy card. > > If anybody has also noticed this with either this or any other card, and > have a ready solution to what I at least consider a problem, I would > really like to hear about it. > > Guess I can live with it, I have for almost a year, but if it could be > corrected, at least without having to buy another card, in the hopes > that it wouldn't have the same issue, it would be nice. > > > BTW, my speakers are correctly phased. > > Any input or advice on this would be very much appreciated, > > Larry > > >
Re: Question about a sound card issue - maybe
Well Hamit, I gave it a try, and it didn't do enough to mollify me. I have that old Audigy in the old computer, and have considered taking it out and installing it on the Dell, but don't know where the cd with the drivers disappeared too, so that may not really be an option. Might have to break down and look for and purchase roughly the equivalent of that card, and hope there isn't hidden gimmickry on that one as well. But in the meantime ... On 2/26/2016 7:45 AM, Hamit Campos wrote: Yeah the suggestion that you were given kinda fixes it. Gi than the XPS does that crap too then? I've noted it with my Enspireon 3000. It's some stupid wall reflection effect either Dell sets and who knows how to truly shut it off, and or Real Tech does this crap. Yeah I know that annoying effect. Kinda cool the first few seconds and for some sound effects, but very annoying. It's a reflection effect. Like when you are backing your car out of some ware and the moter reflects off something creating the elusion that oh now there's 2 cars. Oh no waitit's just yours.So yeah very annoying. I feel you. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Larry Higgins Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 6:39 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Question about a sound card issue - maybe Listers, Something has been kind of bugging me since I began using this Dell XPS 7500 machine back in march of last year. It seems to me that the on board Realtech sound card has a characteristic of making voices sound as if they are cave like, depending how they are positioned. I think that if they are completely centered in a stereo version, they sound more reverberous, or as if they are a bit more in the background than they should be, at least more so than they sounded with my old Creative Audigy card. If anybody has also noticed this with either this or any other card, and have a ready solution to what I at least consider a problem, I would really like to hear about it. Guess I can live with it, I have for almost a year, but if it could be corrected, at least without having to buy another card, in the hopes that it wouldn't have the same issue, it would be nice. BTW, my speakers are correctly phased. Any input or advice on this would be very much appreciated, Larry
Re: Question about a sound card issue - maybe
Well Tim, thanks for that bit of advice, but I've tried that, and that takes practically all of my amplification away. I only have the minimum of enhancement going. I don't even have any equalization, at least not through the sound card, only through Winamp. As far as Winamp, my player, and the part it might have to play in the equation, I don't even have surround sound on at all, because I am using an old school analog stereo receiver. So, I am open to even more suggestions. Thanks much, Larry On 2/26/2016 7:28 AM, Tim Aune wrote: Try going in to control panel and go to sound link and click on your sound card. Then go to playback and then to the properties and then the enhancements tabs and check disable all enhancements. I hope that solves the problem. Tim -Original Message- From: Larry Higgins Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 5:38 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Question about a sound card issue - maybe Listers, Something has been kind of bugging me since I began using this Dell XPS 7500 machine back in march of last year. It seems to me that the on board Realtech sound card has a characteristic of making voices sound as if they are cave like, depending how they are positioned. I think that if they are completely centered in a stereo version, they sound more reverberous, or as if they are a bit more in the background than they should be, at least more so than they sounded with my old Creative Audigy card. If anybody has also noticed this with either this or any other card, and have a ready solution to what I at least consider a problem, I would really like to hear about it. Guess I can live with it, I have for almost a year, but if it could be corrected, at least without having to buy another card, in the hopes that it wouldn't have the same issue, it would be nice. BTW, my speakers are correctly phased. Any input or advice on this would be very much appreciated, Larry
RE: Question about a sound card issue - maybe
As a side note I didn't note it right away and could have left it alone, but that was only because I use my Bose Companion 5 USB virtual surround sound system. But for grins and giggles I connected head phones to see what the card is like. Also to use the Stereo Mix feature. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Larry Higgins Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 6:39 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Question about a sound card issue - maybe Listers, Something has been kind of bugging me since I began using this Dell XPS 7500 machine back in march of last year. It seems to me that the on board Realtech sound card has a characteristic of making voices sound as if they are cave like, depending how they are positioned. I think that if they are completely centered in a stereo version, they sound more reverberous, or as if they are a bit more in the background than they should be, at least more so than they sounded with my old Creative Audigy card. If anybody has also noticed this with either this or any other card, and have a ready solution to what I at least consider a problem, I would really like to hear about it. Guess I can live with it, I have for almost a year, but if it could be corrected, at least without having to buy another card, in the hopes that it wouldn't have the same issue, it would be nice. BTW, my speakers are correctly phased. Any input or advice on this would be very much appreciated, Larry
RE: Question about a sound card issue - maybe
Yeah the suggestion that you were given kinda fixes it. Gi than the XPS does that crap too then? I've noted it with my Enspireon 3000. It's some stupid wall reflection effect either Dell sets and who knows how to truly shut it off, and or Real Tech does this crap. Yeah I know that annoying effect. Kinda cool the first few seconds and for some sound effects, but very annoying. It's a reflection effect. Like when you are backing your car out of some ware and the moter reflects off something creating the elusion that oh now there's 2 cars. Oh no waitit's just yours.So yeah very annoying. I feel you. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Larry Higgins Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 6:39 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Question about a sound card issue - maybe Listers, Something has been kind of bugging me since I began using this Dell XPS 7500 machine back in march of last year. It seems to me that the on board Realtech sound card has a characteristic of making voices sound as if they are cave like, depending how they are positioned. I think that if they are completely centered in a stereo version, they sound more reverberous, or as if they are a bit more in the background than they should be, at least more so than they sounded with my old Creative Audigy card. If anybody has also noticed this with either this or any other card, and have a ready solution to what I at least consider a problem, I would really like to hear about it. Guess I can live with it, I have for almost a year, but if it could be corrected, at least without having to buy another card, in the hopes that it wouldn't have the same issue, it would be nice. BTW, my speakers are correctly phased. Any input or advice on this would be very much appreciated, Larry
Re: Question about a sound card issue - maybe
Try going in to control panel and go to sound link and click on your sound card. Then go to playback and then to the properties and then the enhancements tabs and check disable all enhancements. I hope that solves the problem. Tim -Original Message- From: Larry Higgins Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 5:38 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Question about a sound card issue - maybe Listers, Something has been kind of bugging me since I began using this Dell XPS 7500 machine back in march of last year. It seems to me that the on board Realtech sound card has a characteristic of making voices sound as if they are cave like, depending how they are positioned. I think that if they are completely centered in a stereo version, they sound more reverberous, or as if they are a bit more in the background than they should be, at least more so than they sounded with my old Creative Audigy card. If anybody has also noticed this with either this or any other card, and have a ready solution to what I at least consider a problem, I would really like to hear about it. Guess I can live with it, I have for almost a year, but if it could be corrected, at least without having to buy another card, in the hopes that it wouldn't have the same issue, it would be nice. BTW, my speakers are correctly phased. Any input or advice on this would be very much appreciated, Larry
Question about a sound card issue - maybe
Listers, Something has been kind of bugging me since I began using this Dell XPS 7500 machine back in march of last year. It seems to me that the on board Realtech sound card has a characteristic of making voices sound as if they are cave like, depending how they are positioned. I think that if they are completely centered in a stereo version, they sound more reverberous, or as if they are a bit more in the background than they should be, at least more so than they sounded with my old Creative Audigy card. If anybody has also noticed this with either this or any other card, and have a ready solution to what I at least consider a problem, I would really like to hear about it. Guess I can live with it, I have for almost a year, but if it could be corrected, at least without having to buy another card, in the hopes that it wouldn't have the same issue, it would be nice. BTW, my speakers are correctly phased. Any input or advice on this would be very much appreciated, Larry
Terratec Aurien 7.1 USB Sound Card
Hi! I received this purchase yesterday, couldn't be happier. I paid $100 delivered to my door and every dollar I spent shows itself in the quality and ease of use of the device. Its straight Plug And Play, no messing about with software drivers - in fact none come with the Sound card itself. . Inputs and outputs are a plenty, 2 microphone inputs, line-in and out, digital in and out and outputs for your 7.1 speaker system if you'd rather not use the digital out for that. The whole thing is housed in a small plastic box which would look at home on any desktop, thus all connections are easily accessible. There are 3 buttons on the top, I suspect two are for volume up and down, I know that one is a mute button. This Sound card would present a very cheap way for people to make quality recordings and enjoy quality playback whether it be from their favourite music coming digitally from VLC to their favourite action packed Blu-Ray movie. -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
Re: Terratec Aurien 7.1 USB Sound Card
Hi! Thanks for that Dane. Will give it a shot. Terratec has always been good from what i’ve heard. But i’ve never tried one. Maybe its time for that now. /A 25 jun 2015 kl. 21:29 skrev Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net: Hi! I received this purchase yesterday, couldn't be happier. I paid $100 delivered to my door and every dollar I spent shows itself in the quality and ease of use of the device. Its straight Plug And Play, no messing about with software drivers - in fact none come with the Sound card itself. . Inputs and outputs are a plenty, 2 microphone inputs, line-in and out, digital in and out and outputs for your 7.1 speaker system if you'd rather not use the digital out for that. The whole thing is housed in a small plastic box which would look at home on any desktop, thus all connections are easily accessible. There are 3 buttons on the top, I suspect two are for volume up and down, I know that one is a mute button. This Sound card would present a very cheap way for people to make quality recordings and enjoy quality playback whether it be from their favourite music coming digitally from VLC to their favourite action packed Blu-Ray movie. -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
