Meadows and Labyrinths Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 i'd rather not spend more than $250 unless i think it's really worth it. also, i am workin' with vista, and i seem to be a touch limited as to what i can buy because of that. FUCK i used to have the Tascam US 122 and the Eiderol Emagics 2|6, which i was happy with until i bought my new laptop with vista. i'm looking for something with xlr inputs/phantom power/midi/rca inputs (rca inputs not incredibly necessary i suppose) i have been looking at the following models for consideration: M-Audio Fast Track Ultra Alesis iO 14 M-Audio Firewire 410 THANK YOU COMPUTERS HELP Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Meadows and Labyrinths's signature Hide all signatures plantre.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest analogue wings Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 (edited) I just bought an external interface, but at a way higher price point (cos I need to record bands with it = more simultaneous ins needed). Anyway, in my travels, I found a couple of bad anecdotes about the Alesis (who are reputed to have shit build quality anyway). I'd go for M-Audio as the ubiquitous brand that seems to "just work" EDIT: Had my MOTU for like a day and I already know I'm going to miss the fuck out of my SoundBlaster's front panel RCAs and Mike/Guitar jack. They were the shit for spontaneous idea jammys Edited May 6, 2008 by analogue wings Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-721929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
goffer Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Edirol FA-66 seems to fit your budget Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide goffer's signature Hide all signatures PHOTOS Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-721992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylonbitch Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 install xp. vista sucks. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide pylonbitch's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-722047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Once again I suggest the mighty fine Audiofire4, it has midi/xlr and regular jack plug inputs, as well as digital inputs. Plus its lovely. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures I haven't eaten a Wagon Wheel since 07/11/07... ilovecubus.co.uk - 25ml of mp3 taken twice daily. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-722128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rex sole Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 There are Vista drivers for the US-122, unless you're annoyed at the fact the headphones socket bleeds through in to the inputs and the USB 1.1 connection makes it sloooooooow and want to get a better interface: http://www.tascam.com/products/us-122;9,15,68,19.html Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-722149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dildo Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 loganfive said: install xp. vista sucks. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-722252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadows and Labyrinths Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 goffer said: Edirol FA-66 seems to fit your budget but it's pink (lol) loganfive said: install xp. vista sucks. this isn't the kind of advice i'm looking for rex sole said: There are Vista drivers for the US-122, unless you're annoyed at the fact the headphones socket bleeds through in to the inputs and the USB 1.1 connection makes it sloooooooow and want to get a better interface: http://www.tascam.com/products/us-122;9,15,68,19.html yes, i tried that and still have compatability issues. the lame responses you guys are giving really aren't necessary as i do actually know what i'm doing. anyway, i will probably go for an m-audio device as analogue wings suggests. thank you Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Meadows and Labyrinths's signature Hide all signatures plantre.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-722336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rex sole Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Luke Fucking Hazard said: the lame responses you guys are giving really aren't necessary as i do actually know what i'm doing. Thankyou for the insult, I was only trying to help. I've got the US-122 up and running under Vista64 without any trouble and thought you might not have been aware of the recent driver update. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-722389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadows and Labyrinths Posted May 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 rex sole said: Luke Fucking Hazard said: the lame responses you guys are giving really aren't necessary as i do actually know what i'm doing. Thankyou for the insult, I was only trying to help. I've got the US-122 up and running under Vista64 without any trouble and thought you might not have been aware of the recent driver update. no insult intended, man. relax. isn't the internet fun? anyway, i went with the US 144. i love tascam, and the 122 was everything i needed so i thought i'd pick up a similar product. thanks for the help, helpers. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Meadows and Labyrinths's signature Hide all signatures plantre.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-722510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rex sole Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Not as fun as overreacting, aaaah! In some sort of cosmical jape my US-122 is now not working under Vista. Take that, me! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-722524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadows and Labyrinths Posted May 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 sell it for beer money and get the 144! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Meadows and Labyrinths's signature Hide all signatures plantre.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-722587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brianellis Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Seriously make sure whatever you get REALLY works with vista. I had to go back returning 2 different soundcards until i bought one that I was sure would work... and it still worked like shit. I ended up just installing xp and everything working fine. You may as well do it sooner or later. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-722782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylonbitch Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 my advice was solid, and i stand by it. follow up question... luke, why are you using vista with any kind of audio set up? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide pylonbitch's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-722794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dildo Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 loganfive said: my advice was solid, and i stand by it. me too :shade: Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-723070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadows and Labyrinths Posted May 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) loganfive said: my advice was solid, and i stand by it. follow up question... luke, why are you using vista with any kind of audio set up? that's cool man, i know that you know what you're talking about, and i'm sure that is good advice. but, i'm stubborn and like to find things out by doing them myself, not through what other people say. this way, i understand everything that i've done and why i'm doing it. i may even end up installing xp in the long run, but for now, i'm going to try and work with vista because it's what i have and it's working for me so far. love love love :heart: :heart: :heart: edit: added more hearts n shit to appear friendly Edited May 7, 2008 by Luke Fucking Hazard Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Meadows and Labyrinths's signature Hide all signatures plantre.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-723099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brianellis Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 alright... but i'm gonna hate to say i told you so :shade: Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-723320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ewan Aparicio Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 I'd stay clear of the Alesis if I were you, I had some really bad experiences with mine! Seemed to never get recognised when plugged in, even on other computers that I tried. When it stopped working all together I tried to contact them to get it fixed and they were really unhelpful, practically told me to cram it somewhere uncomfortable and buy a new one so I gave up in the end. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/33856-external-sound-card-helprecommendations/#findComment-726126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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