Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 22:27:53 +0000 From: Andrew Sparrow <spadger@spadger.best.vwh.net> To: multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Soundcard Recommendation Message-ID: <20030414222753.C91573@spadger.best.vwh.net> In-Reply-To: <20030414171117.GE59368@holmes.jimramsay.com>; from lists@jimramsay.com on Mon, Apr 14, 2003 at 11:11:17AM -0600 References: <20030414171117.GE59368@holmes.jimramsay.com>
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On Mon, Apr 14, 2003 at 11:11:17AM -0600, Jim Ramsay wrote: > I'm thinking of doing some home recording with my FreeBSD system, > but the onboard CMI soundcard seems to do a poor a/d conversion - > it's pretty noisy. Not that I'm surprised - I'm sure it's mainly > because it's part of the motherboard / cheap. If you're recording from line-in, it's worth a quick check that the microphone is muted, or vice versa... Even cheesy modern soundcards shouldn't be all that bad unless you're an audiophile. The original SB-16 was notorious for the "frying bacon" sound effects, but anything made since then should be better (most cards made at the same time were, too)... Cheers, AShome | help
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