Re: Terratec Aurien 7.1 USB Sound Card
It works just as well on a Mac as it does on a Windows PC, going to try it wit one of the Android devices later on today. On 26/06/2015 7:46 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Thanks for that Dane. Will give it a shot. Terratec has always been good from what i’ve heard. But i’ve never tried one. Maybe its time for that now. /A 25 jun 2015 kl. 21:29 skrev Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net: Hi! I received this purchase yesterday, couldn't be happier. I paid $100 delivered to my door and every dollar I spent shows itself in the quality and ease of use of the device. Its straight Plug And Play, no messing about with software drivers - in fact none come with the Sound card itself. . Inputs and outputs are a plenty, 2 microphone inputs, line-in and out, digital in and out and outputs for your 7.1 speaker system if you'd rather not use the digital out for that. The whole thing is housed in a small plastic box which would look at home on any desktop, thus all connections are easily accessible. There are 3 buttons on the top, I suspect two are for volume up and down, I know that one is a mute button. This Sound card would present a very cheap way for people to make quality recordings and enjoy quality playback whether it be from their favourite music coming digitally from VLC to their favourite action packed Blu-Ray movie. -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
Re: Terratec Aurien 7.1 USB Sound Card
I get 403 forbidden when trying that link. Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: If you want to go up a level from the card described here then take a look at the next model up http://www.terratec.net/details.php?artnr=12002#.VYyp1kYXV0Q On 26/06/2015 7:46 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Thanks for that Dane. Will give it a shot. Terratec has always been good from what i’ve heard. But i’ve never tried one. Maybe its time for that now. /A 25 jun 2015 kl. 21:29 skrev Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net: Hi! I received this purchase yesterday, couldn't be happier. I paid $100 delivered to my door and every dollar I spent shows itself in the quality and ease of use of the device. Its straight Plug And Play, no messing about with software drivers - in fact none come with the Sound card itself. . Inputs and outputs are a plenty, 2 microphone inputs, line-in and out, digital in and out and outputs for your 7.1 speaker system if you'd rather not use the digital out for that. The whole thing is housed in a small plastic box which would look at home on any desktop, thus all connections are easily accessible. There are 3 buttons on the top, I suspect two are for volume up and down, I know that one is a mute button. This Sound card would present a very cheap way for people to make quality recordings and enjoy quality playback whether it be from their favourite music coming digitally from VLC to their favourite action packed Blu-Ray movie. -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
Re: Terratec Aurien 7.1 USB Sound Card
And I don't. On 26/06/2015 12:46 PM, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: I get 403 forbidden when trying that link. Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: If you want to go up a level from the card described here then take a look at the next model up http://www.terratec.net/details.php?artnr=12002#.VYyp1kYXV0Q On 26/06/2015 7:46 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Thanks for that Dane. Will give it a shot. Terratec has always been good from what i’ve heard. But i’ve never tried one. Maybe its time for that now. /A 25 jun 2015 kl. 21:29 skrev Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net: Hi! I received this purchase yesterday, couldn't be happier. I paid $100 delivered to my door and every dollar I spent shows itself in the quality and ease of use of the device. Its straight Plug And Play, no messing about with software drivers - in fact none come with the Sound card itself. . Inputs and outputs are a plenty, 2 microphone inputs, line-in and out, digital in and out and outputs for your 7.1 speaker system if you'd rather not use the digital out for that. The whole thing is housed in a small plastic box which would look at home on any desktop, thus all connections are easily accessible. There are 3 buttons on the top, I suspect two are for volume up and down, I know that one is a mute button. This Sound card would present a very cheap way for people to make quality recordings and enjoy quality playback whether it be from their favourite music coming digitally from VLC to their favourite action packed Blu-Ray movie. -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
Re: Terratec Aurien 7.1 USB Sound Card
about how much does this sound card cost? On 6/25/2015 8:28 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: If you want to go up a level from the card described here then take a look at the next model up http://www.terratec.net/details.php?artnr=12002#.VYyp1kYXV0Q On 26/06/2015 7:46 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Thanks for that Dane. Will give it a shot. Terratec has always been good from what i’ve heard. But i’ve never tried one. Maybe its time for that now. /A 25 jun 2015 kl. 21:29 skrev Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net: Hi! I received this purchase yesterday, couldn't be happier. I paid $100 delivered to my door and every dollar I spent shows itself in the quality and ease of use of the device. Its straight Plug And Play, no messing about with software drivers - in fact none come with the Sound card itself. . Inputs and outputs are a plenty, 2 microphone inputs, line-in and out, digital in and out and outputs for your 7.1 speaker system if you'd rather not use the digital out for that. The whole thing is housed in a small plastic box which would look at home on any desktop, thus all connections are easily accessible. There are 3 buttons on the top, I suspect two are for volume up and down, I know that one is a mute button. This Sound card would present a very cheap way for people to make quality recordings and enjoy quality playback whether it be from their favourite music coming digitally from VLC to their favourite action packed Blu-Ray movie. -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
Re: Terratec Aurien 7.1 USB Sound Card
If you want to go up a level from the card described here then take a look at the next model up http://www.terratec.net/details.php?artnr=12002#.VYyp1kYXV0Q On 26/06/2015 7:46 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Thanks for that Dane. Will give it a shot. Terratec has always been good from what i’ve heard. But i’ve never tried one. Maybe its time for that now. /A 25 jun 2015 kl. 21:29 skrev Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net: Hi! I received this purchase yesterday, couldn't be happier. I paid $100 delivered to my door and every dollar I spent shows itself in the quality and ease of use of the device. Its straight Plug And Play, no messing about with software drivers - in fact none come with the Sound card itself. . Inputs and outputs are a plenty, 2 microphone inputs, line-in and out, digital in and out and outputs for your 7.1 speaker system if you'd rather not use the digital out for that. The whole thing is housed in a small plastic box which would look at home on any desktop, thus all connections are easily accessible. There are 3 buttons on the top, I suspect two are for volume up and down, I know that one is a mute button. This Sound card would present a very cheap way for people to make quality recordings and enjoy quality playback whether it be from their favourite music coming digitally from VLC to their favourite action packed Blu-Ray movie. -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
Re: sound Card question
I posted an e-Mail regarding this topic around 18 hours ago, the email has been bouncing ever since smile. so I’ll try again. The question was, could analogue 2.1 speaker systems be connected to a 5.1 channel sound card? Usually the case is yes given that most 5.1 or greater channel sound cards have analogue outputs thus will accept an analogue 2.1 speaker system which only requires the connection of the standard front left and right channel. I’m buying another sound card which I’ll detail in my next email, it has outputs for the standard analogue speakers - line-out - as well as outputs for read, centre and SBW speakers so you can fully customise the system.. On the other hand - if you want to skip all of that and make things plain and simple - then perhaps you might just get some speakers that plug directly into the USB connection of your computer, the Logitech Z20 I think they’re called, I bought half a dozen pairs of these last year, worth every bit of $20 per pair. For their size they sound very nice, excellent audio quality for speech and not too bad for music. Bowers And Wilkins have a similar pair - similar meaning that they too connect to a USB connection - but they sound a thousand times better than the Logitech speaker system I described above, they cost somewhat more too smile but a very worthwhile investment if you want sound quality on your desktop. On 14 Jun 2015, at 10:42 pm, hamitcampos hamitcam...@gmail.com mailto:hamitcam...@gmail.com wrote: Correct.Actually it's your video card that will. If there are actual sound cards with HDMI ports this is news to me. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 13, 2015, at 11:41 PM, Sunshine sunsh...@abe.midco.net mailto:sunsh...@abe.midco.net wrote: Not all sound cards have an hdmi port on them. On 6/13/2015 9:44 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: Oh yeah. You just use 1 jack is all. I wouldn't use them for 5.1, I'd use HDMI for that dude. This way you get full digital audio. Full crisp clean audio. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dan Kerstetter Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:11 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: sound Card question Since many of the cards I see are at least for a 5.1 system, can I still use a 2.1 speaker system on any of these cards? Thanks in advance. Dan ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
Re: sound Card question
Correct.Actually it's your video card that will. If there are actual sound cards with HDMI ports this is news to me. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 13, 2015, at 11:41 PM, Sunshine sunsh...@abe.midco.net wrote: Not all sound cards have an hdmi port on them. On 6/13/2015 9:44 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: Oh yeah. You just use 1 jack is all. I wouldn't use them for 5.1, I'd use HDMI for that dude. This way you get full digital audio. Full crisp clean audio. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dan Kerstetter Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:11 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: sound Card question Since many of the cards I see are at least for a 5.1 system, can I still use a 2.1 speaker system on any of these cards? Thanks in advance. Dan
RE: sound Card question
Yes you can. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dan Kerstetter Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 5:11 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: sound Card question Since many of the cards I see are at least for a 5.1 system, can I still use a 2.1 speaker system on any of these cards? Thanks in advance. Dan
Re: sound Card question
Not all sound cards have an hdmi port on them. On 6/13/2015 9:44 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: Oh yeah. You just use 1 jack is all. I wouldn't use them for 5.1, I'd use HDMI for that dude. This way you get full digital audio. Full crisp clean audio. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dan Kerstetter Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:11 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: sound Card question Since many of the cards I see are at least for a 5.1 system, can I still use a 2.1 speaker system on any of these cards? Thanks in advance. Dan
RE: sound Card question
Oh yeah. You just use 1 jack is all. I wouldn't use them for 5.1, I'd use HDMI for that dude. This way you get full digital audio. Full crisp clean audio. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dan Kerstetter Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:11 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: sound Card question Since many of the cards I see are at least for a 5.1 system, can I still use a 2.1 speaker system on any of these cards? Thanks in advance. Dan
sound Card question
Since many of the cards I see are at least for a 5.1 system, can I still use a 2.1 speaker system on any of these cards? Thanks in advance. Dan
RE: recommendations for a usb sound card with line in put?
