Soundcards and Fantom S

21 Jul 2004, 09:20

(hip hop) hey umm this is my setup and i wanna know wut u peeps think about the EMU 1212M soundcard? i sequence my stuff on the fantom S but all i want to do is record it into sonor xl,cool edit pro, or sound forge (i have all of em)(and if need thru midi), and i have a pair of Behringer B2030A Active Studio Monitors. in the near future i plan on gettin a turntable and a mixer (if needed) but yea could someone tell me if that sound card, EMU 1212m is worth it and would it be able to hook all that stuff up to it, in order to be able to record directly into those programs?
Thanx any input is appreciated

"Squad A/Chaz Productions" NICCAAAAAA

"Squad A/Chaz Productions" NICCAAAAAA

Re: Soundcards and Fantom S

21 Jul 2004, 10:35

I DUNNO IF THIS HELPS U ANY.....BUT I HAVE A FNATOM-X, AND I RECORD ALL MY TRACKS DIRECTLY INTO SOUNDFORGE, ALL I DO IS HOOK UP MY OUTS FROM THE FANTOM INTO THE LINE IN OF MY COMP AND I CAN RECORD WITH NO PROBLEM........AS FOR THE SOUNDCARD, I HAVE THE ORIGINAL S**T ONE THAT CAME WITH MY COMP..............HOPE THAT HELPED A LIL.....INCOG

Re: Soundcards and Fantom S

21 Jul 2004, 10:53

yea thas wut i do but quality ain't as good as i want it, which out on the keyboard are u hookin into the line in, i mite be doin it the cheapway but im usin the phones input? yea tell me wus urs?

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"Squad A/Chaz Productions" NICCAAAAAA

"Squad A/Chaz Productions" NICCAAAAAA

Re: Soundcards and Fantom S

21 Jul 2004, 10:57

Chaz,

the 1212m from emu is an excellant soundcard in my oppinion. I use the 0404 but they're pratically the same. it will connected all that you are stating. I actually recorded my fantom in to the pc thru the digital jacks. I am currently using cubase, but I just got my hands on a Sonar 3 disk from a friend who went to protools (I hope to make that switch also).

Re: Soundcards and Fantom S

22 Jul 2004, 09:44

You definitely do not want to use the card that came with your system, unless your system was originally conceived as a Digital Audio Workstation and it already has some sort of high-end audio interface on it.

The main reason why you don't want to use a cheapo card is sound quality. The other very important reason: latency (especially if you're planning on recording several things to your mix).

Also, if you're planning on buying a mixer, there are some mixers with FireWire that will work as an audio interface. You might want to look into that too.

My .02

Peace.

M

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