Best Sound Cards with IO Console

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Creative Technology X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Souind card

Creative Technology Creative X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Souind card - USB Sound Card

$63.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Card Interface: USB, Surround Mode, Form Factor: External, Package Content: I/O Console,3.5 mm (1/8-inch) to 6.35 mm (1/4-inch) plug adapter

2 RECOMMENDED by 128 people for OVERALL

Creative Technology Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro

$331.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.mwave.com
well but the sound card is best it bring all life to all my mp3 i have to listen to all the song i own to see how much background music that i have miss !!
from www.tigerdirect.com
if you don’t want to spent 500 to 2000 on a studio recording card this would be the card to get
from www.tigerdirect.com
if you don?t want to spent 500 to 2000 on a studio recording card this would be the card to get
from www.mwave.com
i haven't had any problems with recording and sound editing.
from www.mwave.com
summary: i haven't had any problems with recording and sound editing.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Easy Installation, Compact, Output Mode: 7.1 Channel Surround

3 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for OVERALL

M-Audio Delta 1010

$537.00 Est. at Amazon

from nikoba, www.shopping.com
no xlr in/outs for mics and monitors.
from www.amazon.com
i have had trouble with so many other sound cards for daw recording, but this card has always been there for me.
from rarshowhost, www.shopping.com
pros: low noise, inexpensive, easy-to-use cons: mix outputs only to 2 channels, startup noise from hell the bottom line: best bang for your recording buck!

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy Installation, Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: Stereo

4 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for OVERALL

M-Audio Delta 1010LT Sound

$231.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
zero-latency monitoring is a huge plus, since you don't need an outboard mixer if you want a generic monitor.the two integrated mic pres are nice, but not really necessary, as you'll probably want
from www.shopping.com
the bottom line: for the starting computer musician i found this a good choice.
from jactharippa, www.shopping.com
cons: headphone amp was required to record the bottom line: buy this sound card, it's worth the money invested.
from pkpp1233, www.shopping.com
pros: 6 in ...2 mic preamp, 8 output midi in/out...great quality and gr8 gear cons: i cannot think of a single one

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Positives: Compact, Excellent Sound Quality, Card Interface: PCI,PCI, Output Mode: AC-3 (Dolby Digital)

5 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for OVERALL

M-Audio Transit External Sound System

$90.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
Good for mixing on the road but dont try recording through it.
from www.amazon.com
Bundled with spiffy-looking but highly crippled electronic music creation program - full version is expensive.
from www.amazon.com
The issue was due to very poor audio quality when playing back music to my home theater system.
from www.amazon.com
Imagine listening to music and then using the keyboard to adjust the volume and suddenly having the audio disappear.
from www.amazon.com
Hi I am DJ and I record a lotta, single vinyls, mixes, from tapes or CDs to my computer or laptop.

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Positives: Card Interface: USB, Output Mode: AC-3 (Dolby Digital), Form Factor: External, Compatible Audio Standards: PCM,AC-3,DTS,ASIO 2

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX

$118.00 Est. at Amazon

Positives: Card Interface: PCI, Output Mode: 5.1 Channel Surround, Form Factor: Plug-In Card, Compatible Audio Standards: ASIO 2,EAX

Creative Technology Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty

$165.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.mwave.com
you can use it for games, movies, recording, etc.
from www.tigerdirect.com
the only minor negative thing is if you have a tower with a door, it will not close all the way because of the volume knobs for the headphones and mic.
from www.mwave.com
cmss 3d turns my stereo mp3 files into surround sound.
from www.mwave.com
the "crystallizer" feature (included in the whole x-fi line) creates an amazing surround effect for gaming and music, however, it's pricey.
from www.mwave.com
summary: first off, i actually got this on sale for the same price as the xtreme music at retail cost so price wasn't a big thing for me.i absolutely love the front ports, i have it hooked up on my

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, Card Interface: PCI

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum

$300.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
allows for enough speakers and the programs it come with allow me to clean up and fix my old music.cons: some might find the card a little big.
from www.newegg.com
3)the sound card was a pain to install, for instance the jp1/shunt piece for use of condenser mics to record with was so small and tedious to install.
from www.newegg.com
great sound, 7.1 support, eax 4.0 hd (wow.), tons of inputs for audio junkies, nice suite of software for beggining music writers and samplers.
from www.newegg.com
fire wire works and is also in front of the case.cons: fire wire creates a small audio noise when starting or stopping video recording.i have never found these artifacts after rendering.
from www.newegg.com
when i finished installing the audigy2 zs platinum, i heard a vast improve ment on my music.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Easy Installation, Easy To Use, Output Mode: 7.1 Channel Surround

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Best Sound Cards with IO Console

Creative Technology X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Souind card

Creative Technology Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro

M-Audio Delta 1010

M-Audio Delta 1010LT Sound

M-Audio Transit External Sound System

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX

Creative Technology Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum

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