I'v been looking at the SoundBox pro. Have uyou used the Soundbox though? How good is it? I've never heard one. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Aune Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 9:20 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: recommendations for a usb sound card with line in put? This one is available on amazon for about $26. It has gotten favorable reviews. I don't have one yet but I do plan to order one. Here is the info. soundcard info Sabrent Model USB-SND8 8-channel 3D USB 2.0 External Sound Box 16 bit 44.1 khz and 48.0 khz audio -Original Message- From: Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 9:50 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: recommendations for a usb sound card with line in put? Hello my creative live usb sound card just died and am in need of a usb sound card, what does any one recommend for a inexpensive sound card with line input? I see alot of them on amazon but none have line input just mic input Hank
Re: recommendations for a usb sound card with line in put?
This one is available on amazon for about $26. It has gotten favorable reviews. I don't have one yet but I do plan to order one. Here is the info. soundcard info Sabrent Model USB-SND8 8-channel 3D USB 2.0 External Sound Box 16 bit 44.1 khz and 48.0 khz audio -Original Message- From: Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 9:50 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: recommendations for a usb sound card with line in put? Hello my creative live usb sound card just died and am in need of a usb sound card, what does any one recommend for a inexpensive sound card with line input? I see alot of them on amazon but none have line input just mic input Hank
recommendations for a usb sound card with line in put?
Hello my creative live usb sound card just died and am in need of a usb sound card, what does any one recommend for a inexpensive sound card with line input? I see alot of them on amazon but none have line input just mic input Hank
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Re: Sound card question
in winamp... control p for preferences. arrow to output and tab over to the list of pluggins. now tab again to configure. press enter and your on the list of soundcards to choose from. just press enter on the one you want to use. when you want to change it back just repete the above. the easiest thing to do is run your screen reader threw the external and let winamp use the primary. On 7/29/2014 1:29 PM, Donald L. Roberts wrote: In addition to the integrated sound card which came with my Windows 7 PC, I also have an external USB sound card so that the screen reader output can be separated from the output of other audio devices. Please tell me which audio players allow the user to direct the output to a specific sound card. I am especially concerned as to whether this can be done using Winamp. If so, how does one do it? Thanks. Don Roberts
Re: Sound card question
I use my internal sound card for the screen reader and the external USB sound card for my media. - Original Message - From: Dennis dennis...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:44 PM Subject: Re: Sound card question in winamp... control p for preferences. arrow to output and tab over to the list of pluggins. now tab again to configure. press enter and your on the list of soundcards to choose from. just press enter on the one you want to use. when you want to change it back just repete the above. the easiest thing to do is run your screen reader threw the external and let winamp use the primary. On 7/29/2014 1:29 PM, Donald L. Roberts wrote: In addition to the integrated sound card which came with my Windows 7 PC, I also have an external USB sound card so that the screen reader output can be separated from the output of other audio devices. Please tell me which audio players allow the user to direct the output to a specific sound card. I am especially concerned as to whether this can be done using Winamp. If so, how does one do it? Thanks. Don Roberts --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: Sound card question
I know with WMP 'Windows media Player' you can direct it to your external sound card if needed. Do alt+t fot tools within WM Player choose options. Find the Devices tab. Then tab to a list. For me a first hear my DVD drive but this is not it from the list but arrow down to the speakers option. Press tab two times and enter. You will hear something like Direct Sound default, Direct Sound ... look for the one that matches your USB sound card name.until you hear - Original Message - From: Donald L. Roberts donald.robert...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:29 PM Subject: Sound card question In addition to the integrated sound card which came with my Windows 7 PC, I also have an external USB sound card so that the screen reader output can be separated from the output of other audio devices. Please tell me which audio players allow the user to direct the output to a specific sound card. I am especially concerned as to whether this can be done using Winamp. If so, how does one do it? Thanks. Don Roberts --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: Sound card question
My suggestion is to choose your sound card for music and high quality audio and select it as your primary sound card. then direct JAWS to only use the other sound card. I have found no need to then configure multiple players such as Winamp, windows Media, and Quicktimes along with itunes. I did configure Winamp though to ensure it uses my roland sound card and not the internal one because I use Winamp a lot. Kelly On 7/29/14, Petro Giannakopoulos petro...@clear.net wrote: I use my internal sound card for the screen reader and the external USB sound card for my media. - Original Message - From: Dennis dennis...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:44 PM Subject: Re: Sound card question in winamp... control p for preferences. arrow to output and tab over to the list of pluggins. now tab again to configure. press enter and your on the list of soundcards to choose from. just press enter on the one you want to use. when you want to change it back just repete the above. the easiest thing to do is run your screen reader threw the external and let winamp use the primary. On 7/29/2014 1:29 PM, Donald L. Roberts wrote: In addition to the integrated sound card which came with my Windows 7 PC, I also have an external USB sound card so that the screen reader output can be separated from the output of other audio devices. Please tell me which audio players allow the user to direct the output to a specific sound card. I am especially concerned as to whether this can be done using Winamp. If so, how does one do it? Thanks. Don Roberts --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: Sound card question
If you tell Windows to use the external sound card in its settings for both playback and recording it will always use the external sound card for you for your media. You must tell your screen reader to use the other / internal sound card in its settings. For JAWS you can do insert j then u then o then review the list of available sound cards. In that list you choose the internal sound card with enter key. It will have a check mark or will say in speech checked. This is what i do here. - Original Message - From: Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 5:36 PM Subject: Re: Sound card question My suggestion is to choose your sound card for music and high quality audio and select it as your primary sound card. then direct JAWS to only use the other sound card. I have found no need to then configure multiple players such as Winamp, windows Media, and Quicktimes along with itunes. I did configure Winamp though to ensure it uses my roland sound card and not the internal one because I use Winamp a lot. Kelly On 7/29/14, Petro Giannakopoulos petro...@clear.net wrote: I use my internal sound card for the screen reader and the external USB sound card for my media. - Original Message - From: Dennis dennis...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:44 PM Subject: Re: Sound card question in winamp... control p for preferences. arrow to output and tab over to the list of pluggins. now tab again to configure. press enter and your on the list of soundcards to choose from. just press enter on the one you want to use. when you want to change it back just repete the above. the easiest thing to do is run your screen reader threw the external and let winamp use the primary. On 7/29/2014 1:29 PM, Donald L. Roberts wrote: In addition to the integrated sound card which came with my Windows 7 PC, I also have an external USB sound card so that the screen reader output can be separated from the output of other audio devices. Please tell me which audio players allow the user to direct the output to a specific sound card. I am especially concerned as to whether this can be done using Winamp. If so, how does one do it? Thanks. Don Roberts --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: Sound card recommendation wanted
dane is it difficult to install this firmware or just copy it in to a folder on the sd card in the unit? On 6/2/2014 12:05 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yep, make sure the latest system firmware is installed. On 2 Jun 2014, at 12:04 pm, tim cumings thcumi...@comcast.net wrote: dane do you have to install any special software on the h-1 to do this. Or do you simnply hook it up to a an usb port and it shows up as an input device? On 6/1/2014 5:35 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Speaking of Sound Devices and the like I meant to mention my new Zoom H1, I've tested it as a sound device and yes it works well. Put simply connecting the Zoom H1 ia a USB connection turns the H1 into a high quality x/y pattern desktop microphone, extend this by adding another microphone to the Mic input socket, don't know how this would go with a Line-in source though I can't see why it wouldn't work. On 2 Jun 2014, at 7:05 am, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Dave, I think that the device is probably capable of sounding pretty good, if only, the interface from dell were accessible. On other machines, the real tek devices have been pretty ok, often picking up a bit of digital noise from the bus, but ok for my needs. Take care, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 13:36:31 -0700 Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: Gee thanks, Joe, lol. Guess what sound i've got with my new pc? yep, the Realtech. Well, so far i guess it is ok for my admittedly more linitted needs, but i do wish i could bump up the highs. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi, I aggree that on-board sound systems can be pretty good. Comparisons between different sound cards, if supported by specifications are invaluable. If not, then an element of subjectivity takes us in to an area where opinions are only really valuable to the holder of these opinions. So here are some of my opinions. I used to be happy with my audiofile 24/96. There were occasional problems with crackle on one channel, this would go away if the system were rebooted. I suspect that this was a driver issue, but never really got behind the problem. I used this card with XP, and more recently windows 7. The control pannel, delivered with the latest revision of the drivers became unusable with a screen reader, However when set up, the card behaved well enough, considering that the price also has dropped from the time when I first bought mine, some 8 years ago. Still a good card, and gave good latency when used with Reeper. Then I changed the computer, and bought a Dell optiplex, I5 processor, 8 GB ram, and 1 TB HD. The onboard audio device, a real tek High definition audio system, is quite frankly, the worst audio device I have ever worked with. Dell's control pannel, is partly accessible, but it is hit and miss when changing settings. There are settings in the control pannel, that are not exposed to the windows mixer, so you have to use it. I couldn't use the audiofile 24/96 because the optiplex uses PCIE slots only. The audiofile, is available only as a PCI board, and although there are converters from PCIe to PCI, the profile of the 24/96 excludes it from this adaption so this sound card is now in an older dell, which will run only as long as the capacitors hold out on the board, and they are blowing so life is limited. This is why I am now looking to use the audio interfaces from tascam. I already have a US-122-A B but this device has no windows 7 drivers. shame. So I am looking at the current tascam range, similar to the device I already own, and this replacement should cost about 80 UK pounds. Then we should be good to go as they say. Thanks, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:33:14 -0500 Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with JAWS. Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed. Normally, this retails for about $200. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to import it so I
Re: Sound card recommendation wanted
