Recommend me a good sound card up to $60

recommend me a good sound card up to $60

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There is no reason to make a $60 sound card. If you want something better than built-in you're going to have to pay a lot more.

i have problems with my onboard sound so i gotta buy a new sound card to fix that

youtube.com/watch?v=8HzYgToqVCE

how good is asus xonar dgx?

Should be good enough, but you can go for Creative Audigy 2/SE/FX as well. ASUS Xonar DX is better, tho.

>Creative Audigy 2/SE/FX as well
no, avoid creative stuff

they have solid hardware but driver\soft issues and ergonomics are beyond terrible

also just get a dongle
something like fiio k1 it works fine on pc and cheap
unless you have some >32ohm headphones

everything decent starts at $75-80

I have two or three old PCI cards I wish I could upload to you. Just look on ebay. I'm sure they're dirt cheap.

Depends. Some onboards are just noisy and a $5 soundcard will do.

>Creative Audigy 2/SE/FX
that shit is more than 10 years old

theres posters on Cred Forums who are younger than those cards

>recommend me
What the fuck do you need bro?

Decent parameters? More inputs? Gaymer shit?

get an external dac/interface
soundcards are a waste of money.

i'll sell you an e-mu 1212m pci 8 in 8 out audio interface, with s/pdif and ADAT i/o, DSP mixing and signal processing (effects), zero latency monitor mixing, for 60 dollars. that's with the analog daughter card, and its expandable through a TSI link to another 16/16 breakout box. internal wordclock.

just buy some cheap external DAC. way better than a sound card.

>ergonomics
>on a soundcard

Should OP consider an external USB soundcard tbqf?

it would work and they can be had used for 50 dollars. he'd probably need a 4 dollar 1/8m to 1/4 adapter, unless he's already using 1/4 inch jacks which i doubt.

Creative is scum and makes shitty drivers. Avoid.

any recommendations ?

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RME HDSPe MADI Features:

PCI Express interface
1-Lane PCI Express Endpoint device (no PCI Express to PCI Bridge), revision 1.1.
2.5 Gbps line speed
Packet-based full-duplex communication (up to 500 MB/s transfer rate)
All settings changeable in real-time
Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
Sync sources: MADI coaxial, MADI optical, word clock, internal
Varipitch: by input signal or word clock
Sample rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz, variable (Sync/word clock)
Sample Rate Range: MADI: 32 kHz - 96 kHz, word clock: 27 kHz - 200 kHz
Jitter: < 1 ns, internal and all inputs
Jitter sensitivity: PLL operates even at 100 ns Jitter without problems
Comes with DIGICheck: the ultimate measurement, analysis and test tool
Input MADI optical, MADI coaxial (BNC), 2 x MIDI, word clock (BNC)
Output MADI optical, MADI coaxial (BNC), 2 x MIDI, word clock (BNC), stereo analog line/phones
Input word clock: BNC, Signal Adaptation Circuit (functional from 1.2 Vpp input signal), switchable termination
Output word clock: BNC, low-impedance driver stage, 4 Vpp into 75 Ohms, short-circuit-proof
MIDI input and output: via four 5-pin DIN jacks
Sample rates up to 192 kHz
Even lower latencies than HDSP MADI
Enhanced TotalMix
Monitor output with low-latency converter technology of ADI-8 QS
Direct support of HDSP TCO
Connectivity

64 Input channels/64 Output channels
1 x MADI I/O (optical and coaxial)
2 x MIDI I/O
Stereo Analog Out
Word Clock I/O
TotalMix


Tech Specs
Computer Connectivity PCIe
Simultaneous I/O 64 x 64
A/D Resolution 24-bit/192kHz
I/O Location PCI Card
Analog Outputs 1 x TRS
Digital Inputs 1 x MADI (BNC), 1 x MADI (Optical)
Digital Outputs 1 x MADI (BNC), 1 x MADI (Optical)
MIDI I/O In/Out
Clock I/O 1 x Word Clock (In/Out via BNC)
Built In DSP/FX Yes
Number of PCI Slots 2
Manufacturer Part Number HDSP MADI-E
HDSPe MADI Image Gallery

a Audigy 2 ZS is still one of the greatest cards ever. Specially if you can get it for a few bucks somewhere.

Digigram VX1222HR - PCI Universal Digital Audio Card (with BOB12 Breakout Box)

Format Universal PCIe
Converters 24-bit
Sample Rates Programmable from 8kHz to 192kHz
Analog In 2 x XLR (on BOB12 breakout box)
Analog Outputs 12 x XLR (on BOB12 breakout box)
Digital Input Connectors 1 x XLR AES/EBU (on BOB12 breakout box)
Digital Output Connectors 6 x XLR AES/EBU (on BOB12 breakout box)
Other Connectors On card:
68-pin SCSI MDR
On BOB12 breakout box:
1 x XLR/F AES Sync In
2 x BNC Wordclock I/O
1 x BNC Video In
1 x RCA coaxial LTC In
MIDI In/Out No
Sync In/Out AES/EBU In
Wordclock I/O
Video Sync In
LTC In
Headphone Output No
THD + N Input: 110dB
Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz, +/-0.3dB
Minimum System Requirements CPU power and memory required depend on the operating system and the audio application used
One free PCIe slot
Windows XP/Server 2003 and Vista
Specialties 66MHz/64-bit PCI interface

Are external soundcards a meme or decent?

