i need an external sound card to use with my laptop when using torq.. need something that would be good enough and not too costly. do you guys have any recomendation?
Mar-31-2007 11:09
BOOsTER
Holding Infinity
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Sea of forgetfulness
yea, it does... but when i use torq on my laptop, everything works great other than the sound. it sounds like crap.. i might be wrong, but i thought an external sound card can fix this problem... if not, anyone know why it sounds so staticky and annoying?
Mar-31-2007 11:24
lokotraum
tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Naples
well you need a FW ext sound card
Hi,when i have buyed my external sound card (ESI QUATA FIRE 610) i was undecided.
I just have buyed this card beacouse she has all the features that i want to use :
8 channel stereo rca ,6 out and 2 in
2 midi , 1out & 1in
2 spdf
2 optical
and it's a Firewire sound card
also i have buyed a pcmcia firewire "800" 4 my laptop (not 400)
the soundcard naturally support wdm,asio etc. etc.
i use it with cubase,ableton and tracktor to play music during my live-set
it cost 500€,but now u can find it at 350€
i think taht if u want the good response audio u have to buy a soundcard similar,a firewire card that have this features
byeeeeZ
PS
sorry 4 my english
Mar-31-2007 15:42
i got big pants
Your Face
Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
if they still make it...you should check out soundblaster audigyX2 i think it is? i know they used to make one designed for a laptop to fit in that side slot where you would stick in a wireless card
Mar-31-2007 15:56
Konix
Banned
Registered: Oct 2006
Location: Detroit
quote:
Originally posted by aLviNx80
yea, it does... but when i use torq on my laptop, everything works great other than the sound. it sounds like crap..
Well, what exactly do you mean by "it sounds like crap?" Do you have to outputs of the Connectiv going into line inputs on your mixer and not phono?
Mar-31-2007 16:53
aLviNx80
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco
i have everything set up right, because when i hook the connectiv to my desktop it works fine. but when i hook it up to my laptop, the sound is very staticky and pauses every 5 seconds or so.
Mar-31-2007 23:21
aLviNx80
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco
quote:
Originally posted by i got big pants
if they still make it...you should check out soundblaster audigyX2 i think it is? i know they used to make one designed for a laptop to fit in that side slot where you would stick in a wireless card
i looked into soundblaster audigy 2zs for notebooks (i think that's what you're talking about), and i noticed there's no usb input on it, so the connectiv would have to connect to the laptop usb port, and not directly to the soundcard. would it matter?
Apr-01-2007 00:38
stan229
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: Brooklyn, NY
i use a Philips PSC805 Aurillium (sp)
cheapo ftw
havent really tried any djing applications with it though but it is better than my onboard shit
Apr-01-2007 04:46
skip
a.k.a. skip2
Registered: Sep 2002
Location: home or somewhere else
I use a Focusrite Saffire because the sound quality is really good. It doesn't have a ton of inputs (2 analog, 2 digital) but the sound quality is awesome. It records 24/192 and the sound is absolutely perfect.
Apr-01-2007 07:13
miamitranceman
Extreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Miami
quote:
Originally posted by skip
just get a ground loop isolator
+1.
I had the exact same problem when I originally got Torq.
Pick up one of these and it will solve all the static problems coming from your laptop's power supply.
It's like 16 bucks at RadioShack.
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