You may need a bit of sighted assistance here, I have a document explaining what needs to be done so I'll share it with the list however you do need to follow an onscreen prompt. On 2 Jun 2014, at 11:16 pm, tim cumings thcumi...@comcast.net wrote: dane is it difficult to install this firmware or just copy it in to a folder on the sd card in the unit? On 6/2/2014 12:05 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yep, make sure the latest system firmware is installed. On 2 Jun 2014, at 12:04 pm, tim cumings thcumi...@comcast.net wrote: dane do you have to install any special software on the h-1 to do this. Or do you simnply hook it up to a an usb port and it shows up as an input device? On 6/1/2014 5:35 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Speaking of Sound Devices and the like I meant to mention my new Zoom H1, I've tested it as a sound device and yes it works well. Put simply connecting the Zoom H1 ia a USB connection turns the H1 into a high quality x/y pattern desktop microphone, extend this by adding another microphone to the Mic input socket, don't know how this would go with a Line-in source though I can't see why it wouldn't work. On 2 Jun 2014, at 7:05 am, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Dave, I think that the device is probably capable of sounding pretty good, if only, the interface from dell were accessible. On other machines, the real tek devices have been pretty ok, often picking up a bit of digital noise from the bus, but ok for my needs. Take care, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 13:36:31 -0700 Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: Gee thanks, Joe, lol. Guess what sound i've got with my new pc? yep, the Realtech. Well, so far i guess it is ok for my admittedly more linitted needs, but i do wish i could bump up the highs. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi, I aggree that on-board sound systems can be pretty good. Comparisons between different sound cards, if supported by specifications are invaluable. If not, then an element of subjectivity takes us in to an area where opinions are only really valuable to the holder of these opinions. So here are some of my opinions. I used to be happy with my audiofile 24/96. There were occasional problems with crackle on one channel, this would go away if the system were rebooted. I suspect that this was a driver issue, but never really got behind the problem. I used this card with XP, and more recently windows 7. The control pannel, delivered with the latest revision of the drivers became unusable with a screen reader, However when set up, the card behaved well enough, considering that the price also has dropped from the time when I first bought mine, some 8 years ago. Still a good card, and gave good latency when used with Reeper. Then I changed the computer, and bought a Dell optiplex, I5 processor, 8 GB ram, and 1 TB HD. The onboard audio device, a real tek High definition audio system, is quite frankly, the worst audio device I have ever worked with. Dell's control pannel, is partly accessible, but it is hit and miss when changing settings. There are settings in the control pannel, that are not exposed to the windows mixer, so you have to use it. I couldn't use the audiofile 24/96 because the optiplex uses PCIE slots only. The audiofile, is available only as a PCI board, and although there are converters from PCIe to PCI, the profile of the 24/96 excludes it from this adaption so this sound card is now in an older dell, which will run only as long as the capacitors hold out on the board, and they are blowing so life is limited. This is why I am now looking to use the audio interfaces from tascam. I already have a US-122-A B but this device has no windows 7 drivers. shame. So I am looking at the current tascam range, similar to the device I already own, and this replacement should cost about 80 UK pounds. Then we should be good to go as they say. Thanks, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:33:14 -0500 Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one
RE: Sound card recommendation wanted
I have a note book computer with a realtech card, and I couldn't get any microphone to work with it including the internal mic on the computer itself. I completely uninstalled the Realtech drivers and let Windows install its own drivers. Now the mic works perfectly. If you're using speech, make sure you either have sighted assistance or a Braille display at your disposal before you do this. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 5:05 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted Dave, I think that the device is probably capable of sounding pretty good, if only, the interface from dell were accessible. On other machines, the real tek devices have been pretty ok, often picking up a bit of digital noise from the bus, but ok for my needs. Take care, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 13:36:31 -0700 Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: Gee thanks, Joe, lol. Guess what sound i've got with my new pc? yep, the Realtech. Well, so far i guess it is ok for my admittedly more linitted needs, but i do wish i could bump up the highs. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi, I aggree that on-board sound systems can be pretty good. Comparisons between different sound cards, if supported by specifications are invaluable. If not, then an element of subjectivity takes us in to an area where opinions are only really valuable to the holder of these opinions. So here are some of my opinions. I used to be happy with my audiofile 24/96. There were occasional problems with crackle on one channel, this would go away if the system were rebooted. I suspect that this was a driver issue, but never really got behind the problem. I used this card with XP, and more recently windows 7. The control pannel, delivered with the latest revision of the drivers became unusable with a screen reader, However when set up, the card behaved well enough, considering that the price also has dropped from the time when I first bought mine, some 8 years ago. Still a good card, and gave good latency when used with Reeper. Then I changed the computer, and bought a Dell optiplex, I5 processor, 8 GB ram, and 1 TB HD. The onboard audio device, a real tek High definition audio system, is quite frankly, the worst audio device I have ever worked with. Dell's control pannel, is partly accessible, but it is hit and miss when changing settings. There are settings in the control pannel, that are not exposed to the windows mixer, so you have to use it. I couldn't use the audiofile 24/96 because the optiplex uses PCIE slots only. The audiofile, is available only as a PCI board, and although there are converters from PCIe to PCI, the profile of the 24/96 excludes it from this adaption so this sound card is now in an older dell, which will run only as long as the capacitors hold out on the board, and they are blowing so life is limited. This is why I am now looking to use the audio interfaces from tascam. I already have a US-122-A B but this device has no windows 7 drivers. shame. So I am looking at the current tascam range, similar to the device I already own, and this replacement should cost about 80 UK pounds. Then we should be good to go as they say. Thanks, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:33:14 -0500 Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with JAWS. Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed. Normally, this retails for about $200. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to import it so I will import if I can't get the device in Australia. Anyway back to my initial Google Search, I came up first with the 100 model so the obvious question is, what's the difference between the 100 and the 129 models? On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio
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No, the iMic devices aren't quite as rugged as this but for the money you pay they really do give a big bang for your buck when it comes to a quality small external Sound device which is affordable. On 1 Jun 2014, at 2:45 am, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello dane. The audio interfaces I mentioned are portable of course, but not as small as the sound card of which you speak. They are however extremely rugged and use quarter inch jacks for the inputs, High quality Mic pre-amps, and really built for on the road use. Thanks, Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 23:54:12 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: I will take a look at that but I did manage to find a local distributor for the iMic device, its about the size of a wrist watch and has a switchable input - Line-in or Mic - and a standard line-out/headphones socket, all controls for the iMic are controlled from the Windows Control Panel or the Sounds System Preferences on a Mac, price in Australian dollars is around $50, the perfect external sound device to have packed with your Macbook or other Notebook. On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
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Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to import it so I will import if I can't get the device in Australia. Anyway back to my initial Google Search, I came up first with the 100 model so the obvious question is, what's the difference between the 100 and the 129 models? On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
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dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with JAWS. Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed. Normally, this retails for about $200. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to import it so I will import if I can't get the device in Australia. Anyway back to my initial Google Search, I came up first with the 100 model so the obvious question is, what's the difference between the 100 and the 129 models? On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
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Hi, I aggree that on-board sound systems can be pretty good. Comparisons between different sound cards, if supported by specifications are invaluable. If not, then an element of subjectivity takes us in to an area where opinions are only really valuable to the holder of these opinions. So here are some of my opinions. I used to be happy with my audiofile 24/96. There were occasional problems with crackle on one channel, this would go away if the system were rebooted. I suspect that this was a driver issue, but never really got behind the problem. I used this card with XP, and more recently windows 7. The control pannel, delivered with the latest revision of the drivers became unusable with a screen reader, However when set up, the card behaved well enough, considering that the price also has dropped from the time when I first bought mine, some 8 years ago. Still a good card, and gave good latency when used with Reeper. Then I changed the computer, and bought a Dell optiplex, I5 processor, 8 GB ram, and 1 TB HD. The onboard audio device, a real tek High definition audio system, is quite frankly, the worst audio device I have ever worked with. Dell's control pannel, is partly accessible, but it is hit and miss when changing settings. There are settings in the control pannel, that are not exposed to the windows mixer, so you have to use it. I couldn't use the audiofile 24/96 because the optiplex uses PCIE slots only. The audiofile, is available only as a PCI board, and although there are converters from PCIe to PCI, the profile of the 24/96 excludes it from this adaption so this sound card is now in an older dell, which will run only as long as the capacitors hold out on the board, and they are blowing so life is limited. This is why I am now looking to use the audio interfaces from tascam. I already have a US-122-A B but this device has no windows 7 drivers. shame. So I am looking at the current tascam range, similar to the device I already own, and this replacement should cost about 80 UK pounds. Then we should be good to go as they say. Thanks, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:33:14 -0500 Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with JAWS. Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed. Normally, this retails for about $200. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to import it so I will import if I can't get the device in Australia. Anyway back to my initial Google Search, I came up first with the 100 model so the obvious question is, what's the difference between the 100 and the 129 models? On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest
