Gina3G is the third generation of our budget priced, professional quality digital audio recorder. The original Gina premiered seven years ago to critical acclaim and since then we’ve been perfecting the art of making high quality recording products at affordable prices. The new Gina3G brings you the best features of Gina24, but with better converters, dual mic preamps, and MIDI!!
Price: $259.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
love the breakoutbox, came with software, never used it. i use reason 3.0 along with recycle and adobe audition and it works flawlessly.
Quality:
built like a beast.
Value:
excellent value.
Desirability:
the gina is so sexy. my first true love.
Sound:
beautiful converters, good preamps.
Ease of Use:
if you know how to install a PCI card and connect wires, then its a breeze.
Support:
had a few questions, easy to reach, very helpful.
Overall:
i will use this product until it wears out. (if it ever does) and if it does, i will most likely purchase another one just like it, possibly in the future i will purchase an upgrade if Echo makes one.
The Delta 44 offers the same features and high performance as the Delta 66, but is designed for the person who does not require S/PDIF digital I/O. The Delta 44 features the same 24-bit 96kHz converter section that makes the Delta 66 the envy of the audio card community. And like the Delta 66, the Delta 44′s breakout box handles 4 balanced or unbalanced, +4dB or -10dB signal level analog inputs and outputs. Also included is the Delta control panel software, which configures the card and controls digital mixing and routing.
Price: $149.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
The breakout box was great! They said you could record up to 4 channels at the same time, but actually that is 2 stereo channels. You get ProTools Demo with it and Live Lite, but ProTools won’t work (probably like the LE version because I have Windows XP).
Quality:
It looks steady and strong and it feels like that.
Value:
This is the first soundcard I’ve seen for such a low price and such good features!
Desirability:
It’s great! It’s the best for the price!
Sound:
The sound is really great! No noise as far as I can hear and it’s clean and excellent quality
Overall:
It’s very good! Except that you only get 4 (2 stereo) inputs, but for the price it’s excellent!
If you’re serious about digital audio, you shouldn’t settle for anything less than a truly professional audio interface…. and now with Mia MIDI you don’t have to. Mia MIDI offers a pair of balanced 1/4 in. analog inputs and outputs and operates at the +4dBu levels used by pro-audio gear. It combines this with 24-bit/96kHz converters and 106 dB of dynamic range for the quality your recordings deserve. Also included is an S/PDIF digital audio interface for connecting to other digital audio equipment, and MIDI input/output jacks on a custom molded cable.
Price: $179.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
just fine by me.
Value:
perfect for this price.
Sound:
can any better sound with this price? I don’t think so.
Ease of Use:
so easy. just stick it in your pci slot. that’s it. but before you do that, don’t forget to read the manual.
Support:
well, i haven’t had any problem yet, so i can’t tell. but i heard echo has been getting very good reputation.
Overall:
so nice card for little price. sounds clean and crispy. driver is so stable. very easy to use and install. well…. what can i ask for more. probably my next card will be echo again.
The MOTU Audio 24I/O interface fulfills the promise of host-based hard disk recording: to record, edit, mix process, and master multi-track recording projects entirely inside the computer. It provides 24 high quality, 24-bit/96kHz analog inputs and outputs in a cost effective, single rack space package, allowing you to connect and record from 24 simultaneous analog sources.
Price: $1429.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
GREAT interface…read above…There ain’t nothing like it at this price..
Quality:
GREAT…I’d buy another…
Value:
Like I said above…nothing like it for the price. A GREAT deal.
Sound:
Very close to perfect….SMALL form factor, all TRS (balanced) inputs…VERY well made. There is NO interface for anywhere near this price with this many analog inputs…EASY to use on both PC and Mac platform. MOTU supplies GREAT drivers, and updates them as needed, but generally VERY solid out of the box. MOTU support via PHONE is TERRIBLE, although they do SOMETIMES respond via email…that’s about all negative that I can say.I really don’t understand the poor reviews here…
Support:
see above. Weak via phone, BUT great website with regular posting and GREAT drivers…not much help generally needed. I’m a long time MOTU user, and I can’t remember having any hardware problems…
Layla3G is the third generation of Echo’s flagship PCI-based multitrack digital recorder. The original Layla premiered seven years ago to critical acclaim, including a TEC award nomination. Since then Echo has been perfecting the art of making high quality recording products at affordable prices. Now you can get all of the features of the Layla24 for a new low price, but with better converters and dual mic preamps!!
Price: $449.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
Piles of features, has most of what you need. Everything provides works well.
Quality:
My only gripe is the preamp and headphone knobs which are below par… very plasticky and shoddy feel to them. Otherwise, everyhting else is solid and very pleasing aesthetically.
Value:
Great value… works well for me.
Desirability:
Very well.
Sound:
Rock solid unit, clean clear converters, and pretty good preamps.
