Subject: Re: need recommendation on PC sound card From: Neil Waterman <neil.waterman@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:07:22 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail-22-777633327 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Rob, Is there a particular reason you need an INTERNAL card? Generally the =20= internal environment of a PC is not conducive to high quality sound =20 (far too many sources of electric and magnetic fields for the analog =20 audio stages to remain clean). A much better option would be an =20 external USB soundcard. Since these units keep the analog audio =20 outside of the PC chassis things generally go rather better. Whether =20 there are any external units that provide SDK support is beyond my =20 knowledge though. FWIW I am current using a PreSonus Audiobox USB and like it a lot. Regards, Neil On Feb 21, 2010, at 7:12 PM, G. Robert Arrabito wrote: > Dear listers, > > I did a quick search on the last two years of the auditory mailing =20 > list archives on pc sound card recommendations and didn't find =20 > much on the topic so hence my post to the list. I am looking for =20 > recommendations for an internal PC high quality sound card that =20 > will be used to output auditory stimuli in my experiments. Would =20 > also be nice if there is an accompanying software development kit. =20 > Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > > Rob > > -- > G. Robert Arrabito, M.Sc. > Defence Scientist | Scientifique de la d=E9fense > Advanced Interface Group | Groupe des interfaces avanc=E9es > Human Systems Integration | Section de l'int=E9gration humain-syst=E8mes= > Defence R&D Canada Toronto | R&D pour la D=E9fense Canada Toronto > 1133 Sheppard Ave West , PO Box 2000 | 1133 Ave Sheppard Ouest, =20 > C.P. 2000 > Toronto, ON M3M 3B9 Canada > > Robert.Arrabito@xxxxxxxx > Telephone | T=E9l=E9phone (416) 635-2033 > Facsimile | T=E9l=E9copieur (416) 635-2013 > > Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada > > www.drdc-rddc.gc.ca > --Apple-Mail-22-777633327 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; ">Hi = Rob,</span></div><div><br></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; ">Is there a particular reason you = need an INTERNAL card? Generally the internal environment of a PC is not = conducive to high quality sound (far too many sources of electric and = magnetic fields for the analog audio stages to remain clean). A much = better option would be an external USB soundcard. Since these units keep = the analog audio outside of the PC chassis things generally go rather = better. Whether there are any external units that provide SDK support is = beyond my knowledge though.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; ">FWIW I am current using a PreSonus = Audiobox USB and like it a lot.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; ">Regards, Neil = </span></div><div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> = </div><br><div><div>On Feb 21, 2010, at 7:12 PM, G. Robert Arrabito = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Dear listers,</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I did a = quick search on the last two years of the auditory mailing list = archives<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>on pc = sound<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>card = recommendations and didn't find much on the topic so hence<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>my post to the list. I am = looking for recommendations for an internal PC high quality sound card = that will be used to output auditory stimuli in my experiments. Would = also be nice if there is an accompanying software development kit. Any = suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Rob</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">--</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">G. Robert Arrabito, = M.Sc.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Defence Scientist | Scientifique = de la d=E9fense</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Advanced Interface Group | = Groupe des interfaces avanc=E9es</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Human Systems = Integration | Section de l'int=E9gration humain-syst=E8mes</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Defence R&D Canada Toronto | R&D pour la = D=E9fense Canada Toronto</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1133 Sheppard = Ave West , PO Box 2000 | 1133 Ave Sheppard Ouest, C.P. 2000</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Toronto, ON M3M 3B9 Canada</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Robert.Arrabito@xxxxxxxx">Robert.Arrabito@xxxxxxxx= gc.ca</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Telephone | T=E9l=E9phone (416) = 635-2033</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Facsimile | T=E9l=E9copieur = (416) 635-2013</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Government of Canada | Gouvernement du = Canada</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">www.drdc-rddc.gc.ca</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-22-777633327--