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Upgrading my soundcard/interface - got advice?

Hi I'm currently using a Tascam US-122 into my laptop to record guitars & vocals via a Tech 21 Sansamp GT2 and a Shure SM57.

I'd like to upgrade my interface/soundcard and am looking for your thoughts. Bear in mind that as I'll be continuing to use a laptop so it must connect via firewire or USB rather than slotting into the motherboard.

soundcard suggestion

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

2 Sound Cards.. I Got Problems. Help

i installed the audiophile 2496 to my pc, and it works great with my two 5' samson rubicon monitors. But, after i installed the audiophile soundcard, for some reason, when i plug my headphones to my pc, which is (my Stock Audio Card) i dont hear nothing... i cant even choose my stock (old) soundcard's drivers on Reason's Audio Preferences Drivers.. i only see the audiophile drivers.

M-Audio soundcard (FW 410). Can't record 'what you hear' ?

For my productions i'm using a PC with a M-Audio 410 Firewire. Very pleased with it so far. I am having trouble understanding how the 410's control panel works though;

How must i set the mixer to make the 410 record itself?

With my old SB-Live soundcard i could select 'what you hear' in the record properties and then in i.e. Soundforge i could record everything that played.

Soundcard

Me and my buddy are looking for a new soundcard for his Dell. the computer is soley made for recording purposes and only has acid and Sonar on it now. we want a serious soundcard for it, as we are purchasing a humongous studio mixer soon. any suggestions?

what soundcard?

hope you can help
just returned emu1820m for refund as having probs with stabilty,thing broke and took over a month to try to get new one,anyway, now looking for a new card.
really need best poss sound quality
using pc p4 3.0 with asus p4p800e deluxe
any suggestions
no more than 800 pounds to spend

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