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Posted by ClearWater on Oct-18-2009 19:36:

external sound card

I tried using my Maya44 USB with Cubase 5 and Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit with no luck... for some reason windows is ok with playing audio out but Cubase can't find the Maya

Then thought about getting an E-Mu 0404, but too expensive...

Is there anything wrong with just using laptop audio? I have an HP Dv4t... My headphones are AKG K240II's... how important is the sound card for music production?

Can I mix and create sounds using laptop audio that are comparable to using a more expensive solultion? Will the audio be at all noticeably different?

Posted by Zak McKracken on Oct-18-2009 20:28:

soundcard+monitors are the most important gear in a studio, so u gotta sort this shit out. internal soundcards are muddy, noisy, lacking dynamics and everything else. cant help you on Vista though, id throw Vista in the bin and get Win7 instead.

Posted by ClearWater on Oct-18-2009 23:20:

quote:
Originally posted by SDM
soundcard+monitors are the most important gear in a studio, so u gotta sort this shit out. internal soundcards are muddy, noisy, lacking dynamics and everything else. cant help you on Vista though, id throw Vista in the bin and get Win7 instead.

Ok that makes sense... seems like I might go the way of the E-mu 0404... but that said I'm a little confused about some of the competition out there like:

M-Audio FastTrack
Tascam US Series
Lexicom Lambda/Omega/Onix

These are all advertised as recording interfaces and it seems like they are only for taking mic recordings in...

Are they also ok for just straight DAW work? Can I monitor out from Cubase and trust what I'm hearing when mixing?

Posted by echosystm on Oct-18-2009 23:58:

quote:
Originally posted by SDM
soundcard+monitors are the most important gear in a studio, so u gotta sort this shit out. cant help you on Vista though, id throw Vista in the bin and get Win7 instead.

if a sound card doesn't work under vista and doesn't have windows 7 drivers, why would he start using windows 7? you come up with the most moronic statements.

ClearWater, you do not have to buy a new sound card, unless you want to. are you using the latest vista driver? i know it might seem stupid to ask, but some people just install the drivers off the cd. what sound cards come up in Cubase 5? just the software ASIO driver (assuming Cubase 5 still has that)?

Posted by ClearWater on Oct-19-2009 01:39:

I downloaded a 64-bit Windows Vista driver from ESI for my Maya44 USB which installs fine and shows up in Cubase 5 under the Device drop-down menu.

Selected however, Cubase comes up with an error message stating that the USB device appears to be unconnected.

Then I realized I had a Tascam US-122 lying around which is now working for me with 64-bit drivers...

That said I'm thinking about selling both and buying an 0404... or checking out competition from Lexicon and M-Audio.

Posted by echosystm on Oct-19-2009 02:16:

if you have firewire, i advise using an audiofire. they have very good converters for the price (same as rme fireface). with all the dsp crap that creative add into the emu cards, i would stay away from them.

Posted by ClearWater on Oct-19-2009 03:10:

it appears the 0404usb has removed the dsp effects and is an improved quality over the internal pci 0404... continuing to check out other interfaces but so far still leaning towards 0404

Posted by Zak McKracken on Oct-19-2009 10:37:

quote:
Originally posted by echosystm
if a sound card doesn't work under vista and doesn't have windows 7 drivers, why would he start using windows 7? you come up with the most moronic statements.

ClearWater, you do not have to buy a new sound card, unless you want to. are you using the latest vista driver? i know it might seem stupid to ask, but some people just install the drivers off the cd. what sound cards come up in Cubase 5? just the software ASIO driver (assuming Cubase 5 still has that)?

i thought windows 7 could use XP drivers?

Posted by echosystm on Oct-19-2009 12:48:

quote:
Originally posted by SDM
i thought windows 7 could use XP drivers?

it can use vista drivers for a lot of things. however, if emu couldn't even make vista drivers that work on vista, what do you think is the likelihood of them working on windows 7?

Posted by Zak McKracken on Oct-19-2009 13:09:

get a mac

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Oct-19-2009 13:21:

quote:
Originally posted by SDM
get a mac

What rock did you crawl under from, seriously? I can't even remember you posting anything up until a week ago when your moronic bullshit started appearing on every single thread.

Posted by Zak McKracken on Oct-19-2009 13:23:

lol i found my old lost account and started using it. just look for whos not posting anymore.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Oct-19-2009 13:26:

quote:
Originally posted by SDM
lol i found my old lost account and started using it. just look for whos not posting anymore.

I don't care. Just lay off the caffeine pills and crack.