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| Ridzi |
 Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:29 pm Post subject: What Souncard/interface are you using?? |
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I was just wondering... what soundcard are you guys using for your DAW these days...?? And how do you find your soundcard? Is it doing well for you?? What are the problems?? What are the plus points??
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| deadzid |
| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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Aku ada 2 audio interface:
1 - Line 6 TonePort UX2 (USB)
2 - Tascam FireOne (FireWire)
Selama ni aku dok pakai UX2 je dan dah banyak buat lagu dgn benda ni... Basically my setup is like this:
Guitar -> TonePort UX2 -> laptop (USB) -> GearBox 3.5 -> Ableton Live 6
But recently (actually baru malam tadi) aku keluarkan FireOne dari kotak (konon2 nak jual heheh)... plugin to my laptop, then aku rasa mcm nak stick to FireOne la pulak... tapi at the same time, aku tak buleh nak let go UX2... biasa la, each ada pros n cons....
Kenapa aku punggah balik FireOne dari store? well, aku sebenarnya dah bosan dgn amp modelling software GearBox ni, so saje je la nak try out something new... baru2 ni aku ada play around dgn Waves GTR 3 - quite impressive jugak la (at least to me). Compare dgn GearBox, GTR 3 ada lebih kurang 6 microphones (setiap satu boleh position on / off axis), dan boleh guna 2 mics + cabinets pada satu masa... GearBox cuma boleh pakai 1 mic + cab je (mics ade 4 setup je - so tak byk option)...
The thing is, guitar input on TonePort cannot work without its own GearBox software... so kalau kita nak guna amp modeling software lain (eg; Amplitube, Guitar Rig, GTR, etc) kita still kena open GearBox, then set no amp / cab... then bila load kat sequencer (eg; Live 6) dia punya latency is very unacceptable... Tapi kalau pakai FireOne, no latency issue, just main mcm biasa je... cool!
Problem is, bila aku rekod, sound yg sequencer capture tu is actually the clean sound of the guitar - bukan sound yg dah diproses thru GTR 3... means kalau aku rekod 3 guitar tracks, aku kena load VST utk GTR3 pada ketiga-tiga tracks tu - which means higher CPU consumption! Tapi kalau pakai UX2 + GearBox, bila rekod guitar track, signal yg recorded is the one processed thru GearBox - so x payah nak load VST pada track guitar utk dpt amp modeling sound... saves CPU usage...
Lagi satu kelemahan FireOne ni, utk pengguna laptop mcm aku ni, kena beli firewire card / adapter... then power yg di supply oleh laptop ni tak cukup utk power up FireOne, so kena pakai additional power adaptor pulak (makin bulky setup ni - agak leceh bagi konsep mobile studio)... tapi yg bagusnya, dia ada MIDI in/out + dual headphone out...
so, aku pakai dua2 audio interface tu, depends pada situation la...
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| gbonE |
| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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I'm using SONICport soundcard..license under GIBSON..bnde ni dah discontinued lama dahulu..dipinjamkn oleh En.Badrul,seorang rakan..
nk beli soundcard lain asek lari je budget..so aku hold dlu so far
Guitar/Bass >> DI >> SONICport >> SONAR
Soundcard ni byk cons dari pros
xde preamp..xde MIDI I/O but USB powered
single in single out..audio dithering plak hanye boleh 16bit..xblh 24bit tp blh bwt 44.1kHz
aku cater kelemahan input dia dgn menggunakan DI box..so sounds yg masuk akn jadi balance wave...so sng nk controll sket la dari xde preamp langsung
Half duplex sangat menyakitkan hati...x boleh monitor what u r playing mase recording..so sume bergantung pada kekuatan hati yg menjaga beat/tempo...but sejak aku mengunakan DI ni,so link out dari DI tuh aku arahkn pergi ke amp guitar/bass....so amp tu jd monitor ape yg dimainkn n mendengar metronome/track yg dah direcord menggunakan headfone dari soundcard
MIDI I/O aku plak aku menggunakan USB connectivity je..so xde masalah utk mase ini..latency tuh ade sikit..but dgn PC yg power sket dia hampir unnoticeable
dlu da nk membeli FireOne abg deadzid nih(hehe..xjadi jual dah ke?)...tp tu la,time ade fulus ade je yg dtg utk mengurangkn fulus aku..lari bajet skali lg
so aku berdoa agar dimurahkn rezeki untuk aku meneruskn perjuangan membeli soundcard yg diidamkn...huhuhu  |
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| deadzid |
| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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heheh rasanya buat masa terdekat ni, tak nak jual kot... tgk la awal tahun depan ke... tgh budget nak beli yg ade banyak input lak, senang kalau nak rekod real live drum kat studio...
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| omarjamaludin |
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| deadzid |
| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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hehe aku pun selama ni puas hati gak dgn UX2...
until aku dapat job utk wat recording satu band baru ni..
aku present hasil kerja aku, diaorg tak puas hati dgn sound guitar..
aku kaji2 punya kaji, buat comparison dgn byk albums..
baru aku sedar, memang sound guitar aku mcm gampang sebenarnya!
hahaha selama ni dok syok sendiri je...
ni tgh tunggu nak try ReValver MKIII pulak...
Amp modeling software featuring byk amp model from Peavey!
including 6505, JSX, Triple XXX (Arch Enemy beb!).. cool!
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| Ridzi |
| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Cool gbonE, Deadzid...good stuff...
Aku sebenarnya saja je nak buat research haritu... aku baru je beli E-MU 1212m. Baru je pasang 2 hari lepas... Still trying to figure out the routing and everything...
Right now my guitar signal path is something like this
Guitar - POD - L/R inputs Behringer Eurorack UB802 Main out to L/R input E-MU 0202 daughtercard
The Output signal is
L/R output from E-MU 0202 back into the L/R input on Eurorack UB0802 and i connect my active monitors from the Headphones output.
Not the ideal output connection IMHO... my monitors use 1/8" trs stereo jacks.. so terpaksa la.
I tested recording my guitar connected directly to the soundcard, and rrouted the signal to Amplitube, and my god what a difference!! Soundclips willbe up soon 
UPDATE!!
Listen to the first Clip
To me it feels like a blanket has been lifted off the speakers.. The clarity has improved immensely....i am loving it!!!
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| poundcake |
| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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sound bole tahan bro.. berapa regenya tu?
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| Ridzi |
| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| suicide-by-overdrive |
| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| i'm happy with my konnekt 8 - very impressed with its pre-amp.:] |
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| omarjamaludin |
| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Ridzi |
| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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| suicide-by-overdrive |
| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| omarjamaludin wrote: | | lama tak nampak si dia ni..tetiba je ada? mana pi? |
abg omar punyer post dah 2 ribu lebih?fuh..hehe |
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| suicide-by-overdrive |
| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Ridzi wrote: | | yo suicide pe kaba man?? |
saya sihat bang.....:}nice clip BTW
kena re-activate balik account la sbb lama tak post..ades. |
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| USERMODE |
| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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as a newbie, im just using MAYA 44 MK-II soundcard and that's it. with Adobe Soundbooth CS3 to mix. That's all for my home recording... XD No money to buy those great rig... at least I am happy with my soundcard
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