Usb soundcards

Post your questions, opinions and reviews of the MPC1000. This forum is for discussion of the OFFICIAL Akai OS (2.1). If you wish to discuss the JJ OS, please use the dedicated JJ OS forum
 Reply Share on Facebook
User avatar

Usb soundcards

By illmik Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:00 am
Any 1 use or recomend nice priced USB soundcard now usin my macbook since g6 died and need a usb soundcard for 24bit? Any1 using? [*] just to record from MPC basically speaker out
User avatar

Re: Usb soundcards

By Funkydrops Wed Sep 11, 2013 2:30 pm
I'd go with this one... it's the most recent 2-ch audiocard from Roland.

http://www.rolandus.com/products/details/1248/498

I've got an earlier UA-4FX and I'm pretty fine with that, not really needing 24bit processing. But hey, just take into account that almost any USB Audio Interface will make you happy as long as it got a stereo in and a stereo out... so get to ebay/craiglist and score the cheaper functioning piece of HW, if you're insure about the specs, google the name of the device and be my guest.
User avatar

Re: Usb soundcards

By MeSoHordey Wed Sep 11, 2013 5:56 pm
I have this. It sounds great. It's battery powered. One of my favorite purchases in a long time. I use it with my iPad for midi and audio.
User avatar

Re: Usb soundcards

By illmik Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:02 pm
Whats the input tho looks weird it midi? Never heard of HIz input?
User avatar

Re: Usb soundcards

By illmik Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:10 pm
And with this been a usb does the sound record to the PC via the USB ??
User avatar

Re: Usb soundcards

By Lampdog Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:42 pm
illmik wrote:Never heard of HIz input?

High Z =

Instrument (ex. guitar), high impedance, direct - input.

So, there are...

Mic input, for a mic obviously.
Hi Z, for instruments, there are low z and hi z mics but the low z tends to not be pro grade.
Line in, for ex, cd player, tape deck, etc.
User avatar

Re: Usb soundcards

By illmik Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:39 am
Was hoping to use in/out coaxial and rca in on board for turntable and a out to pc uSB and optical out to monitors
User avatar

Re: Usb soundcards

By Lampdog Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:55 am
You'll probably have to look at higher range interfaces for the optical out option.
User avatar

Re: Usb soundcards

By illmik Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:33 pm
Cant find any with what i want without it been massive and pricey think ill just stick to rca in/outputs. But does the usb become a line in to PC or you need a line in for pc?
User avatar

Re: Usb soundcards

By Lampdog Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:47 pm
Mine has optical outs but I'm pretty sure your not looking to get an RME UFX.

USB line out to pc brings your interfaces channels into your pc. Some interfaces breakout only 2 channels to your computer even though there are several hardware inputs/outputs on it. Some breakout every hardware channel into your computer.
User avatar

Re: Usb soundcards

By Funkydrops Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:59 am
While the alesis multimix could be useful for a lot of tasks, indeed is not exactly what you would need here. Plus it's known to have very poor driver implementation, I had the FW 12-channels version and I found it not really user-friendly as an audiocard, mostly because IT'S A MIXER, does not have motorized faders and you end up re-doing all levels every time you turn it on (not for me).

Mine (UA4FX) has got optical in/out, can do up to 48K/24bit (was unsure, I had to check since I stick to 44.1k/16bit) in fullduplex and it's a solid piece of HW, decently driven by AudioCore drivers natively.

Try to score it 2nd Hand. You don't really need more. BUT OF COURSE there are plenty of other equivalent solutions.

Two different URLs for you. Check the second to exacly define to yourself what you need and the first to see what I mean.

http://www.rolandus.com/products/details/758/specs/

http://tweakheadz.com/guide-to-home-and-project-music-studios/

PEACE
 Reply
Return to MPC1000