On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 12:09 PM, schoappied <schoappied@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > And if a new soundcard is needed, is the m-audio audiophile 24/96 a good > choice? Or is it better to have a usb device with some sort of preamp in > it? I do use a boss distortion pedal now as preamp for my electr. > guitar.... > What is better, usb or pci? > > So it seems to be better to buy a mic and maybe a soundcard first, and > see if I really need a mixer and buy a good one later, if I have some > more money... buy a pci card . - i'd get an m-audio delta 44 - it's what i started with for linux and it's been great. make sure the minor alsa driver problems with newly manufactured delta's have been resolved - i believe they have. the 44 has four channels in/out - if you're only planning on using one or two right now, you'll probably want more later. that series doesn't have mic preamps, but it does have balanced inputs. buy a cheap (50-100USD) mic preamp. buy a 58, connect it to the interface via the preamp. get a direct box for the guitar, or another mic&preamp to mic the amp. i use my mixer for its preamps 'cause it also has direct outs - if it didn't, i'd have a collection of cheap funky preamps instead. -- daneasley@xxxxxxxxx http://burntpossum.com _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
