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Zaki
10-21-2004, 09:52 PM
i recentely started to play with VSti instruments in cubase and i want buy a nice card with low latency
so i want know what is the best soundcard with a low latency (the best quality/price) and if SB audigy is good fot that ??
thank's guys :wink:
AWIP Keys
10-21-2004, 10:24 PM
the best is soundblaster live! cards (cheap) with the free KX drivers (http://download.kxproject.lugosoft.com/downloads/kxdrv3537-full.exe).

I use them and get 2ms lag. Can't even notice it.
Spacehog
10-22-2004, 01:58 AM
M-Audio Audiophile 2496 if you just want a basic 2-in 2-out card (the new Audiophile 192 looks good too, but I've not got one of those yet). Anything by M-Audio, RME or similar (I've heard very good reports about the E-MU 0404 and 1212). I wouldn't touch a Soundblaster card with a bargepole, their DAC's are very poor, plus they're very overpriced compared with other cards on the market, due to you having to pay for gimmicky software.

Martin
MoonDark
10-22-2004, 08:22 AM
go for maudio audiophile, I use that ;) and its really great for its price ( its semi pro, not for gaming )
Zaki
10-22-2004, 07:56 PM
thank's guys for replay did you think 20ms low latency is enough for real time playing with vsti?
Spacehog
10-23-2004, 03:06 AM
No, 20ms would be hard to work with. I have my latency set at 5ms (256 samples at 44.1kHz) and that's perfectly playable, but much beyond about 10ms and you're gonna feel it.

Martin
Zaki
10-23-2004, 03:24 PM
and which soundcard that you have martin!!?
Spacehog
10-24-2004, 03:35 AM
Depending on which machine, I have an Audiophile 2496 and 5 M-Audio Delta 1010LT's (1 rev.B and 4 rev.C). The four Rev.C 1010LT's are in my main music machine, my Audiophile and my rev.B cards are in the others...

Martin
Kakaroto
12-23-2004, 04:57 PM
I think that those MAudio has 20ms latency... :shock:
Luca_Capozzi
12-23-2004, 05:03 PM
go for an m-audio audiophile 2496 pci... cheap and very very good.

see ya
Zaki
12-23-2004, 06:31 PM
thank's guys :)
Kakaroto
12-24-2004, 05:41 AM
yea I heared a lot about it:)
thx
Ael
12-24-2004, 08:55 AM
I have an MAudio Audiophile 2496 and a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS in my current desktop (the SoundBlaster came with the machine when I bought it, I only use it for the 5.1 surround sound setup I have, I use everything else recording wise and playback of things with the 2496).

The Audiophile gives me virtually no latency (under 10ms) and is quite pleasant and agreeable when playing with VST. I think in general you really need low latency if you're gonna use VST leads and piano softsynths because that's where you really notice everything...go for the 2496.