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studio monitors and sound card for music pc?
i am currently using my onboard sound card which on the ASUS striker extreme gamers republic 680i nforce
it is 7.1 24khz etc
that is not good enough for a home studio no?
if you believe that is sufficient then please let me knw so i dont waste money on another sound card
but studio monitors is a must i am currently using creative 5.1 speakers which are really old now the dtt3500.
my maximum budget for monitors and sound card together is £250.
thanks
oh im searching on this site by the way
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/home.html
because they have a buy now pay later scheme
thanks
For home studio, you usually are not interested in 7.1 surround, you want very accurate 2.0 stereo or 2.1 (stereo + subwoofer). "any monitor" will not do --most computer monitors hype the bass for game playing,and do not give you accurate sound. For recording, you want to be able to hear accurately what you recorded, you don't want the speakers to be hyped or 'exciting' or 'party sound'.
Alesis http://www.alesis.com/monitors
Emu http://www.emu.com/products/category.asp?category=569
Event http://www.eventelectronics.com/index2.html
JBL Pro http://www2.jblpro.com/products/recording&broadcast/index.html
KRK http://www.krksys.com/
M-Audio http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.family&ID=studiomonitors
Mackie / Tapco http://www.mackie.com/products/studiomonitors/index.html
The 24 KHz specs or whatever do not address the quality of the sound from the sound card. You may consider an external audio interface (which will give you more options for recording sound as well)
Audio Interfaces are available from
Alesis http://www.alesis.com/
Edirol http://www.rolandus.com/products/productlist.aspx?ParentId=114
Emu http://www.emu.com/products/welcome.asp?category=610
Focusrite http://www.focusrite.com/products/
M-Audio http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.list&ID=mobileinterfaces
Presonus http://www.presonus.com/products.html
TC Electronics http://www.tcelectronic.com/audiointerfaces.asp
RME http://www.rme-audio.com/english/index.htm
Yamaha http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/Catalog/Catalog_GSMFCX/0,,CTID%25253D207600%252526CNTYP%25253DPRODUCT,00.html
and others
If you want to use a pro microphone, look for an interface that has at least one Balanced mic input, with phantom power. Many condensor microphones
require the preamp (interface) to provide 48V power.
Hit the library and read up in backissues of magazines -- Sound on Sound, Electronic Musician, Recording, Keyboard, FutureMusic, Computer Music, MIX,
EQ. They often have how-to articles and comparative reviews of software, speakers and interfaces.
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