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Title: Sound Cards?
Post by: noodleplugerine on December 09, 2008, 09:00:07 PM

Is there anything I can stick in my PC and use it to plug my guitar in for recording / live performance with laptop/desktop for effects etc?

I'm looking at spending under £50 if possible. Cheers for any response guys.

Title: Re: Sound Cards?
Post by: MDV on December 09, 2008, 11:19:30 PM

Toneport, I suppose

Title: Re: Sound Cards?
Post by: ailean on December 10, 2008, 06:39:12 AM

Check eBay for the internal verson of the E-Mu, it's not as good as the external, but it might do what you need.

Title: Re: Sound Cards?
Post by: Oli on December 10, 2008, 09:57:58 AM

If you're wanting to use the laptop for live stuff, then you really need to have a lot of power... in a live situation, you can't afford to have any hiccups with the system- the last thing you want is to have the software hang half way through a song!

Title: Re: Sound Cards?
Post by: MDV on December 10, 2008, 11:06:41 AM

This is true

Make sure its XP (32 or 64) or Vista 64, and if vista 64, pretty high spec.

And on reflection, nothing round that price I know of is really for live stuff. You should probably just get a pod or a tonelab or similar. More money, I know, but thats the kind of piece of kit that fits your bill

Title: Re: Sound Cards?
Post by: sgmypod on December 11, 2008, 06:48:08 PM

If just desktop then the maudio2496 are a good card http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/shop/flypage/product_id/1142/source/base
low latency

but if laptop as well..ahh http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/shop/flypage/product_id/7848 not used but in price range for F/w mixed review or usb http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/shop/flypage/product_id/4667

Title: Re: Sound Cards?
Post by: Modular1 on December 14, 2008, 07:24:12 PM

Quote from: noodleplugerine on December 09, 2008, 09:00:07 PM

Is there anything I can stick in my PC and use it to plug my guitar in for recording / live performance with laptop/desktop for effects etc?

I'm looking at spending under £50 if possible. Cheers for any response guys.

get a Line6 toneport gx. it simplifies a lot of things for the guitarist who just wants to plug in and record.