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Interesting. I've had mixed results with Realtek HD sound devices but for the main part I've been able to access specific controls pertaining to these devices without too much trouble. The worst Sound Card I thin kI've ever had is the SB Live I think it was called or perhaps it was the SB Audigy? I don't remember precisely but what I do remember was that the card was an absolute swine of a thing to use. Every time I restarted my old Windows XP computer the recording source would reset itself so I had to manually go into the properties for the card and reset it, too bad! that machine was my main recorder at the time. I can't tell you all just how glad I was when the CPU in that machine overheated, gave me a good excuse to purchase the current machine I have which has the onboard Sound device I referred to a few eMails ago, plenty of inputs and outputs and I always have my iMac devices and the high quality Fastrak mixer to fall back on should I need extra Sound Devices. Unlike the majority of list members, I use multi platforms in my work here thus my main work environment these days is on an Apple Mac, these machines were the first I know of to have built-in sound devices which obviously are commonly found now in Windows machines. Up until recently it was common for all Mac computers to have both an audio input and an audio output socket but this has changed somewhat. My Macbook Pro has one socket which is supposed to do both jobs depending what's plugged into the socket, what a nightmare and it makes me glad - yet again - that I had the foresight to purchase half a dozen iMic sound devices, they really come in handy here. Most other sound devices I have here work with the Mac without issue, these include the Fastrak mixer etc. On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:56 am, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hi, I aggree that on-board sound systems can be pretty good. Comparisons between different sound cards, if supported by specifications are invaluable. If not, then an element of subjectivity takes us in to an area where opinions are only really valuable to the holder of these opinions. So here are some of my opinions. I used to be happy with my audiofile 24/96. There were occasional problems with crackle on one channel, this would go away if the system were rebooted. I suspect that this was a driver issue, but never really got behind the problem. I used this card with XP, and more recently windows 7. The control pannel, delivered with the latest revision of the drivers became unusable with a screen reader, However when set up, the card behaved well enough, considering that the price also has dropped from the time when I first bought mine, some 8 years ago. Still a good card, and gave good latency when used with Reeper. Then I changed the computer, and bought a Dell optiplex, I5 processor, 8 GB ram, and 1 TB HD. The onboard audio device, a real tek High definition audio system, is quite frankly, the worst audio device I have ever worked with. Dell's control pannel, is partly accessible, but it is hit and miss when changing settings. There are settings in the control pannel, that are not exposed to the windows mixer, so you have to use it. I couldn't use the audiofile 24/96 because the optiplex uses PCIE slots only. The audiofile, is available only as a PCI board, and although there are converters from PCIe to PCI, the profile of the 24/96 excludes it from this adaption so this sound card is now in an older dell, which will run only as long as the capacitors hold out on the board, and they are blowing so life is limited. This is why I am now looking to use the audio interfaces from tascam. I already have a US-122-A B but this device has no windows 7 drivers. shame. So I am looking at the current tascam range, similar to the device I already own, and this replacement should cost about 80 UK pounds. Then we should be good to go as they say. Thanks, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:33:14 -0500 Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with JAWS. Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed. Normally, this retails for about $200. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane
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Gee thanks, Joe, lol. Guess what sound i've got with my new pc? yep, the Realtech. Well, so far i guess it is ok for my admittedly more linitted needs, but i do wish i could bump up the highs. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi, I aggree that on-board sound systems can be pretty good. Comparisons between different sound cards, if supported by specifications are invaluable. If not, then an element of subjectivity takes us in to an area where opinions are only really valuable to the holder of these opinions. So here are some of my opinions. I used to be happy with my audiofile 24/96. There were occasional problems with crackle on one channel, this would go away if the system were rebooted. I suspect that this was a driver issue, but never really got behind the problem. I used this card with XP, and more recently windows 7. The control pannel, delivered with the latest revision of the drivers became unusable with a screen reader, However when set up, the card behaved well enough, considering that the price also has dropped from the time when I first bought mine, some 8 years ago. Still a good card, and gave good latency when used with Reeper. Then I changed the computer, and bought a Dell optiplex, I5 processor, 8 GB ram, and 1 TB HD. The onboard audio device, a real tek High definition audio system, is quite frankly, the worst audio device I have ever worked with. Dell's control pannel, is partly accessible, but it is hit and miss when changing settings. There are settings in the control pannel, that are not exposed to the windows mixer, so you have to use it. I couldn't use the audiofile 24/96 because the optiplex uses PCIE slots only. The audiofile, is available only as a PCI board, and although there are converters from PCIe to PCI, the profile of the 24/96 excludes it from this adaption so this sound card is now in an older dell, which will run only as long as the capacitors hold out on the board, and they are blowing so life is limited. This is why I am now looking to use the audio interfaces from tascam. I already have a US-122-A B but this device has no windows 7 drivers. shame. So I am looking at the current tascam range, similar to the device I already own, and this replacement should cost about 80 UK pounds. Then we should be good to go as they say. Thanks, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:33:14 -0500 Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with JAWS. Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed. Normally, this retails for about $200. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to import it so I will import if I can't get the device in Australia. Anyway back to my initial Google Search, I came up first with the 100 model so the obvious question is, what's the difference between the 100 and the 129 models? On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May
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Dave, I think that the device is probably capable of sounding pretty good, if only, the interface from dell were accessible. On other machines, the real tek devices have been pretty ok, often picking up a bit of digital noise from the bus, but ok for my needs. Take care, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 13:36:31 -0700 Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: Gee thanks, Joe, lol. Guess what sound i've got with my new pc? yep, the Realtech. Well, so far i guess it is ok for my admittedly more linitted needs, but i do wish i could bump up the highs. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi, I aggree that on-board sound systems can be pretty good. Comparisons between different sound cards, if supported by specifications are invaluable. If not, then an element of subjectivity takes us in to an area where opinions are only really valuable to the holder of these opinions. So here are some of my opinions. I used to be happy with my audiofile 24/96. There were occasional problems with crackle on one channel, this would go away if the system were rebooted. I suspect that this was a driver issue, but never really got behind the problem. I used this card with XP, and more recently windows 7. The control pannel, delivered with the latest revision of the drivers became unusable with a screen reader, However when set up, the card behaved well enough, considering that the price also has dropped from the time when I first bought mine, some 8 years ago. Still a good card, and gave good latency when used with Reeper. Then I changed the computer, and bought a Dell optiplex, I5 processor, 8 GB ram, and 1 TB HD. The onboard audio device, a real tek High definition audio system, is quite frankly, the worst audio device I have ever worked with. Dell's control pannel, is partly accessible, but it is hit and miss when changing settings. There are settings in the control pannel, that are not exposed to the windows mixer, so you have to use it. I couldn't use the audiofile 24/96 because the optiplex uses PCIE slots only. The audiofile, is available only as a PCI board, and although there are converters from PCIe to PCI, the profile of the 24/96 excludes it from this adaption so this sound card is now in an older dell, which will run only as long as the capacitors hold out on the board, and they are blowing so life is limited. This is why I am now looking to use the audio interfaces from tascam. I already have a US-122-A B but this device has no windows 7 drivers. shame. So I am looking at the current tascam range, similar to the device I already own, and this replacement should cost about 80 UK pounds. Then we should be good to go as they say. Thanks, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:33:14 -0500 Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with JAWS. Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed. Normally, this retails for about $200. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to import it so I will import if I can't get the device in Australia. Anyway back to my initial Google Search, I came up first with the 100 model so the obvious question is, what's the difference between the 100 and the 129 models? On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com
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Thank Goodness mine has digital outputs, no adjustments needed on the computer side smile On 2 Jun 2014, at 6:36 am, Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: Gee thanks, Joe, lol. Guess what sound i've got with my new pc? yep, the Realtech. Well, so far i guess it is ok for my admittedly more linitted needs, but i do wish i could bump up the highs. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi, I aggree that on-board sound systems can be pretty good. Comparisons between different sound cards, if supported by specifications are invaluable. If not, then an element of subjectivity takes us in to an area where opinions are only really valuable to the holder of these opinions. So here are some of my opinions. I used to be happy with my audiofile 24/96. There were occasional problems with crackle on one channel, this would go away if the system were rebooted. I suspect that this was a driver issue, but never really got behind the problem. I used this card with XP, and more recently windows 7. The control pannel, delivered with the latest revision of the drivers became unusable with a screen reader, However when set up, the card behaved well enough, considering that the price also has dropped from the time when I first bought mine, some 8 years ago. Still a good card, and gave good latency when used with Reeper. Then I changed the computer, and bought a Dell optiplex, I5 processor, 8 GB ram, and 1 TB HD. The onboard audio device, a real tek High definition audio system, is quite frankly, the worst audio device I have ever worked with. Dell's control pannel, is partly accessible, but it is hit and miss when changing settings. There are settings in the control pannel, that are not exposed to the windows mixer, so you have to use it. I couldn't use the audiofile 24/96 because the optiplex uses PCIE slots only. The audiofile, is available only as a PCI board, and although there are converters from PCIe to PCI, the profile of the 24/96 excludes it from this adaption so this sound card is now in an older dell, which will run only as long as the capacitors hold out on the board, and they are blowing so life is limited. This is why I am now looking to use the audio interfaces from tascam. I already have a US-122-A B but this device has no windows 7 drivers. shame. So I am looking at the current tascam range, similar to the device I already own, and this replacement should cost about 80 UK pounds. Then we should be good to go as they say. Thanks, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:33:14 -0500 Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with JAWS. Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed. Normally, this retails for about $200. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to import it so I will import if I can't get the device in Australia. Anyway back to my initial Google Search, I came up first with the 100 model so the obvious question is, what's the difference between the 100 and the 129 models? On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line
