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Offline tam_guitar

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Re: Laptop/Notebook Advise
« Reply #25 on: December 12, 2006, 12:38:22 PM »
The audigy's biggest flaw is that it has a FIXED clock of 48kHz and it does sample rate conversion ON THE FLY in software if you use any other sample rate aside from 48 kHz. There have been reported sync issues when using other sample rates. Creative lost a class action suit because of their claims that the audigy can record at 96 kHz; unfortunately, the suit does not apply to cards bought outside of the US.

The workaround is to record ONLY at 48 khz and do SRC using audio editing software if you want to downsample to 44.1 and other rates. The Creative asio drivers are also not the best; like spazzkid says, kx drivers are better, but it still won't change the fact about the fixed clock.

I am not against Creative as I have used blasters before and my present Emu is under the Creative umbrella, but moving from a gaming card to an audio card designed for the purpose, I can personally say the difference is like night and day.

wow,

based on your words...

i wonder, how long have u been in this recording business

years, i suppose?
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Offline KitC

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Re: Laptop/Notebook Advise
« Reply #26 on: December 12, 2006, 01:41:14 PM »
About a decade now... started delving into pc recording as a hobby since '95 using an AWE32, before that, I used to play keys and sometimes front for the office band. After losing my day job in '97, things just sort of fell naturally into place; but it was no picnic. Good thing I invested in some good equipment early on and those are still working to this very day.
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Offline djspit

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Re: Laptop/Notebook Advise
« Reply #27 on: January 03, 2007, 03:46:06 AM »
60k? id go with a white macbook=)
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