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 Tue 23 Nov 2004, 07:20
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Hi there, I'm a newbie. I just threw away some money on an Edirol UA-30 USB audio interface which sucks and is WAYYY too noisy. I did a side by side test with running sound straight into my minijack (on a G4 Powerbook) and the sound was sooo much better.
So... why do I even need a soundcard? I've heard that M-Audio makes decent devices, but to me they look just like the cheap, plastic piece of crap I just bought. Is it just that Edirol sucks? Did I get a bum device? Are other devices that much better? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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Wed 24 Nov 2004, 13:22
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 79 Joined: 23-Jan 04 From: Dublin - IE Member No.: 33,924 |
USB was originally designed for simple input devices like mice, computer keyboards, joysticks, etc. -- not for complex and fast I/O like audio.
My advice to all starting out is to save your money for a little bit longer and buy a Firewire or a PCI solution. You can't drive nails with a rubber hammer... Regards. -------------------- Dave Bourke
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humbug Do I Even Need A Soundcard? Tue 23 Nov 2004, 07:20
kaboombahchuck It all depends on what kind of sound quality you w... Tue 23 Nov 2004, 08:52 humbug thanks, kaboombahchuck
are firewire devices any b... Wed 24 Nov 2004, 08:21 ourmanflinty Hmm usb v firewire v pci...well, laptop so usb v f... Wed 24 Nov 2004, 16:37
CanadaRAM Humbug: Just as a guess it sounds like you need t... Mon 29 Nov 2004, 08:19 |
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