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The Soundcard

A soundcard is the place where you will record and hear music on your computer. No, you can't use that stock soundcard that came bundled with your computer. Why? Because it sucks. Stock soundcards are for game and PC multimedia sounds, plus these don't have the proper input and outputs, are not at 24-bit quality, and are unable to work with high end audio-software anyways (it'll probably just sound scratchy as hell and be very faint) When working at a professional level you need a soundcard that takes in 1/4 inch stereo jacks and outputs of atleast the same size. Those small 1/8 inch headphone jacks spaces (you know, the ones you use for your CD and MP3 players to listen to music) just ain't gonna cut it. So now that you've scrapped your 16-bit crappy soundblaster soundcard you need to look for a professional quality soundcard that will be able to run your professional software. What you need to be looking for is a soundcard at the minimum 24/96, which means 24-bit, 96KHZ. Popular soundcard in this range are Emu and M-Audio. The price range for studio quality soundcards are about $150.00 to $500.00. Yes, there are fancy ones at very high prices, but they are usually packed with features that are much more that a solo rapper would ever need. Follow the instructions when installing your soundcard, perhaps disabling the old one if it's built-in or you're too lazy too remove it manually from it's PCI slot.

RECOMMENDED SOUND CARDS (PCI) (Sorted by price, lowest to highest)


M-Audio Revolution 7.1 PCI Surround Recording Card
Price: $99.99


M-Audio Audiophile 2496 PCI Digital Audio Card
Price: $99.99


E-MU 1212M PCI Digital Audio Spectrum v2
Price: $149.99

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