What's the best sound card for music production?
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 4 posts since 2 Feb, 2016
Hi, I was thinking of buying the ASUS Essence STX II 7.1 sound card, I know the surround sound aspect isn't important, but I would also eventually like to get a surround sound set-up, but my more importantly I want the best sound card for music production, so I'm willing to give the surround sound a miss. I know a lot of you may say "There's not one best sound card" but I want to hear your favourite ones, to hear what comes up more often, and to get a range I can look into, as well as the best rated and best selling ones, so I can do a thorough research...
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- KVRAF
- 9576 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
RME are the best brand, end of
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- Beware the Quoth
- 33159 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Yeah, impossible to fault them.VariKusBrainZ wrote:RME are the best brand, end of
my other modular synth is a bugbrand
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- KVRAF
- 10239 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
RME makes excellent interfaces, as does Universal Audio. If you're on a Mac, be sure to check out Apogee.
Which connection type are you considering (e.g., Firewire, USB, Thunderbolt, PCI)?
Which connection type are you considering (e.g., Firewire, USB, Thunderbolt, PCI)?
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- KVRian
- 786 posts since 18 Apr, 2011
Well, i can tell you it's definitely not a "hi-fi" asus card.
For mid priced stuff, I would reccomend presonus or focusrite. Both make very solid and excellent sounding units.
I'd even go with an m-audio card over asus. That card is not intended for pro audio.
For mid priced stuff, I would reccomend presonus or focusrite. Both make very solid and excellent sounding units.
I'd even go with an m-audio card over asus. That card is not intended for pro audio.
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- KVRAF
- 11093 posts since 16 Mar, 2003 from Porto - Portugal
Bang for the buck, MOTU interfaces offer excellent alternatives. Especially on the Mac, they are among the top choices. Yhey have a very broad line.
Agree with RME, not so much with Universal Audio (you would end paying for something that is not related with the audio interface - the DSP processing, which, IMO, isn't worth the money, and is not necessary in modern computers).
Agree with RME, not so much with Universal Audio (you would end paying for something that is not related with the audio interface - the DSP processing, which, IMO, isn't worth the money, and is not necessary in modern computers).
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- KVRAF
- 5813 posts since 17 Aug, 2004 from Berlin, Germany
Excellent converters and great integration with Cubase are the soundcards by Yamaha/Steinberg (the larger interfaces like the Steinberg UR824).
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- KVRAF
- 9576 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
If I was starting out on a budget Id get a Focusrite.
They also come with a quality plugin package.
The Solo and 2i2 comes with a plugin package that costs twice as much as the soundcard if you bought them separately!
They seem to have a better overall reputation then Presonus.
They also come with a quality plugin package.
The Solo and 2i2 comes with a plugin package that costs twice as much as the soundcard if you bought them separately!
They seem to have a better overall reputation then Presonus.
Amazon: why not use an alternative
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- KVRAF
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Can you please explain this Cubase integration to me ?4damind wrote:Excellent converters and great integration with Cubase are the soundcards by Yamaha/Steinberg (the larger interfaces like the Steinberg UR824).
I've read loads of info but still don't get it.
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"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
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- KVRian
- 1341 posts since 15 Oct, 2005 from The Far North
I've just ordered a Steinberg UR28M interface. Currently I'm using a Steinberg CI1. Solid drivers are paramount, and in my experience, Steinberg doesn't disappoint in that department. Have also had good experiences with M-Audio in the past.
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- KVRAF
- 5813 posts since 17 Aug, 2004 from Berlin, Germany
The board killed the half of my post... anyway...
I wrote that it depends of the needed input/outputs and the budget.
Not expensive (only about $90) the Presonus AudioBox iOne, it has also a big volume knob for the monitors so it doesn't need an extra monitor controller, headphone output, microphone input with phantom power or instrument input and the main outs for the monitors.
RME is known to be rock solid with very low latency... but not really cheap.
Excellent converters and great integration with Cubase are the soundcards by Yamaha/Steinberg (the larger interfaces like the Steinberg UR824). For this integration with Cubase and how it works there are Afaik some videos available.
I wrote that it depends of the needed input/outputs and the budget.
Not expensive (only about $90) the Presonus AudioBox iOne, it has also a big volume knob for the monitors so it doesn't need an extra monitor controller, headphone output, microphone input with phantom power or instrument input and the main outs for the monitors.
RME is known to be rock solid with very low latency... but not really cheap.
Excellent converters and great integration with Cubase are the soundcards by Yamaha/Steinberg (the larger interfaces like the Steinberg UR824). For this integration with Cubase and how it works there are Afaik some videos available.
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- KVRist
- 274 posts since 6 Sep, 2004
All great!cryophonik wrote:RME makes excellent interfaces, as does Universal Audio. If you're on a Mac, be sure to check out Apogee.
Which connection type are you considering (e.g., Firewire, USB, Thunderbolt, PCI)?