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Speaking of Sound Devices and the like I meant to mention my new Zoom H1, I've tested it as a sound device and yes it works well. Put simply connecting the Zoom H1 ia a USB connection turns the H1 into a high quality x/y pattern desktop microphone, extend this by adding another microphone to the Mic input socket, don't know how this would go with a Line-in source though I can't see why it wouldn't work. On 2 Jun 2014, at 7:05 am, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Dave, I think that the device is probably capable of sounding pretty good, if only, the interface from dell were accessible. On other machines, the real tek devices have been pretty ok, often picking up a bit of digital noise from the bus, but ok for my needs. Take care, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 13:36:31 -0700 Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: Gee thanks, Joe, lol. Guess what sound i've got with my new pc? yep, the Realtech. Well, so far i guess it is ok for my admittedly more linitted needs, but i do wish i could bump up the highs. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi, I aggree that on-board sound systems can be pretty good. Comparisons between different sound cards, if supported by specifications are invaluable. If not, then an element of subjectivity takes us in to an area where opinions are only really valuable to the holder of these opinions. So here are some of my opinions. I used to be happy with my audiofile 24/96. There were occasional problems with crackle on one channel, this would go away if the system were rebooted. I suspect that this was a driver issue, but never really got behind the problem. I used this card with XP, and more recently windows 7. The control pannel, delivered with the latest revision of the drivers became unusable with a screen reader, However when set up, the card behaved well enough, considering that the price also has dropped from the time when I first bought mine, some 8 years ago. Still a good card, and gave good latency when used with Reeper. Then I changed the computer, and bought a Dell optiplex, I5 processor, 8 GB ram, and 1 TB HD. The onboard audio device, a real tek High definition audio system, is quite frankly, the worst audio device I have ever worked with. Dell's control pannel, is partly accessible, but it is hit and miss when changing settings. There are settings in the control pannel, that are not exposed to the windows mixer, so you have to use it. I couldn't use the audiofile 24/96 because the optiplex uses PCIE slots only. The audiofile, is available only as a PCI board, and although there are converters from PCIe to PCI, the profile of the 24/96 excludes it from this adaption so this sound card is now in an older dell, which will run only as long as the capacitors hold out on the board, and they are blowing so life is limited. This is why I am now looking to use the audio interfaces from tascam. I already have a US-122-A B but this device has no windows 7 drivers. shame. So I am looking at the current tascam range, similar to the device I already own, and this replacement should cost about 80 UK pounds. Then we should be good to go as they say. Thanks, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:33:14 -0500 Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with JAWS. Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed. Normally, this retails for about $200. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to import it so I will import if I can't get the device in Australia. Anyway back to my initial Google Search, I came up first with the 100 model so the obvious question is, what's the difference between the 100 and the 129 models? On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm
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dane do you have to install any special software on the h-1 to do this. Or do you simnply hook it up to a an usb port and it shows up as an input device? On 6/1/2014 5:35 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Speaking of Sound Devices and the like I meant to mention my new Zoom H1, I've tested it as a sound device and yes it works well. Put simply connecting the Zoom H1 ia a USB connection turns the H1 into a high quality x/y pattern desktop microphone, extend this by adding another microphone to the Mic input socket, don't know how this would go with a Line-in source though I can't see why it wouldn't work. On 2 Jun 2014, at 7:05 am, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Dave, I think that the device is probably capable of sounding pretty good, if only, the interface from dell were accessible. On other machines, the real tek devices have been pretty ok, often picking up a bit of digital noise from the bus, but ok for my needs. Take care, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 13:36:31 -0700 Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: Gee thanks, Joe, lol. Guess what sound i've got with my new pc? yep, the Realtech. Well, so far i guess it is ok for my admittedly more linitted needs, but i do wish i could bump up the highs. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi, I aggree that on-board sound systems can be pretty good. Comparisons between different sound cards, if supported by specifications are invaluable. If not, then an element of subjectivity takes us in to an area where opinions are only really valuable to the holder of these opinions. So here are some of my opinions. I used to be happy with my audiofile 24/96. There were occasional problems with crackle on one channel, this would go away if the system were rebooted. I suspect that this was a driver issue, but never really got behind the problem. I used this card with XP, and more recently windows 7. The control pannel, delivered with the latest revision of the drivers became unusable with a screen reader, However when set up, the card behaved well enough, considering that the price also has dropped from the time when I first bought mine, some 8 years ago. Still a good card, and gave good latency when used with Reeper. Then I changed the computer, and bought a Dell optiplex, I5 processor, 8 GB ram, and 1 TB HD. The onboard audio device, a real tek High definition audio system, is quite frankly, the worst audio device I have ever worked with. Dell's control pannel, is partly accessible, but it is hit and miss when changing settings. There are settings in the control pannel, that are not exposed to the windows mixer, so you have to use it. I couldn't use the audiofile 24/96 because the optiplex uses PCIE slots only. The audiofile, is available only as a PCI board, and although there are converters from PCIe to PCI, the profile of the 24/96 excludes it from this adaption so this sound card is now in an older dell, which will run only as long as the capacitors hold out on the board, and they are blowing so life is limited. This is why I am now looking to use the audio interfaces from tascam. I already have a US-122-A B but this device has no windows 7 drivers. shame. So I am looking at the current tascam range, similar to the device I already own, and this replacement should cost about 80 UK pounds. Then we should be good to go as they say. Thanks, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:33:14 -0500 Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with JAWS. Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed. Normally, this retails for about $200. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to import it so I will import if I can't get the device in Australia. Anyway back to my initial Google Search, I came up first with the 100 model so the obvious question is, what's the difference between the 100 and the 129 models? On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi
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Dane doou have to install special software on the zoom h-1 to do this, or do you just hook it up to an usb port and it shows up as an input device? On 6/1/2014 5:35 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Speaking of Sound Devices and the like I meant to mention my new Zoom H1, I've tested it as a sound device and yes it works well. Put simply connecting the Zoom H1 ia a USB connection turns the H1 into a high quality x/y pattern desktop microphone, extend this by adding another microphone to the Mic input socket, don't know how this would go with a Line-in source though I can't see why it wouldn't work. On 2 Jun 2014, at 7:05 am, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Dave, I think that the device is probably capable of sounding pretty good, if only, the interface from dell were accessible. On other machines, the real tek devices have been pretty ok, often picking up a bit of digital noise from the bus, but ok for my needs. Take care, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 13:36:31 -0700 Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: Gee thanks, Joe, lol. Guess what sound i've got with my new pc? yep, the Realtech. Well, so far i guess it is ok for my admittedly more linitted needs, but i do wish i could bump up the highs. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi, I aggree that on-board sound systems can be pretty good. Comparisons between different sound cards, if supported by specifications are invaluable. If not, then an element of subjectivity takes us in to an area where opinions are only really valuable to the holder of these opinions. So here are some of my opinions. I used to be happy with my audiofile 24/96. There were occasional problems with crackle on one channel, this would go away if the system were rebooted. I suspect that this was a driver issue, but never really got behind the problem. I used this card with XP, and more recently windows 7. The control pannel, delivered with the latest revision of the drivers became unusable with a screen reader, However when set up, the card behaved well enough, considering that the price also has dropped from the time when I first bought mine, some 8 years ago. Still a good card, and gave good latency when used with Reeper. Then I changed the computer, and bought a Dell optiplex, I5 processor, 8 GB ram, and 1 TB HD. The onboard audio device, a real tek High definition audio system, is quite frankly, the worst audio device I have ever worked with. Dell's control pannel, is partly accessible, but it is hit and miss when changing settings. There are settings in the control pannel, that are not exposed to the windows mixer, so you have to use it. I couldn't use the audiofile 24/96 because the optiplex uses PCIE slots only. The audiofile, is available only as a PCI board, and although there are converters from PCIe to PCI, the profile of the 24/96 excludes it from this adaption so this sound card is now in an older dell, which will run only as long as the capacitors hold out on the board, and they are blowing so life is limited. This is why I am now looking to use the audio interfaces from tascam. I already have a US-122-A B but this device has no windows 7 drivers. shame. So I am looking at the current tascam range, similar to the device I already own, and this replacement should cost about 80 UK pounds. Then we should be good to go as they say. Thanks, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:33:14 -0500 Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with JAWS. Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed. Normally, this retails for about $200. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to import it so I will import if I can't get the device in Australia. Anyway back to my initial Google Search, I came up first with the 100 model so the obvious question is, what's the difference between the 100 and the 129 models? On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk
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Yep, make sure the latest system firmware is installed. On 2 Jun 2014, at 12:04 pm, tim cumings thcumi...@comcast.net wrote: dane do you have to install any special software on the h-1 to do this. Or do you simnply hook it up to a an usb port and it shows up as an input device? On 6/1/2014 5:35 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Speaking of Sound Devices and the like I meant to mention my new Zoom H1, I've tested it as a sound device and yes it works well. Put simply connecting the Zoom H1 ia a USB connection turns the H1 into a high quality x/y pattern desktop microphone, extend this by adding another microphone to the Mic input socket, don't know how this would go with a Line-in source though I can't see why it wouldn't work. On 2 Jun 2014, at 7:05 am, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Dave, I think that the device is probably capable of sounding pretty good, if only, the interface from dell were accessible. On other machines, the real tek devices have been pretty ok, often picking up a bit of digital noise from the bus, but ok for my needs. Take care, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 13:36:31 -0700 Dave McElroy d...@drakelroy.com wrote: Gee thanks, Joe, lol. Guess what sound i've got with my new pc? yep, the Realtech. Well, so far i guess it is ok for my admittedly more linitted needs, but i do wish i could bump up the highs. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi, I aggree that on-board sound systems can be pretty good. Comparisons between different sound cards, if supported by specifications are invaluable. If not, then an element of subjectivity takes us in to an area where opinions are only really valuable to the holder of these opinions. So here are some of my opinions. I used to be happy with my audiofile 24/96. There were occasional problems with crackle on one channel, this would go away if the system were rebooted. I suspect that this was a driver issue, but never really got behind the problem. I used this card with XP, and more recently windows 7. The control pannel, delivered with the latest revision of the drivers became unusable with a screen reader, However when set up, the card behaved well enough, considering that the price also has dropped from the time when I first bought mine, some 8 years ago. Still a good card, and gave good latency when used with Reeper. Then I changed the computer, and bought a Dell optiplex, I5 processor, 8 GB ram, and 1 TB HD. The onboard audio device, a real tek High definition audio system, is quite frankly, the worst audio device I have ever worked with. Dell's control pannel, is partly accessible, but it is hit and miss when changing settings. There are settings in the control pannel, that are not exposed to the windows mixer, so you have to use it. I couldn't use the audiofile 24/96 because the optiplex uses PCIE slots only. The audiofile, is available only as a PCI board, and although there are converters from PCIe to PCI, the profile of the 24/96 excludes it from this adaption so this sound card is now in an older dell, which will run only as long as the capacitors hold out on the board, and they are blowing so life is limited. This is why I am now looking to use the audio interfaces from tascam. I already have a US-122-A B but this device has no windows 7 drivers. shame. So I am looking at the current tascam range, similar to the device I already own, and this replacement should cost about 80 UK pounds. Then we should be good to go as they say. Thanks, Joe On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:33:14 -0500 Kelly Pierce kellyt...@gmail.com wrote: dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip. Last year I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor. It had built in high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my XP machine. I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the screen reader audio and music independently. About a month ago, I bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including shipping. It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone inputs, the latter with a pre-amp. It is compatible with windows 8.1 and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with JAWS. Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed. Normally, this retails for about $200. Kelly On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to import it so I will import if I can't get the device
