USB/Firewire soundcard for Laptop DJing (Ableton / Traktor)

[Guest Promo]

Looking for a decent low latency usb or firewire soundcard for a laptop. One that has multiple channels so i can monitor/check tunes while mixing live. Nothing beyond £120 though. Cheers.

[Guest blicero]

i use the m-audio firewire 410. i like it so far.

[mcbpete]

£234.99 is a likkle bit past his £120 budget however :wink2:

 

I know this is slightly beyond what you were thinking about price-wise, but this seems very good for the price, and all the reviews for it seem pretty positive:

 

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/fl...product_id/4001

[goffer]

i use this: LINK

it's a really nice card. i got mine used for $80 and it gets power from firewire, so no need to worry about a/c adapter or anything (which i think is the case for all these cards).

 

here's a nice review: LINK

[RichieBees]

ah this is good becuase apperently they dont make expresscard soundcards :o

[goffer]

There's one on ebay right now, the audiophile: [LINK]

maybe you'll get lucky and get it super cheap.

[Guest Iain C]

I know this is slightly beyond what you were thinking about price-wise, but this seems very good for the price, and all the reviews for it seem pretty positive:

 

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/fl...product_id/4001

 

I use it and it's very nice, no problems whatsoever unlike my first choice, the m-audio audiophile usb, which didn't work.

 

And it's rugged as fuck which is nice in a live environment!

[Guest blicero]

£234.99 is a likkle bit past his £120 budget however :wink2:

 

what rip-off retailer did you get that price from? dolphin?

 

£131 @ zzounds

[BCM]

i like the look of that edirol UA-25.....might have to get me one at the end of the month...

[Guest ambodino mutuumbooo]

I don't like m-audio products. I had a few bad experiences during shows concering the stability. I'm currently using a cheap edirol card and it's fucking nice. I would recommand those edirol products. nice and stable.

[Guest blicero]

i don't typically like m-audio either. it's the only bit of kit i own by them.

[Guest Coalbucket PI]

I use an m-audio usb Quattro, got it off eBay for £80. its discontinued but they pop up now and then. I think its the same thing as that audiophile one pretty much.

 

Its worked well for me, bit weird tho ;all the ins and outs are for 6.3mm jacks... I dont know why I would want that, I just bought a bunch of adaptors to turn them into RCAs.

[delet...]

what software would you interface that Edirol UA 25 with ?? ..

[Guest blicero]

anything that either makes or records audio.

[Guest ~ism]

ran an m-audio firewire audiophile for a year or so, no problems and v cheap (free in my case).

 

now running with an rme fireface400....which is another deck of cards altogether.

[Guest Cyanescens]

maudio firewire solo here; 180$ no problems. itll lower your latency plennny.