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Re: Mysterios and Fussbetts helping each other :) by Fullofkittens 12/27/2005, 10:11pm PST
Fussbett wrote:

Mysterio wrote:

I need an external USB2 soundcard that has four separate line in jacks with as high a sampling rate as possible for under 200 dollars. My brief google search was not very successful.

Ideally, I need to be able to record the four channels concurrently and unmixed into four separate wav files. Am I correct in assuming that this is perfectly possible?

I've had this for years and it's awesome: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Delta44-main.html. It's not USB, but I'm not sure why you need it to be USB. The quarter inch inputs may be a pain, but c'mon, it's time to turn pro. The downside is that there are no preamps, to you'll need powered mics or a separate preamp. I'm suddenly realizing this may be way too involved for you, but I'm unclear on a cheaper way to get 4 inputs at once, as the other budget hardware stops at 2. Look into things like this: http://m-audio.com/products/en_us/MobilePreUSB-main.html, because "two on-board microphone/instrument preamps and high-impedance instrument inputs ideal for connecting guitars and basses" may mean that you can use all four at once. But probably not. Hopefully FoK knows.


It's "2x2", so, no. It will only take 2 mono channels at once or one stereo input.

The problem here is that USB1 was not really fast enough for multitrack audio, and although USB2 is fast enough, soundcard manufacturers have sunk all their R&D into firewire interfaces.

I think the device that best suits your stated requirements is the new Lexicon Omega, which costs $300 but has a $50 rebate until Jan 1st at Sweetwater, plus once you start buying stuff from Sweetwater you get 4000 lbs of beautiful full-color catalogs every 3 months.

Note: this is a fairly new device and I haven't heard a thing about how good it is. It seems to be the only thing on the market that uses USB and has 4 simultaneous inputs, though.

Will Adobe Audition do the job here?

Dunno, maybe, but the rest of the world uses Cubase.


For straight-up digital multitrack recording, Audition (formerly known as Cool Edit Pro) is the best app in existence. I would say that if you don't need MIDI or softsynths or any of that, Audition is better than Cubase because it's more stable and will let you record and mix together practically unlimited tracks without ever pinning your CPU or crashing.
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        Re: Mysterios and Fussbetts helping each other :) by Fullofkittens 12/27/2005, 10:11pm PST NEW
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