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One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
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Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk
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I will take a look at that but I did manage to find a local distributor for the iMic device, its about the size of a wrist watch and has a switchable input - Line-in or Mic - and a standard line-out/headphones socket, all controls for the iMic are controlled from the Windows Control Panel or the Sounds System Preferences on a Mac, price in Australian dollars is around $50, the perfect external sound device to have packed with your Macbook or other Notebook. On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
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Hello dane. The audio interfaces I mentioned are portable of course, but not as small as the sound card of which you speak. They are however extremely rugged and use quarter inch jacks for the inputs, High quality Mic pre-amps, and really built for on the road use. Thanks, Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 23:54:12 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: I will take a look at that but I did manage to find a local distributor for the iMic device, its about the size of a wrist watch and has a switchable input - Line-in or Mic - and a standard line-out/headphones socket, all controls for the iMic are controlled from the Windows Control Panel or the Sounds System Preferences on a Mac, price in Australian dollars is around $50, the perfect external sound device to have packed with your Macbook or other Notebook. On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk
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Yes, the sort of thing I could also use so I'll certainly check those out. On 1 Jun 2014, at 2:45 am, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello dane. The audio interfaces I mentioned are portable of course, but not as small as the sound card of which you speak. They are however extremely rugged and use quarter inch jacks for the inputs, High quality Mic pre-amps, and really built for on the road use. Thanks, Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 23:54:12 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: I will take a look at that but I did manage to find a local distributor for the iMic device, its about the size of a wrist watch and has a switchable input - Line-in or Mic - and a standard line-out/headphones socket, all controls for the iMic are controlled from the Windows Control Panel or the Sounds System Preferences on a Mac, price in Australian dollars is around $50, the perfect external sound device to have packed with your Macbook or other Notebook. On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
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hmmm, I only see the 144, but even that one was only $100 or so, but not too many in stock. Where did you see a 124? Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
Re: Sound card recommendation wanted
typing error. On Sat, 31 May 2014 16:57:09 -0400 cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: hmmm, I only see the 144, but even that one was only $100 or so, but not too many in stock. Where did you see a 124? Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hello. You could look at the Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface: I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only because it has a variable line-out. All the controls are mounted on the top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software. Check it out. Joe On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000 Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic, thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were. On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote miketmot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk
Re: Sound card recommendation wanted
Not that this will be much help. I have a Desktop machine and - though I could put a Sound card into the thing - it already comes with a multitude of inputs and outputs that render the addition of a sound card absolutely pointless unless you have a specific need. On my system I have analogue as well as digital inputs which can all be easily configured through the Windows 7 control panel. These inputs/outputs are built on to the Gigabyte mother board, think that's the brand. The board also boasts an I5 Quad Core processor, not the most powerful around but enough for my needs. If I wanted to add a Sound card then I could add several types, a standard PCI Sound card, a PCI Mini Sound card or a USB Sound device which would probably be the most practical option in my case given that I have more USB ports on this machine than I know what to do with. I only suggest this option because Mother Boards are dead set cheap now. On 29 May 2014, at 2:14 pm, Barry Chapman ba...@bchapman.id.au wrote: Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
RE: Sound card recommendation wanted
Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman
RE: Sound card recommendation wanted
Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman
Re: Sound card recommendation wanted
i love the turtle beach card. its not expensive and works like a charm. i have 2 of them that i run jaws threw and they work great. On 5/29/2014 8:00 AM, Michael Mote wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman
RE: Sound card recommendation wanted
Do you know where I could pick one of these up? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:31 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted i love the turtle beach card. its not expensive and works like a charm. i have 2 of them that i run jaws threw and they work great. On 5/29/2014 8:00 AM, Michael Mote wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman
Re: Sound card recommendation wanted
do a search for turtle beach external sound card using research it using amazon search in jaws. On 5/29/2014 9:41 AM, Michael Mote wrote: Do you know where I could pick one of these up? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:31 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound card recommendation wanted i love the turtle beach card. its not expensive and works like a charm. i have 2 of them that i run jaws threw and they work great. On 5/29/2014 8:00 AM, Michael Mote wrote: Hi there! I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks for line-in and headphone. My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one plug, making it very difficult to use like I need to use it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Nelson Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which has Jaws friendly software. However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card. There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model names do their best to hide the nature of their functions). I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards. Bob Nelson -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM To: PC-Audio Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman
Sound card recommendation wanted
Hi all, Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the accompanying software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and microphone jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster Live could do this. Thanks very much, Barry Chapman
5.1 Stereo Amp to connect to my sound card
Hi all I would like to know if anyone knows of a high quality, accessible, high end 5.1 stereo amp that can take the output from my sound card and convert it into 5 stereo channels and one subwoofer output? Cost is not an object. Thanks Frank
Re: 5.1 Stereo Amp to connect to my sound card
You've plenty of options here smile. There's another list member who has a Denon receiver which will do what you want, he got the high end model at a bargain price, I'm green with envy smile. I have the Denon AVR2113, I last saw this model for $500 which is a steal if you can still get the thing. The AVR2113 has a HTML Interface so settings are easy to change. The receiver has 6 HDMI inputs and 2 digital inputs so you don't even need to consider the sound device that your computer is equipped with, I just run a lead from the HDMI output of my computer to the receiver, 1 lead, 1 connection and that's it! up to 8 channels of high quality audio and HD 4K video if required. On 25 May 2014, at 7:52 am, Frank Ventura frank.vent...@littlebreezes.com wrote: Hi all I would like to know if anyone knows of a high quality, accessible, high end 5.1 stereo amp that can take the output from my sound card and convert it into 5 stereo channels and one subwoofer output? Cost is not an object. Thanks Frank ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
RE: 5.1 Stereo Amp to connect to my sound card
Hi Dane, do you know what the model number of that other receiver that another list member got? Thanks Frank -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 6:01 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: 5.1 Stereo Amp to connect to my sound card You've plenty of options here smile. There's another list member who has a Denon receiver which will do what you want, he got the high end model at a bargain price, I'm green with envy smile. I have the Denon AVR2113, I last saw this model for $500 which is a steal if you can still get the thing. The AVR2113 has a HTML Interface so settings are easy to change. The receiver has 6 HDMI inputs and 2 digital inputs so you don't even need to consider the sound device that your computer is equipped with, I just run a lead from the HDMI output of my computer to the receiver, 1 lead, 1 connection and that's it! up to 8 channels of high quality audio and HD 4K video if required. On 25 May 2014, at 7:52 am, Frank Ventura frank.vent...@littlebreezes.com wrote: Hi all I would like to know if anyone knows of a high quality, accessible, high end 5.1 stereo amp that can take the output from my sound card and convert it into 5 stereo channels and one subwoofer output? Cost is not an object. Thanks Frank ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: 5.1 Stereo Amp to connect to my sound card
I don't sorry, perhaps he's monitoring this thread and could remind us. On 25 May 2014, at 8:06 am, Frank Ventura frank.vent...@littlebreezes.com wrote: Hi Dane, do you know what the model number of that other receiver that another list member got? Thanks Frank -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 6:01 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: 5.1 Stereo Amp to connect to my sound card You've plenty of options here smile. There's another list member who has a Denon receiver which will do what you want, he got the high end model at a bargain price, I'm green with envy smile. I have the Denon AVR2113, I last saw this model for $500 which is a steal if you can still get the thing. The AVR2113 has a HTML Interface so settings are easy to change. The receiver has 6 HDMI inputs and 2 digital inputs so you don't even need to consider the sound device that your computer is equipped with, I just run a lead from the HDMI output of my computer to the receiver, 1 lead, 1 connection and that's it! up to 8 channels of high quality audio and HD 4K video if required. On 25 May 2014, at 7:52 am, Frank Ventura frank.vent...@littlebreezes.com wrote: Hi all I would like to know if anyone knows of a high quality, accessible, high end 5.1 stereo amp that can take the output from my sound card and convert it into 5 stereo channels and one subwoofer output? Cost is not an object. Thanks Frank ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
RE: 5.1 Stereo Amp to connect to my sound card
Ah that's right. Thanks for reminding me of your system Dain. Again, the geek in me wants anything that will take 4K or UHD as it's also known. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 6:01 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: 5.1 Stereo Amp to connect to my sound card You've plenty of options here smile. There's another list member who has a Denon receiver which will do what you want, he got the high end model at a bargain price, I'm green with envy smile. I have the Denon AVR2113, I last saw this model for $500 which is a steal if you can still get the thing. The AVR2113 has a HTML Interface so settings are easy to change. The receiver has 6 HDMI inputs and 2 digital inputs so you don't even need to consider the sound device that your computer is equipped with, I just run a lead from the HDMI output of my computer to the receiver, 1 lead, 1 connection and that's it! up to 8 channels of high quality audio and HD 4K video if required. On 25 May 2014, at 7:52 am, Frank Ventura frank.vent...@littlebreezes.com wrote: Hi all I would like to know if anyone knows of a high quality, accessible, high end 5.1 stereo amp that can take the output from my sound card and convert it into 5 stereo channels and one subwoofer output? Cost is not an object. Thanks Frank ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
