**Best soundcard for music editing??

[duncsharp]

I want to build a computer for music recording / editing what would be the best soundcard to get

im not interested in cpu / ram since i have recently upgraded - just soundcard please!!!

i am looking for a card that has multiple inputs

i havent really got a buget so..... the best money can buy!!!

 

[Monstermunch]

Depends what you want. Are you a musician and want to record yourself or do you want to sample and mix?

 

[duncsharp]

both really but i am a musician and will also be looking to do sampling and mixing

 

[Monstermunch]

M-Audio make some very good cards etc, and start at about £140. My brother uses them all the time and he works in the Music/Recording Industry

 

[Seft]

Echo make great cards, but they aren't cheap.

 

[Codmate]

M-Audio Delta 1010 is the standard home-recording card if you want plenty of ins and outs and have the cash.

The 1010LT is also excellent if you don't care about balanced inputs.

M-Audio do a whole range of stuff from the 1010, down through the Delta66 and Audiophile192 and Audiophile2496.

Other options include nice MOTU interfaces like this:
http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/1105
...and also EMU cards, which are meant to be good.

It all depends on what you're doing. Are you recording full bands, just one or two tracks at a time, just making music on the computer, etc etc?

The software your using can also be a factor. It's especially important that your chosen hardware has good ASIO support of your using Steinberg products for instance.

This might be a good place to start looking:
http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/?m_ma...5452abe956a3718429239ca9a5d&filter_type=basic

 

[luminous]

Vote Maudio as a very good choice.You don`t need to spend a bomb on one.Mate has a firewire maudio card and he`s very happy with it.
http://www.tweakheadz.com/soundcards_for_the_home_studio.htm