Audiophile 2496

satchman888 · #1 07-18-2002, 02:33 PM

I am a newbie to computer recording. I want a cheap soundcard that will record some good stuff ($200). THe Audiophile is around $160...Is it good?
I own a Yamaha EMX2000 mixer(powered). THanks

Polaris20 · #2 07-18-2002, 06:33 PM

Either the Audiophile or the Mia (which I own) is a good card. Very similar converters.

On the plus side, you can get the Audio Buddy for the Audiophile, which is quite cool.

satchman888 · #3 07-18-2002, 10:51 PM

I have a question. If I have a powered mixer, do I need the preamp? Thanks.

satchman888 · #4 07-18-2002, 10:52 PM

And... Does someone have a recorded example of the Audiophile 2496?
Thanks!

bammbamm · #5 07-19-2002, 12:53 AM

A powered mixer is only good for playing out live or monitoring your work. THe preamp is what sets up your signal to your ad/da card and then into your PC. DO NOT use the powered out into your sound card, you will cook it before you know what hit you.
Make sure you do some research before attempting something you're not familliar with !

Bamm

Polaris20 · #6 07-19-2002, 06:20 AM

Oh sorry, didn't see the mixer was powered. Definitely do not use a powered mixer for recording.

What Bamm said, you will fry the crap out of just about any recording card.

satchman888 · #7 07-19-2002, 09:45 AM

Well, the powered mixer also has an output for connecting your headphones. I dont know if it will raise it to a good level though...Or should I simply get the audiobuddy?

Polaris20 · #8 07-19-2002, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by satchman888

Well, the powered mixer also has an output for connecting your headphones. I dont know if it will raise it to a good level though...Or should I simply get the audiobuddy?

For the $80 bucs the Audio Buddy costs, I would just play it safe and get that. That's what it's designed for.

GuyCool · #9 07-21-2002, 02:56 PM

I play through a POD into my 2496 with no problems, and a good audio result.

At the cheaper end of the market it is regarded (in the UK at least) as being very good.

Guy

satchman888 · #10 07-22-2002, 09:54 AM

Hey guy, do you have any recorded clips that I can listen to?
Thanks,
Fer

GuyCool · #11 07-23-2002, 06:41 AM

Satchman, to be honest, I don't know how to upload stuff to the net, and I don't have anything on mp3.com.
I would say that that the performance figures I have seen quoted for the 2496 show superior performance to the Creative Labs stuff, which at that price point is the obvious competition, although I think the new Terratec card is probably good too, and comes with a breakout box. With the 2496 there is an element of compatibility with the other midiman stuff which may be an advantage for future upgrades etc.

Incidentally, i've got a latency of 9ms, running Cubase 5.1 on a 800MHz/386 Mb system-good enough for monitoring through Cubase ie I can run effects 'live'.

Guy

grrrpoop · #12 07-23-2002, 10:05 AM

GuyCool: What OS do you use, and is it an intel or AMD processor? actually, you don't mention whether it's a Mac or Windows based system!

I currently have the original SB Live! and I'm using an XP1800 (1.5Ghz) with 512mb ram on Win2K. I previously tried using Cubase VST on a 900mhz athlon, again 512mb ram but win98se and wasn't satisfied with the results, particularly how awkward it was to disable monitoring (couldn't get latency below 25ms without causing problems elsewhere..). I haven't bothered trying on this setup because I know that I'll still have the latency problem.

I'd like to get my machine set up like a Multitrack recorder, and a new soundcard would be nice but only if I can also play games with it - how compatible is the audiophile with games such as Q3, UnrealTournament, etc?

Also, which Terratec card with breakout box are u referring to?

Annnnd what's a good cheap place to buy all these goodies in the UK?

Edit: found an audio buddy for £89 - is that about right? and will the Audio Buddy connect up to any soundcard? Half my problem is hooking the damn amp up to the PC..

grrrpoop · #13 07-23-2002, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GuyCool

I think the new Terratec card is probably good too, and comes with a breakout box.

Did you mean the Terratec DMX 6Fire 24/96 ? It has a nice Aluminium finish 5.25" breakout Bay that would look soooo nice in my Coolermaster case

It's £165 tho, and on top of that I'd need some interface between my amp and the PC - I don't think the breakout box can handle the amp signal on its own

Bah, too much choice..