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Whats the less expensive pro audio card for pc


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i want to buy a pro audio card.......

 

for soft sybths/sampler......

but need the less exnpensive possible right now...

 

2.- if you buy a apple laptop is the audio card any good??

3.- i made a comparison kontak (demo version)

with a akai 100 30 meg strings ( patch)

 

vs korg 01/dw fd strings........ and

 

the samples sounded more real but.... the korg 01

sounded with lots lots more body and response.....

 

any comments...

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If you want to use an audio interface with an Apple notebook, you'll need to go with either 1) Firewire based 2) Cardbus based (PCMCIA) which requires either a 15" or 17" Powerbook or 3) USB based - not the best idea if you want to do more than 2 tracks at a time.

 

On the PC/Windows side, if you want to go with a PCI card, the cheapest prosumer cards are essentially the same as 2 years ago.

 

1) Echo Mia or Mia MIDI

2) M-Audio Audiophile 24/96

3) Terratec EWX 2496 - probably easier to find in Europe than N. America

 

All are under $200 USD.

 

Spend a little more and the E-mu EmulatorX 1212m looks pretty good.

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