Good soundcard for lap top that works with soundeasy?

[Jim85IROC]

I'm thinking about buying a lap top to run soundeasy from. My desktop is in the house, and most of my measurements would be easier to take in a different location, so I'm considering a laptop.

I like the idea of the MobilePre because it's got my mic pre-amp built in, but a lot of people seem to have problems getting it to play nice with soundeasy. Is that still an ongoing issue or has that been straightened out?

If not, what's a good, affordable sound card to consider for taking measurements with Soundeasy on a lap top?

Thanks

 

[pinkmouse]

I've got a M-Audio transit on order. Results to follow...

 

[Tim__x]

Not all laptop USB cards can power it, but I couldn't be happier with my E-MU 0202.

 

[augerpro]

You'll need V14 to run USB cards reliably. I used a Transit for about a year with no problems. Just switched to a Firewire 410.

 

[HiFiNutNut]

I bought the USB M Transit. It may work with Windows XP. It does not work with Windows Vista so it sits on the shelf and never gets used.

 

[cuibono]

the e-mu 0404 usb has been measured by a number of people, and it seems to be well liked.

 

[cyberspyder]

Any of the EMU cards are pretty decent, just avoid Creative etc....

 

[dsavitsk]

the e-mu 0404 usb has been measured by a number of people, and it seems to be well liked.

The spdif out only works with asio drivers, so if your software doesn't support asio (rmaa does not), then you cannot use this functionality.

 

[dsavitsk]

Any of the EMU cards are pretty decent, just avoid Creative etc....

creative owns e-mu ...

 

[cyberspyder]

creative owns e-mu ...

I knew that...

 

[gmikol]

I don't know if it works with SoundEasy or not, but I'm just getting started using a "Creative Audigy 2ZS Noteboook" PCMCIA card. I'm DIY-ing a mic preamp, so phantom power from the card doesn't matter. It's not the quietest card in the world...good for 16-bit, but no benefit from 24-bit samples. Definitely quieter than the MobilePre, which I also have. The 2ZS can do 96kHz full-duplex. Drivers might be a bit flaky, with some compatibility issues depending on your PCMCIA controller.

If it sounds like it's a disaster, it's not, just letting you know the upsides and downsides. I'm fairly happy with it. And with 8 channels out, it will work well for active XO prototyping.

I don't have the link, but somewhere on the Praxis website there's a page dedicated to getting this thing to work at its best. Most of the info would apply to just about any measurement program.

--Greg

 

[el`Ol]

The RPM from RME is half the price of a Fireface 400. I don´t know whether this is still in your desired price range.
http://www.rme-audio.de/en_products_hdsp_rpm.php


edit:
Sorry, I overread the word "affordable".

 

[SY]

I bought the USB M Transit. It may work with Windows XP. It does not work with Windows Vista so it sits on the shelf and never gets used.

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=support.drivers&f=822

 

[HiFiNutNut]

Thanks, SY.

I searched their website and couldn't find it a few months ago when I bought the M-Transit.

I have downloaded it and will try it out soon.

Regards,
Bill

 

[Jim85IROC]

I'll be interested in knowing if the Transit will work with soundeasy, so please report back! Even though the MobilePre doesn't work with soundeasy, hopefully the transit will.

 

[pinkmouse]

Well, I have the package in front of me! I won't get chance to dig out a driver and test tonight, but I will plug it in and install the drivers and see if SE recognises it.

 

[y8s]

SE recognizes the Transit just fine. I have that setup at home.

Do I know what to do with it? not so much yet. I'm still learning.

 

[pinkmouse]

Yup, it all seems fine on XP pro.

 

[soongsc]

I have used the TRANSIT with SoundEasy, and upgraded to Echo Indigo I/O for higher sampling. I have used the Audigy 2 ZS notebook as well, but there seems to be some inter channel latency (which can be compensated) and probably some jitter. All of these work quite well. Some people reported problems with the TRANSIT, but I think it's probably a setup problem.

 

[Jim85IROC]

Thanks for the info guys. I guess I should start looking for a lap top now.