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Original Message 1/16 04-May-01 @ 11:43 AM - What card would you buy for...

Joel

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During the past 2 years ive been using SB Live card with APS Drivers wich is "OK" for starters, but i�m getting fed up and need a Profesional twist.
I�m into House music and similar styles and my idea is to work completly under my computer wich is well prepared EXEPT the sound card.i have PIII Coppermine 866 Mhz, 512 MB, Asus MotherBoard two 17" monitors and lots of n�1 software prog�s to blast the CPU to hell. What i would like is a card that takes the load off the CPU (DSP�s) and Sampler, Sinths ect...
I know there exist the Pulsar, Pulsar XTC, Yamaha SW1000XG, and other cards dedicated to what i�m asking BUT after reading out some comments made on these and other specific cards i just can�t make my mind.

Please any comments to save money and to gain more confidence on any of these cards or other cards not mentioned will be carefully taken into consideration.

What would you buy and why?

Many thank�s

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Message 2/16 04-May-01 @ 03:46 PM - RE: What card would you buy for...

99devils

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If you are in the States, the Oasys PCI from Korg has come down to $499 in this month's Guitar Center ad.

-Craig

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Message 3/16 04-May-01 @ 05:27 PM - RE: What card would you buy for...

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remember about mixing downn.. like usually you get the bassline done early right!.. ok, setup the eq & fx etc if any, then bouce all that down to a file of 1 bar bassline loop audio - turn OFF the bassline VSTi synth track & fx etc... carry on, at the end or at anytime you can reopen that track, & switch On the eq/fx etc and retweak it... thats digital babeeeeeeeeeeeee

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Message 4/16 04-May-01 @ 06:52 PM - RE: What card would you buy for...

99devils

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And with that much PC I don't think you'll need to be all that worried about taxing your system. Should be sufficient for what you want to do no problem. If it isn't, then you can always render/bounce./submix, etc. like k is suggesting.

-Craig

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Message 5/16 07-May-01 @ 01:10 PM - RE: What card would you buy for...

Joel

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I really apreciate your response, but my real concern is to get rid of the Sound Blaster and then APS drivers for something more PRO for future use. I was familiar with the advice given and have use it in practise allmost everytime. If someone could tell me their experiences with the Pulsar II card and what diference is there between Pulsar II and Pulsar XTC i�d be greatfull.

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Message 6/16 07-May-01 @ 02:54 PM - RE: What card would you buy for...

99devils

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Tell us more about how you work. All software? Any hardware? Do you use an outboard mixer? Do you need multiple ins and outs?

-Craig

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Message 7/16 07-May-01 @ 11:13 PM - RE: What card would you buy for...

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Terratec 88MT is cheap as fuck !!!
8in 8out 24bit 96khz low latency and cheap !!!

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Message 8/16 08-May-01 @ 01:04 PM - RE: What card would you buy for...

Joel

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OK here�s what i got...

PIII Coppermine 866 Mhz, 512 MB, Asus MotherBoard two 17" monitors runing
*Sound Forge 4.5
*Reason
*Logic Audio 4.6
*VST Instruments
*Acid PRO
*Reactor (witch i don�t really use cause i get confused on it) if anyone could give a few pointers on this one id apreciate it.
*Recycle

Now i have a very fucked up way of working: i use ACID to timestrech the loops and the if they are rythim loops i pass them to RECYCLE if i want to change it, after that i take them back to ACID and sequence what would be the main structure of the song, onwards to get some other loops like the bass and melody type stuff i use Reason and the VST Instruments if any.
I now my way of working is shit but i learned on my own and besides a midi keyboard and the Phatboy controler i don�t have any more hardware equipment. I don�t use logic audio�s Audio cause i don�t understand it (if anyone would like to give me some pointers ill be also glad to here that too)
The reason that i�m interested in a beter sound card is that in the near future i would like to work beter under logic audio and be able to mix all the chanels with good quality sound and not worry about mastering at home.
The only hardware equipment i would ever really buy would be a sampler. But right now its the least of my worries.
I believe that my setup is too modest for real PRO music (like we hear in the clubs) but i think its the idea and feeling we should try to express and not the quality of how it was mastered, i�ll leave that to the PRO�s at the studios to take care of. I�m looking for a sound card that will let me continue making House tracks without stoping at every minute to make sure every thing is OK to prevent it to hang. IN OTHER WORDS I�M SICK OF "BOUNCING" ALL THE TIME.

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Message 9/16 08-May-01 @ 01:21 PM - RE: What card would you buy for...

Joel

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Fuck i wan�t to make music not turn into a computer scientist.

Is the pulsar up to what i�m leading on to, or is there another cheaper solution?

I won�t be needing ins or outs for now unless i buy me a sampler. but i don�t intend too right now.

Is the pulsar a NO PROBLEM PROUF, 0 LATENCY, GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT, IT WON�T CRASH, WITH A DELIGHT SOFTWARE PACKAGE THAT CAN LET YOU BE MORE CREATIVE KIND OF CARD OR NOT.

It may look like i�ve allready made up my mind but to be honest or somebody tells me with good facks why this card is not a good investment or i don�t see any other card in the market that could offer so many different posibilities at your own will without mentioning how expansionable it can get if you need it in the future.

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Message 10/16 08-May-01 @ 03:31 PM - RE: What card would you buy for...

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Hi Joel,

Have you checked out the creamwave powersampler.

Its a 24/32bit 96Khz sampling sound card, therefor you could have the best of both
worlds, a sampler, and a pro sound card.

The link, http://www.creamware.de/en/Products/powersampler/features.asp

It �399, not sure how much in dollars.

Jamie

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