what are compression settings as in setting compression with winamp plug-ins?

2015-02-14 Thread joanne
With Audiostocker and Rock Steady, both of which I use, there's a set compression area and one thing says like 18 db and then flat db or something, and another box says soft compression, hard or very hard. What do all these things mean? Is the sound more distorted with, say hard compression

recommendations for a usb sound card with line in put?

2015-02-14 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
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