A great pro soundcard for under $500. 
by Timothy from SG, April 2008
Music Background:  Hobbyist

- My raves:

Sound wise, I couldnt ask for more for the price. The AD/DA Converters used deliver in their quality and fidelity you can expect.

The available I/O options are just right for a small studio or mobile based recording setup. Not too little and not too much.

Mic preamps are VERY clean and high quality.

Versatility in desktop or mobile situations via a cardbus or PCI option of which the MicroDock can be used on both.

- My main gripes:

Included Patch Mix software is rather complicated with a non-user-friendly UI. It needs alot of studying and experimentation to get the kind of configurations you want.

No dedicated monitor output. Monitors have to be inserted via the Patchmix software and can be extremely confusing to do.

88.1 - 192KHz sample rates do not work for normal Windows sounds and can only playback if the sounds are recorded in the specific sampling rates.

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