Anyone know of a very cheap (<50 EUR) PCI soundcard, that has low ASIO latency? (<10ms) I need to use it in my mini PC for LIVE purposes...

hey guys...Im new here...and I have a qustion...Im thinking of buying
a secoundhand pair of Yamaha NS-40 and my speakers right now are the M-AUDIO bx5. my problem with them is that the bass sounds are realy bad and its realy hard to do a good mix with them...Is it wourth it to swhich to the ns40?...what are the advantges and disadvantges of the ns40?...

Hey,

a friend of mine have given me advice to go for EMU's 1820M
i want a studio quality soundcard, my budget is 1000$ first i was thinking of buying a MOTU 896HD but
the purpose i changed my mind is for now i might not need so many i/o's
i would want to work with a lot of soft synths
recording acoustic guitar
electric guitar
bass
keyboards

How much quality is lost when going from A/D/A/D? Right now I have all of my outboard gear setup so I compress and EQ going into my DAW and use plugins for mixing and editing but I would like to start using the outboard stuff as inserts into my DAW.

So how do most studios do it? Record clean and insert the outboard gear later, or track with some compression and EQ?

I have to record vocals and instruments. I need a preamp (for mic and instrument) and a compressor. What's the best bang for my buck? I'm trying to be as efficient as possible with my spending while I'm still poor.

Also, my soundcard is a Delta 1010LT, so is it possible to get by without getting a mixer?

Please share your expertise or advice. Thanks.

Basically we are trying to get a real heavy Sabbath/Sepultura/Entombed kinda crunchy heavy rhythm sound form our recordings, any tips?

Ive got a selection on sennhesier evos and a AKG Solid Tube with a Hughes n Ketner Amp Warp 7 and 74 Flying V

Thanks 8-)

Hey, I was just hoping that I could get some recomendations on some books concerning everything about recording. Recording, mixing, mastering, mic techniques, acoustical design, etc... I would prefer the books to be very in depth and as recent as possible. Thanks!

Ok, this may seem really really dumb, but the usb port on the back of the unit is for connection to your computer. right? so that the sound can be recorded on your computer thru that? or what. I'm getting confused. because...if its an all-in-one sound interface...you dont need another pci sound card with 1/4' i/o to connect it to the audiophile to record sound from whereever right?

I have a small setup: Logic, Firebox, Eureka with digital card. I have been around the horn several times as to what my options are for a better digital connection b'tween the pre and the FB and now I am wondering if there is any reason for it. How reliable is the wordclock over the S/PDIF port?