External / Laptop Sound Card for Music Production

LexarkT11 · 08-30-2007, 07:38 AM

I am joining a "band" and I am playing keyboard/synth and I am going to try and run all the programs and sound off my laptop. Problem is the shitty sound card that it came with.

I need something with a MIDI port and maybe multiple input jacks for speakers and stuff.

Sooo im assuming I need to find something external but I have had no such luck, anyone have any knowledge about external sounds card/devices???

prescient63 · 08-30-2007, 07:40 AM

E-mu makes a ton of them. Something like the E-mu 0404 usb might be what you are looking for. Check those out.

LexarkT11 · 08-30-2007, 07:44 AM

oh shit, nice

thanks man

Do these work as sound cards, like say a creative/soundblaster card?

prescient63 · 08-30-2007, 07:48 AM

Yes they do. Not really good for gaming or movie watching so much, at least the 0404 its only two channel. Good for listening to music though. They have good DACs.

LexarkT11 · 08-30-2007, 07:51 AM

nice, i will only be using it for shows, i need the midi input for my board and the larger speaker ports for the speakers at the shows.

So i think this will work out just fine.

Maxx · 08-30-2007, 10:39 AM

I use the digidesign MBOX unit - can have 2 external 1/4 in. or XLR inputs as well as a midi-in / midi-out.

Search Results - GuitarCenter.com

It couples well w/ Protools for recording which you may want to think about if you are in a band to "critique" your songs.
Just make sure the one you get is PC compadible via USB.

These Cards can be tough to set up w/ PC's though.
It took me a month of serious tweaking before I figured out how to do this...

08-30-2007, 07:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
LexarkT11 Forever the Sickest Kid Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toledo/Mentor, Ohio Posts: 651 -14 Internets	External / Laptop Sound Card for Music Production I am joining a "band" and I am playing keyboard/synth and I am going to try and run all the programs and sound off my laptop. Problem is the shitty sound card that it came with. I need something with a MIDI port and maybe multiple input jacks for speakers and stuff. Sooo im assuming I need to find something external but I have had no such luck, anyone have any knowledge about external sounds card/devices??? __________________ (WAR) Mutalis - Magus - Dark Cragg

08-30-2007, 07:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
LexarkT11 Forever the Sickest Kid Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toledo/Mentor, Ohio Posts: 651 -14 Internets	oh shit, nice thanks man Do these work as sound cards, like say a creative/soundblaster card? __________________ (WAR) Mutalis - Magus - Dark Cragg

08-30-2007, 07:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
LexarkT11 Forever the Sickest Kid Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toledo/Mentor, Ohio Posts: 651 -14 Internets	nice, i will only be using it for shows, i need the midi input for my board and the larger speaker ports for the speakers at the shows. So i think this will work out just fine. __________________ (WAR) Mutalis - Magus - Dark Cragg

08-30-2007, 10:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
Maxx Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 38 -1 Internets	I use the digidesign MBOX unit - can have 2 external 1/4 in. or XLR inputs as well as a midi-in / midi-out. Search Results - GuitarCenter.com It couples well w/ Protools for recording which you may want to think about if you are in a band to "critique" your songs. Just make sure the one you get is PC compadible via USB. These Cards can be tough to set up w/ PC's though. It took me a month of serious tweaking before I figured out how to do this... __________________ Maximo Ceasar - Rogue - E'ci > Zeb > Xeg Sweatpant Stiffy - Druid - Icecrown Kaskyk - Pally - Cenarion Circle

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08-30-2007, 07:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
prescient63 You can't blame women for what they do wrong in the same way that you can't blame a dog for what it does wrong. Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,401 -6 Internets	E-mu makes a ton of them. Something like the E-mu 0404 usb might be what you are looking for. Check those out.

08-30-2007, 07:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
prescient63 You can't blame women for what they do wrong in the same way that you can't blame a dog for what it does wrong. Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,401 -6 Internets	Yes they do. Not really good for gaming or movie watching so much, at least the 0404 its only two channel. Good for listening to music though. They have good DACs.