which is the best soundcard for mrsax t and the trumpet ???

pablomariana · May 2009

hi,i have a fast track pro, my laptop dell 7200 rpm dual core 1,8,2gb ram, but i dont like my soundcard

could anybody recomend something ?????

thanks

zeppusclub · May 2009

hi,

try this : http://www.echoaudio.com/

yvan

pablomariana · May 2009

which one ?

Niclas · May 2009

I certainly don't know, if it's the best interface, but I use the E-MU 1616m and I'm really happy with it. Great converters, greater drivers (fully 64bit compatible, flexible mixing possibilities, multiple applications that use ASIO can run simultaneously ...) and it works wonderfiully with Mr Sax T and The Trumpet (though I think, most interfaces will).

I use a ECHO Audiofire 12 (thread above) at work for experiments and it's a great(and beautiful) card, too. The drivers arent as good as E-MUs IMO but latencies and sound quality are good. If you need Mic Preamps, you shouldnt buy the Audiofire 12, since it just has 12 Line Inputs. I think, its designed for people, who mostly need many analog inputs or outputs (thats why we bought it at my work). The Audiofire 8 is the better choice if you need Preamps (2). The ECHO cards have some advantages over the E-MU card (eg, 10in/10out simultaneously in 96khz/24bit) and vice versa.

I think you should first decide what you actually need in a soundcard (whats the problem with your M-Audio card?) and then search for a card that fits your needs. There are plenty of fish in the sea of audio interfaces and most of them will work with the Samplemodeling stuff. just find the one you love

pablomariana · May 2009

i only use for mr sax t and the trumpet,i dont need mic,and nothing more

thanks

pgill · May 2009

pablomariana wrote: i only use for mr sax t and the trumpet,i dont need mic,and nothing more

thanks

It might help if you say (as already asked), what you don't like about the "fast track pro"? Is it the color

or does it lack something you need?

Personally it works great for me.

Regards Pete.

zeppusclub · May 2009

Hi,

More than 2 outs is very interresting for routing on stage performances with vst effects : you can use 1/2 for the sax, 3/4 for the trumpet, 5/6 for the sax effects and 7/8 for the trumpet effects.

Yvan

(demo ewi coming soon ....

)

pablomariana · May 2009

my problem whit the fast track pro, it is impossible play both trumpet and sax at once,whithout problems (noises,tk tk tk,ppppp,.....), i can play mr sax or the trumpet,but both i cant.

my laptop is dell 1,8 dual core 7200 rpm 2gb ram

thanks

pgill · May 2009

pablomariana wrote: my problem whit the fast track pro, it is impossible play both trumpet and sax at once,whithout problems (noises,tk tk tk,ppppp,.....), i can play mr sax or the trumpet,but both i cant.

my laptop is dell 1,8 dual core 7200 rpm 2gb ram

thanks

I might be wrong, but I don't think a new soundcard will solve your problems. I think if you do opt for a new soundcard, I would buy something that can be returned if it is not suitable.

Have you turned off all unnessessary programs, applications, internet, network adaptors/wireless, etc?

If your using Vista, it's much more Ram intensive than XP (and there may be other issues with Vista, as I have experienced), meaning you probably have less than 1GB spare.

Regards pete.

pablomariana · May 2009

my laptop is optimized for audio, no internet,no nothing more,only audio ,only vst, i use vstack,,thanks, i think the problem is the 88200,so i think to change soundcard.thanks

Giorgio Tommasini · May 2009

Pablo,

tested on my PCs, Intel Core2 Duo & Quad, 2.66 GHz, 2 & 3 GB RAM, XP, Fast Track Pro.

Mr. Sax T. and The Trumpet work perfectly at 88.2 KHz in Cubase, either on a single instance of KontaktPlayer2 (two instruments loaded, Sax & Trumpet), or on two instances of K2Player (one instrument loaded Sax or Trumpet).

Best,

Giorgio

pablomariana · May 2009

hi giorgio ,your cpu faster that me 1,8 hz,maybe it is my problem ??

and i listen that core duo(your) is better than dual core(me)

thanks

zeppusclub · May 2009

hi,

are you shure to have the latest versions of the

sax and trumpet ?

are you shure to have the best version of your drivers ?

yvan

Phil999 · May 2009

as far as I know, all calculations of the VSTi are done in the CPU. From my experience, 1.8 GHz is at the edge. It may play one instrument well, but not more than one. Loading only one instrument, recording, rendering to audio, then adding the second instrument, seems to be the workflow. I've done a saxophone section (4 saxes) on a 1.6 GHz netbook, it was possible.

Increasing the buffer size of the audio card helps, but at the cost of more latency. One has to find a balance, or use different buffer sizes for mixing and tracking.

The Trumpet uses significantly more CPU power than the sax.

Using a dual CPU with 2+GHz is recommended, it makes life much easier.

pgill · May 2009

pablomariana wrote: my laptop is optimized for audio, no internet,no nothing more,only audio ,only vst, i use vstack,,thanks, i think the problem is the 88200,so i think to change soundcard.thanks

Again I don't think your problem is the soundcard. You don't have to play at 88200 on the "fast track", so if, for whatever reason you want to change that. Its easier to simply change the setting, rather than the soundcard.

Regards Pete.

pablomariana · May 2009

so...if upgrade my pc... core 2 duo or core 2 quad ????

what do you recommend

thanks

pgill · May 2009

pablomariana wrote: so...if upgrade my pc... core 2 duo or core 2 quad ????

what do you recommend

thanks

Obviously the higher spec the better, but as I only use one instrument/patch at a time, someone else could maybe offer you some advice on the best purchase.

Regards Pete.

pablomariana · June 2009

ok,finally i upgrade my cpu to core duo 2,16 and change my vst host to ableton live 7, and now the trumpet and mr t are both live together, thanks !!!!!

pgill · June 2009

pablomariana wrote: ok,finally i upgrade my cpu to core duo 2,16 and change my vst host to ableton live 7, and now the trumpet and mr t are both live together, thanks !!!!!

Good news

glad to hear it.

Regards Pete.

which is the best soundcard for mrsax t and the trumpet ???

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