The following
table lists a few soundcards that have been tested with n-Track
Studio and contains notes on specific settings needed to use the
soundcards with n-Track. If
you have any corrections or do you think that a soundcard should
be included here please send us a message
| Brand | Name | Bits | Channels | MIDI | Notes | Price | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |