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Subject: AWE64GOLD vs MALIBU64 vs HOMESTUDIO PRO64 ???
Original Message 1/19 01-Jul-98 @ 02:24 AM - AWE64GOLD vs MALIBU64 vs HOMESTUDIO PRO64 ???
Considering my budget I narrowed down my choices to these three cards
They seem to give lots of bang for the bucks but are they good ? If so which one is the best.
I need a card that has decent recording capability and a good dance-oriented synth engine.
Any suggestions are welcome.......
Dal
Message 2/19 01-Jul-98 @ 09:34 PM - RE: AWE64GOLD vs MALIBU64 vs HOMESTUDIO PRO64 ???
Donīt take the AWE 64 ! No real Duplex-Mode !!
Malibu 64 isnīt bad but I would prefere the
Maxi-Sound. Why?
Well, the PRO has digital I/O, stable drivers, easy
to install, GM and GS kompatibility, a very good FX-Module, and it sound very good (basses are impressive, drums with enough punch).
Ciao
Clemens
Message 3/19 02-Jul-98 @ 10:00 PM - RE: AWE64GOLD vs MALIBU64 vs HOMESTUDIO PRO64 ???
Dalibor
Message 4/19 03-Jul-98 @ 05:09 PM - RE: AWE64GOLD vs MALIBU64 vs HOMESTUDIO PRO64 ???
www.tbeach.com to find the data sheet of each card.
I use a guillemot PRO and its good enough for me.
Ciao
Clemens
Message 5/19 04-Jul-98 @ 09:32 AM - RE: AWE64GOLD vs MALIBU64 vs HOMESTUDIO PRO64 ???
Message 6/19 05-Jul-98 @ 08:02 PM - RE: AWE64GOLD vs MALIBU64 vs HOMESTUDIO PRO64 ???
OUT THEY SEEM TO BE BETTER SPECS THAN AWE MALIBU AND PRO64
Message 7/19 05-Jul-98 @ 10:34 PM - RE: AWE64GOLD vs MALIBU64 vs HOMESTUDIO PRO64 ???
http://www.gamecenter.com/Hardware/Roundup/Sound/ss02cd.html
It talks about some new cards coming out soon (how soon I don't know and how much they will cost I don't know either) such as yamaha waveforce 256 and the soundblaster live. Check out the site and see the specs.... Is it worth waiting for them or should I go ahead and order maxisound homestudio pro ?
Dal
Message 8/19 06-Jul-98 @ 09:11 AM - RE: AWE64GOLD vs MALIBU64 vs HOMESTUDIO PRO64 ???
Well, thats the trouble with all the PC related stuff...
you see something interesting and you decide to buy....
... but three weeks later thereīs another new device with "so much better" performance, and "really noooooo trouble" with installation, drivers and so on.
Hey, itīs yours to decide what and when to buy. I donīt know, when you want to start making your first music with your PC, but what I can tell you is:
the Maxi-Soundcard is really reliable, no installation problems, sounds great and is no "beta" hard & software device.
I use this card now over half a year and I really donīt regret the deal.
... ups, Iīm no salesman of Guillemot... shit... they should give me some money for advertising.... :-))
Ciao and good luck
Clemens
Message 9/19 06-Jul-98 @ 09:43 AM - RE: AWE64GOLD vs MALIBU64 vs HOMESTUDIO PRO64 ???
I went to this site, you suggested, and the only interesting thing Iīve found out there was:
Creative Labs is talking shit (they always talk sooooo much and the hardware they produce so fucking, take for example the AWE64, with "real" full duplex and 64 voices polyphonie.... hey, they take the piss out of you...
NO real full duplex, 64 voice polyphonie with this fucking piece of Wave-Synth.....
... I do lots of help and workshops for musicians, who wants to start with sequencing and recording (synth, PC, harddidskrec. ...) and thereīs really so much trouble with the AWE64...
I think, the AWE32 was better......
and.... what did I find out there at the same page
(http://www.gamecenter.com/Hardware/Roundup/Sound/ss02cd.html ).... they do recommend the Maxi-Card Home-Studio as winner....
hey man, you should take some time to read websites :-))
Hereīs the comment of Gamecenter about the Guillemot Maxi:
Guillemot's MaxiSound Home Studio Pro 64 takes the prize for being the
most powerful, most versatile, and most expandable card in this
roundup. The HSP64 was the only card whose synth could be expanded
(from 64 to 96 voices) with a snap-on module. It was the only ISA card
with a DSP powerful enough to accelerate DirectSound3D. Its 4MB of
onboard sample RAM can be expanded to 20MB (DLS, anyone?). It
supports up to four speakers. It boasts S/PDIF input and output. The
HSP64's feature list goes on and on, but most importantly, this card
sounds absolutely gorgeous. And it offloads all sound processing from
the CPU, so it doesn't drag down system performance even though it's
on the ISA bus.
So long and Ciao again
Clemens
Message 10/19 06-Jul-98 @ 10:03 PM - RE: AWE64GOLD vs MALIBU64 vs HOMESTUDIO PRO64 ???
BTW. I read the entire page and I am aware of their survey and of their choice of the maxisound
but this was a review of the currently made cards. I was talking about the stuff in development.
On the same page I also saw the following:
The WaveForce 256 looks to be targeted at professional musicians. It
will feature a 128-voice hardware wavetable synth, supplemented by the
same 128-voice software synth to provide 256 voices in all. Instead of
2MB waveform library stored in system memory, the model 256 will
feature a whopping 8MB of samples in ROM, in addition to support for
DLS.
An S/PDIF output (but no input) will supplement the typical mic input
and stereo line-level input and outputs, and there will be a MIDI/game
port as well. The extra features drive the price of the WaveForce 256 up
to $199.99; but remember, that's what the AWE64 Gold sells for now,
and the Yamaha synth offers twice as many wavetable hardware voices
and eight times more wavetable sample ROM. Both of Yamaha's new
cards are expected to ship in May.
Now, wouldn't you rather pick this card over the maxisound if it comes out soon and is priced at $199 ?
Ciao,
Mr. Nobody
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