A2ZS got replaced by X-Fi Platinum because the X-Fi verison was better all around.
Both are really good cards but used Platinums are so cheap now, and also have more support than the Audigy 2 series hardware.

Windows 7 x64 have no problem running X-Fi chipsets.

DON'T get ExtremeAudio as it's a dumbed down Audigy4 and you're better of with what said than a X-Fi EA.

this one is decent


Inputs 6x RCA CD/Line inputs
2x RCA Phono inputs
4x RCA S/PDIF digital inputs
6x Digital LAN inputs (Pioneer Link)
1x Combo XLR/TRS Microphone inputs
2x 1/4" (6.35 mm) Return inputs
Outputs 2x XLR Master outputs
2x RCA Master outputs
2x 1/8" (3.5 mm) Control outputs
2x 1/4" (6.35 mm) Booth outputs
2x RCA Booth outputs
2x RCA Record outputs
1x RCA Digital output
2x 1/4" (6.35 mm) Send outputs
1x USB-B Port
Screen 5.8" (14.7 cm) Multi-touch Color Screen

Sidechain
MIDI


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ProDJ Link 4x ProDJ Link CDJ Connections
2x ProDJ Link rekordbox Latop Connections
ProDJ Link Live Sampler
ProDJ Link Live On Air Status
rekordbox Cue Link
Channels 4
Channel EQ: 3 band
EQ Range: Isolater ∞ to 6 dB or Standard -24 to 6 dB (switchable)
Fader Curve: 3 curves
Level Meter Type: Individual
Level Meter Size: 15 Segment
Sampling Rate 24-Bit/96 kHz
Master Section Master Balance: Yes
Stereo/Mono Switch: Yes
Level Meter Size: 15 segment
Master Out Attenuator: Yes
Crossfader Fader Curve: 3
Assignable: Yes
Field Replaceable: Yes
Sampler 3-Band Isolater: Yes
Auto-BPM Counter: Yes
Beat Sampler: Yes
Direct Beat Select: Yes
Effects Frequency Filter: Yes
Effects Level & Depth Volume: Yes
Effect Mix: Yes
INLOOP Sampler: Yes
MIDI Global Clock: Yes
rekordbox Quantize: Yes
Roll Sampler: Yes (Forward and Reverse)
Sampler: Live Sampler
Sidechain Remix Effects: Yes
Touch Panel: Yes
Sound Processor: 32-Bit
Microphone Mic Connection: Neutrik Combo
Mic EQ: 2-Band
Mic EQ Range: -12 to 12 dB
Talkover: 3-Position Switch
Talkover Attenuator: Yes
Mic Effects: Yes
MIDI Assignable Controls: Touchscreen & Interface
MIDI Out: 1x 5-Pin Din
MIDI On/Off: Yes
MIDI Start/Stop: Yes
MIDI Clock: Yes
Signal to Noise Ratio Line: 107 dB
Conversion A/D: 24-Bit
D/A: 32-Bit
Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Total Harmonic Distortion < 0.004%
Headroom 19 dB
Dimensions (WxDxH) 16.9 x 15.9 x 4.2" (430.0 x 404.0 x 107.9 mm)
Weight 18.9 lb (8.6 kg)

Just get an external DAC. I owned all sorts of audio cards and they had marginal effects on audio quality. Now I have an external one and it wipes the floor with all of these cards. Not to mention, if you have headphones, you can get an DAC/Amplifier combo that will make a night and day difference for the audio quality.

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Not a meme, but internal soundcards usually have better performance for the same price. You can easily get, say, a 100dB SNR card for $20.
And lower latency, compared to USB.

of a software- it's a clusterfuck

but can it survive the Van Allen belt?

Kys, seriously

Certification robustness: MIL -STD- 810G, IP65, MIL -STD- 461F, magnesium alloy casing, shock-proof removable hard drive, protection against vibration and shocks

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIL-STD-461

MIL-STD-461[1] is a United States Military Standard that describes how to test equipment for electromagnetic compatibility.

Various revisions of MIL-STD-461 have been released. Many military contracts require compliance to MIL-STD-461E. The latest revision (as of 2015) is known as "MIL-STD-461G".[2]

While MIL-STD-461 compliance is technically not required outside the US military, many civilian organizations also use this document.[3]

People at electromagnetic compatibility test labs typically set up their anechoic chamber to comply with MIL-STD-461, in order to support people who try to make the products they design comply to MIL-STD-461. These designers attempt to comply with this standard for two reasons[citation needed]:

Even if none of the potential customers require MIL-STD-461, if a device complies with (or is very close to complying to) the (relatively strict) MIL-STD-461, then it is certain to comply with the (relatively looser) FCC Part 15 and EMC standards of other countries, and it is simpler to run one test than to run a separate test for each one.

Even if only a few of the potential customers require MIL-STD-461, it's simpler to design a single commercial off-the-shelf product that complies with the most strict standard—MIL-STD-461—rather than trying to track several versions of a product that each comply with separate standard.

In 1999, MIL-STD-462 was combined with MIL-STD-461D into MIL-STD-461E.[4]

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to answer your question, presumably.

Steinberg UR12

Use ?

Unless youre in sound production there really isn't a point. Just find something with good driver support.

Second-hand Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty

The X-Fi is already from the time when Creative went shit, no actual upgrades over the Audigy 2, just shittier drivers and cheaper components.

Anything not shitty that has separate headphone and line out, plus separate volume controls for each.