Support:
Drivers work well and are rock solid. However, they should have released new ones long time ago to help with improving latency to the levels which are achievable with this card.
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With 24-bit 96kHz bandwidth and expansive flexibility, the Delta 1010 boasts 8 balanced or unbalanced analog I/Os, S/PDIF I/O, Word Clock I/O, and MIDI I/O to guarantee connectivity in any installation.
Price: $599.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
Wished it had a mic jack but if you use a mixer like me then no need for one.
Quality:
Well built and solid. No cheap plastic here.. Even the cord to plug into the PCI card is thick.
Value:
Value for price-best value for the money. As much as 10 I/O’s how can you go wrong. You could even use up to 4 units on one machine a the same time. WOW.
Desirability:
Appearance- matchs splendidly with my Audio Research Preamp and Amp. In fact it seems they are made for each other. (Audio Research SP-7 and D-60 AMP)
Sound:
Excellent sound quality and you could really hear what is going on. The converters in the box really does a nice job for such an fairly priced product. Having the breakout box and not having it in the case itself seems to cut out a lot of noise.
Support:
Dont’ know so I will judge it from the website- but I don’t need to call any techs since the website gives all the answers I need. IE driver updates, specs, etc. But I suppose that now Avid owns M-Audio it will be highly tracked for any complaints.
Overall:
NO plans to replace it because it satisfies my needs for the next 2-3 years and maybe longer. The only option would be a total digital setup but no need for a soundcard then because of firewire.
The E-MU 1212M PCI Digital Audio System delivers everything you need to produce audio on a PC with professional results — 24-bit/192kHz converters, hardware-accelerated effects and mixing, and seamless compatibility with your favorite PC audio/sequencer software.
Price: $139.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
Comes with more features than I seriously need. High quality effects, etc.
Quality:
Excellent Quality…I have had no problems or complaints so far.
Value:
The best soundcard in this price range hands down!!!!
Desirability:
I purchased it…Enough said.
Sound:
Excellent sound quality. Very high quality analog to digital converters.
Support:
Excellent support. I emailed them a couple questions and received respones generally within a 24-48hr period. Very friendly and knowledgable staff.
Overall:
Top of the line sound quality. Extremely high quality analog to digital converters, high quality effects, easy to use, nice amount of inputs and outputs, great price value, what else could you really ask for?
The 1010-LT offers the professional performance required by today’s most popular software programs, and provides you with features like 24-bit 96 kHz recording, zero latency monitoring, and digital mixing.
Price: $199.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
Best bang for the buck if it would work!
Quality:
Good.
Value:
If it would work as advertised!
Desirability:
Practical.
Sound:
Installed two and have had problems with slave card digital distortion at random times. Totally useless if you can’t trust it to record clean all the time!
Ease of Use:
Easy!
Support:
When I can get assistance, they do the old “blame it on the PC/software game. Had the same problem since buying the cards even after buying another new PC and installing a second time just to have the same exact problem!
Overall:
No use if it can’t record consistantly good recordings.
This box contains everything you need to turn your computer into a powerful 24-bit/96kHz digital audio workstation. The 2408mk3 provides 8 channels of pristine 96kHz analog recording and playback, combined with 24 channels of ADAT and Tascam digital I/O – the most ever offered in a single rack space audio interface. Connect up to 4 interfaces to the included PCI-424 card for an expanded system capable of 96 simultaneous active input and output connections at 96kHz.
Price: $949.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
eveything you need too transform your computer into a digital 24 tracks recorder
Quality:
excellent overall quality.Never experienced a problem with my computer (no crash, no compatibility problem…)
Value:
far better than low priced digidesign products.
Desirability:
yes, I defenetly want it, as so many professional studios.
Sound:
very good but analogs out could be improved if they were less hard on the trebble.
Support:
never needed. don’t know.
Overall:
very good product. Many options available. Excellent sound for the price. I would go for it again without hesitation. But have I any choice ? No other product offers you such quality and versatility at this price, right ???
HDSP 9652 is the long-awaited successor of the well-known PCI card Project Hammerfall (DIGI9652). Like the original Hammerfall, HDSP 9652 offers 3 x ADAT optical I/O, ADAT-Sync In, SPDIF I/O and word clock I/O. On top, there are 2 MIDI I/Os and TotalMix, a DSP-based real-time mixer/router.
Price: $699.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
52 channels, nice software mixer capable of anything. The only bad thing is lack of analogue I/O. You will need to use a AD/DA converter if you want analogue I/O. You get 2 MIDI I/O as well.
Quality:
Never had any problems. Very well built.
Value:
You won’t find a sound card with this much features and quality in this price range.
Desirability:
I own it.
Sound:
Absolutely the best PCI sound card out there…
Support:
Contacted RME once… They replied fast and were very friendly and helpfull.
Overall:
Quality all over…