RE: 5.1 Stereo Amp to connect to my sound card
Logytech makes the Z5500 system that's made specifically for PCs, and it'll do what you want. Yamaha has systems that have HDMI and all the old connectors as well. I prefer to do it like Dain. Run an HDMI cable from the video card. Then you can even get full 192 thousand KHZ 32 Bit with a system from Onkyo. Though I don't know if any do 4K like Dain's yet. True 4K. I know there was one that can upskail but I want one that like Dain's can take a true 4K signal. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Frank Ventura Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 5:52 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: 5.1 Stereo Amp to connect to my sound card Hi all I would like to know if anyone knows of a high quality, accessible, high end 5.1 stereo amp that can take the output from my sound card and convert it into 5 stereo channels and one subwoofer output? Cost is not an object. Thanks Frank
replacement sound card
Hi people, I'm upgrading one of my computer systems. It appears that the dell machine I hope to introduce, has no PCI card slot. PCI express is now the prefered design, but the 24/96 audiofile is not yet released on a PCI express board. Questionn is then, which card would you suggest to replace the delta 2496 in a PCI express board configuration? I would like phono or RCA jacks in and out just to save a new loom of cables, and if possible a nice accessible control pannel, if like the 2496 the audio controls are outside the windows mixer. Thanks. Joe
Re: External USB Sound Card Recommendation
External USB Sound Card from A T Guys link is below. Read the getting started link when you are there. They describe the layout of the USB sound card too. You also get free a USB extension cable. http://www.atguys.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_infocPath=16products_id=84 I also found the Creative X-Fi Pro on Ebay for $17.95 with free shipping on Ebay. - Original Message - From: Sharonda Greenlaw To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:21 PM Subject: External USB Sound Card Recommendation Hello list, My name is Sharonda. though I've been on this list a while, I have only been lurking. I am now ready to do some hobby recording and need lots of help. I have a Windows 7 computer with JAWS 14. I have a Yamaha MM6 keyboard and want to record some songs that I have written. I want to get a fairly inexpensive USB sound card. What is the list's recommendation for this? I'm sure I will need a sound editor as well. Should I use Sound Forge or Goldwave? Are there any tutorials for either product? Thanks in advance for your assistance. This is truly a new area for me, so I'm sure I'll have more questions as I go. -- Sharonda Greenlaw President (Phoenix Chapter) National Federation of the Blind - Skype: sharonda2004 Twitter: shari_rocks Facebook: facebook.com/TheSharondaWhiteGreenlaw To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
External USB Sound Card Recommendation
Hello list, My name is Sharonda. though I've been on this list a while, I have only been lurking. I am now ready to do some hobby recording and need lots of help. I have a Windows 7 computer with JAWS 14. I have a Yamaha MM6 keyboard and want to record some songs that I have written. I want to get a fairly inexpensive USB sound card. What is the list's recommendation for this? I'm sure I will need a sound editor as well. Should I use Sound Forge or Goldwave? Are there any tutorials for either product? Thanks in advance for your assistance. This is truly a new area for me, so I'm sure I'll have more questions as I go. -- Sharonda Greenlaw President (Phoenix Chapter) National Federation of the Blind - Skype: sharonda2004 Twitter: shari_rocks Facebook: facebook.com/TheSharondaWhiteGreenlaw To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: External USB Sound Card Recommendation
Hi I asked the same question about two weeks ago. I am pasting again for those who missed it. Hope this helps. All the credit goes to the author from Australia. Named Robert Nelson You can use an external usb sound card with your laptop. Indeed, if you are using Jaws as your screen reader, it allows you to set up an ideal situation where Jaws, through its internal settings, can be made to use the laptop's internal sound card whilst the external sound card is set up as the default sound device to play your music, videos and the like. You would do it this way because the external sound device will have better sound quality than the internal sound device. As I have indicated, if you are using Windows, you will have to go into the Windows control panel and set the external sound device as the default sound device. When you plug the usb device in, depending on which one you buy, the driver will be downloaded from the internet or you will be prompted to insert the supplied CD. In most cases, unless you are determined to do something really tricky, you should be able to make any adjustments to the sound through the control panel. I am not sure how you would send the screen reader to one device and your music etc to the external sound device if you are using Window-eyes, System Access or NVDA but I do not doubt that it is possible to do it with those programs. The following is a list of some external usb sound cards. Of these, the Asus XONAR U7 and the Creative OMNI are probably the best. There are better units but they are also far more expensive. ASUS Xonar U7 Compact 7.1 Channel USB Soundcard - Headphone Amplifier With 192kHz/24-bit HD Sound, Dolby Technologies, Dolby Home Theater V4 - USB approx $100 Creative Sound Blaster Play! - USB Sound Card approx $30 (if you can find one, probably available on E-bay these days) Creative X-Fi Go Pro USB Sound Card - Black approx $70 (may be less on E-bay) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro - THX TruStudio Pro, Dolby Digital Live - USB2.0 approx $80 (or less on E-bay) Creative Sound Blaster Omni External Sound Card - 5.1 Channel, Built-In Dual Microphones With CrystalVoice Technology, Dolby Digital Live, Scout Mode - USB2.0 approx $90 Creative Sound Blaster Digital Music Premium HD - Black approx $130 Bob Nelson - Original Message - From: Sharonda Greenlaw To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:21 PM Subject: External USB Sound Card Recommendation Hello list, My name is Sharonda. though I've been on this list a while, I have only been lurking. I am now ready to do some hobby recording and need lots of help. I have a Windows 7 computer with JAWS 14. I have a Yamaha MM6 keyboard and want to record some songs that I have written. I want to get a fairly inexpensive USB sound card. What is the list's recommendation for this? I'm sure I will need a sound editor as well. Should I use Sound Forge or Goldwave? Are there any tutorials for either product? Thanks in advance for your assistance. This is truly a new area for me, so I'm sure I'll have more questions as I go. -- Sharonda Greenlaw President (Phoenix Chapter) National Federation of the Blind - Skype: sharonda2004 Twitter: shari_rocks Facebook: facebook.com/TheSharondaWhiteGreenlaw To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: a 64 bit sound card for an old curmudgeon
I also use a Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 card. When I moved to Win7 64 bit it stopped working as yours has. A visit to Creative's website, with the aid of sighted assistance, for a driver upgrade solved that and it's now as good as it ever was. Roger -Original Message- From: Peter Tighe Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 1:56 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: a 64 bit sound card for an old curmudgeon I have just changed from a 32 bit version of Windows 7 to a 64 bit version. My old sound card seems to lock up my mother board! I always liked sound blaster audigy sound cards. My old card doesn't work. What Can I use which is similar to the audigy card. I can accept all kinds of enhancements as long as I can disable or suppress them! Thanks, Peter To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: a 64 bit sound card for an old curmudgeon
Interesting and thanks for the info, I still have one of my cards here. Now a question, - if we're talking about the same card - it has 4 3.5MM sockets on the back of it, I believe they're not labeled, the idea is that you're supposed to be able to customise these sockets - that is to say you can assign different functionality to them, making 1 the line out, 1 the line in, 1 the mc in etc -, anyone know anything about that? I was told that the ability to do this is found in the inaccessible software? On 14/10/2013, at 5:21 PM, roger.so...@virgin.net wrote: I also use a Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 card. When I moved to Win7 64 bit it stopped working as yours has. A visit to Creative's website, with the aid of sighted assistance, for a driver upgrade solved that and it's now as good as it ever was. Roger -Original Message- From: Peter Tighe Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 1:56 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: a 64 bit sound card for an old curmudgeon I have just changed from a 32 bit version of Windows 7 to a 64 bit version. My old sound card seems to lock up my mother board! I always liked sound blaster audigy sound cards. My old card doesn't work. What Can I use which is similar to the audigy card. I can accept all kinds of enhancements as long as I can disable or suppress them! Thanks, Peter To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
a 64 bit sound card for an old curmudgeon
I have just changed from a 32 bit version of Windows 7 to a 64 bit version. My old sound card seems to lock up my mother board! I always liked sound blaster audigy sound cards. My old card doesn't work. What Can I use which is similar to the audigy card. I can accept all kinds of enhancements as long as I can disable or suppress them! Thanks, Peter To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: a 64 bit sound card for an old curmudgeon
Sounds as though there's a conflict somewhere, have you checked to see that the drivers for your Sound Blaster card are compatible with the new operating system you're running. I stopped using Sound Blaster cards quite some time ago, the main reason being that the software they came supplied with was getting to the point of being totally inaccessible, the Sound Blaster cards did strange things to the Windows volume control etc - that was quite some time ago I might add, back when I was using Windows XP. - I don't bother with any sound cards now on the Windows PC, the latest PC I bought - over a year ago - has multi sound devices built-in which work just fine, - several digital inputs and outputs and a couple of analogue inputs and outputs, several HDMI outputs etc -. If you need to buy a new Sound Card then they're amazingly cheap now, probably because most use the CPU to do all the processing, I'm looking at a very basic Asus card now for $25.00 which may suit your needs, they go up from there. On 14/10/2013, at 11:56 AM, Peter Tighe psti...@mindspring.com wrote: I have just changed from a 32 bit version of Windows 7 to a 64 bit version. My old sound card seems to lock up my mother board! I always liked sound blaster audigy sound cards. My old card doesn't work. What Can I use which is similar to the audigy card. I can accept all kinds of enhancements as long as I can disable or suppress them! Thanks, Peter To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: a 64 bit sound card for an old curmudgeon
Suggest that you have a look at the following Asus sound cards: Asus XONAR U7 Asus Essence STX Note that Xonar is spelled X O N A R Or one of the Auzentech sound cards which can be found at www.auzentech.com Note that auzentech is spelled a u z e n t e c h Hope this helps. Bob Nelson - Original Message - From: Peter Tighe psti...@mindspring.com To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 10:56 AM Subject: a 64 bit sound card for an old curmudgeon I have just changed from a 32 bit version of Windows 7 to a 64 bit version. My old sound card seems to lock up my mother board! I always liked sound blaster audigy sound cards. My old card doesn't work. What Can I use which is similar to the audigy card. I can accept all kinds of enhancements as long as I can disable or suppress them! Thanks, Peter To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Please recommend sound card for Win 7 PC
my 2 sence is, i like anything from soundblaster. - Original Message - From: Norma A. Boge nab...@mchsi.com To: PC-audio pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 10:32 PM Subject: Please recommend sound card for Win 7 PC It's time for me to buy a new sound card for my Windows 7 PC. I intend to use it with my Behringer 4 channel mixer. This is not a professional set-up, I'm just a hobbyist but want good quality. I'm learning as I go here so your helpful input is much appreciated. Later, Norma To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Please recommend sound card for Win 7 PC
It's time for me to buy a new sound card for my Windows 7 PC. I intend to use it with my Behringer 4 channel mixer. This is not a professional set-up, I'm just a hobbyist but want good quality. I'm learning as I go here so your helpful input is much appreciated. Later, Norma To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
