| Aardvark |
Direct
Pro 24/96 |
24
bit - 96 Khz |
|
I/O
only, no synth |
Works
with "24 bit unpacked left justified" format |
|
www.aardvark-pro.com |
| Creative
Labs |
Audigy
2 |
24
bit - 96 Khz |
1
Stereo |
Good
synth, with support for customizable sounds (soundfonts) |
The first Creative soundcard to support 24 bit playback and
recording. Asio drivers are limited to 16 bit 48 Khz but since
n-Track supports WDM drivers the Asio drivers limitation is
not relevant. |
|
www.creativelabs.com |
| Creative
Labs |
Audigy
1 |
16
bit |
1
Stereo |
Good
synth, with support for customizable sounds (soundfonts) |
Although
the card's specs seem to suggest that the card can record
and playback in 24 bit format, the card is only capable of
24 bit playback through the digital output for DVD playback,
and 24 bit recording is not possible |
|
www.creativelabs.com |
| Creative
Labs |
AWE32 |
16
bit |
1
Stereo |
Good
synth, with support for customizable sounds (soundfonts) |
During
the recording (or when the playback is started with the recording
vumeter on) the playback quality is degraded (8 bit quality) |
|
www.creativelabs.com |
| Creative
Labs |
AWE64 |
16
bit |
1
Stereo |
Good
synth, with support for customizable sounds (soundfonts) |
During
the recording (or when the playback is started with the recording
vumeter on) the playback quality is degraded (8 bit quality) |
|
www.creativelabs.com |
| Creative
Labs |
Sound
Blaster 32 |
16
bit |
1
Stereo |
Good
synth, with support for customizable sounds (soundfonts) |
During
the recording (or when the playback is started with the recording
vumeter on) the playback quality is degraded (8 bit quality) |
|
www.creativelabs.com |
| Creative
Labs |
Sound
Blaster 16 |
16
bit |
1
Stereo |
Not
very good, FM Synth |
During
the recording (or when the playback is started with the recording
vumeter on) the playback quality is degraded (8 bit quality) |
|
www.creativelabs.com |
| Creative
Labs |
Sound
Blaster Live! |
16
bit |
1
Stereo |
Good
synth, with support for customizable sounds (soundfonts) |
The
card internally works always with 48000 hz frequency. When
other frequencies are used the card performs a sampling frequency
conversion in real-time. This can sometimes create lag problems. |
|
www.sblive.com |
| Creative
Labs |
PCI128 |
16
bit - 48 Khz |
1
Stereo |
|
The
card is a PCI64 with better MIDI. Great recording quality
for a very affordable price. |
|
www.creativelabs.com |
| Echo/Event |
Layla-Gina-Darla |
24
bit |
|
I/O
Only, no synth |
Sometimes
it's necessary to turn off the recording vumeter when starting
the recording. After the recording is started it can be turned
back on. All the inputs and output channels must use the same
format (for example 24 bit stereo). |
|
|
| Egosys |
192 |
24
bit - 192 khz |
2
ins - 8 outs
(6 analog + 2 digital Spdif optical) |
|
Balanced
inputs
|
|
www.egosys.net |
| EMU |
1820
1820m
1212m
EmulatorX Studio
|
24 bit 192khz |
|
|
PowerFX hardware accellerated VST plug-ins |
|
www.emu.com |
| Ensoniq/Creative
Labs |
Audio
PCI / PCI64 |
16
bit - 48 Khz |
1
Stereo |
Not
very good, software synth |
Great
recording quality for a very affordable price |
~
30$ |
www.creativelabs.com |
| GadgetLabs |
Wave
Pro 4/24 |
24
bit - 96 Khz |
4
(2 stereo) |
I/O
only, no synth |
Make
sure you're using the latest version of the card's drivers.
With an early version of the card's drivers the program froze
when stopping the playback when the 3/4 output was selected |
|
www.gadgetlabs.com |
| GadgetLabs |
Wave
Pro 8/24 |
24
- 48 Khz |
8
(4 stereo) |
I/O
only, no synth |
|
|
www.gadgetlabs.com |
| Hoontech
|
ST
Audio DSP2000 (C-Port) |
24
Bit - 96 Khz |
8in/8out
2xS/PDIF - AES/EBU - Optical I/O |
1
Input - 2 outputs |
Works
with "24 bit unpacked left justified" format
|
~615$
|
www.hoontech.co.uk |
| MIDIMan |
Duo |
24
- 96 khz |
2ins
- 2 outs @ 24 bit/48 khz
2 ins or 2 outs @ 24 bit/96 khz
|
1
Input & 1 output |
2
Mic preamps with XLR and TRS connectors
Spdif output |
|
www.midiman.com |
| MIDIMan |
Quattro |
24
- 96 khz |
4
ins - 4 outs @ 16 bit/48 khz
4ins - 2 outs @ 24 bit/48 khz
2 ins or 2 outs @ 24 bit/96 khz
|
1
Input & 1 output |
|
|
www.midiman.com |
| MIDIMan |
Delta
44 |
24
Bit - 96 Khz |
4
ins - 4 outs |
|
|
|
www.midiman.com |
| MIDIMan |
Delta
66 |
24
Bit - 96 Khz |
4
ins - 4 outs + 2 ch. of digital I/O |
|
|
|
www.midiman.com |
| MIDIMan |
Delta
1010 |
24
Bit - 96 Khz |
10
ins - 10 outs |
|
|
|
www.midiman.com |
| Tascam |
US224 |
24
bit - 48Khz |
2
analog ins, 2 analog outs, 2 ch of coaxial digital I/O |
1
ins & 1 outs |
Has
2 mic/guitar preamplifiers with XLR connectors.
Hardware control surface (volume faders, transport controls
etc.) fully supported by n-Track Studio 3.0.5 and later |
~300$ |
www.tascam.com |
| Tascam |
US428 |
24
bit - 48Khz |
4
analog ins, 2 analog outs, 2 ch of coaxial digital I/O |
2
ins & 2 outs |
Has
2 mic/guitar preamplifiers with XLR connectors.
Hardware control surface (volume faders, transport controls
etc.) fully supported by n-Track Studio 3.0.5 and later |
~500$ |
www.tascam.com |
| Tascam |
US122 |
24
bit - 48Khz |
2
inputs (insert, XLR, 1/4), headphone out, unbalanced RCA outputs
(left, right) |
1
ins & 1 outs |
1) when swapping
mics or other input, turn all volume controls to 0 and turn
off phantom power. Otherwise, an input channel may blow if
the process of inserting/removing a plug shorts out some circuits
connected to the plugs. This device is a USB powered device,
and all sound goes into and out of the computer through the
122. There are options for MME and WDM. Make sure that some
experimentation is done to determine the right amount of buffering.
This device is compatible with Goldwave, N-track. The packaged
Cubasis VST may not work if you have a hyperthreading processor. |
$~200 |
www.tascam.com |
| Yamaha |
DSP
Factory |
24
bit |
|
I/O
only, no synth |
Works
with "24 bit unpacked left justified" format |
|
www.yamaha.com |
