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Re: Do SBLive and Audigy cards only have 128 GM/GS sounds?!!

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From: jimmy
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 18:20
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Come on,
If you are into making music the SBlive is absolutely fine for mosy users. I
all depends on whether you are into making good music, or are focussed on
running 1000 instruments with 100 effects at 24bit.
The default bit rate for the format that most people buy music on is 16
bit - ie cd quality.
Sorry to piss on your chips, but the vast majority of people who listen to
your music will not be worried about 24bit and all that.
Its all about the songs, not the da convereters.
You can produce awesome demo tracks with a sb live + vst. I cant understand
why people want more and more when cd's play at 16bit!
Concentrate on your music composition, not the performance on your audio
card.
The sblive paltinum is absolutely capable of most applications for very good
quality recordings. The myth being that owning a �800 soundcard aint gonna
turn you into the chemical bros, know what i mean?
"Aphelion" <toofar@fromthesun.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Not to offend anyone in this thread, since I have an SBLive (bought
> for soundfonts) I can at least comment from the standpoint of actually
> using the card.
>
> The AD/DA converters on these cards are not close to same quality as
> even the $149 (usd) Audiophile 2496. The sound is somewhat colored,
> bass heavy with a little upper midrange honk. Not bad, but not
> accurate either. Don't know about the latest Audigy card, supposedly
> the converters are a better grade, haven't heard one to comment.
>
> Don't even try and compare audio recording/playback with an RME card.
>
> Someone mentioned they can be bought on cheap on EBay...
> Why do you think that is?
>
> Still, I think the SBLive series are good little cards, very
> versatile, just don't try and compare them with a quality pro audio
> card, there IS a difference.
>
> I purchased the Proteus soundfont modules and collected a couple of
> CDs worth of decent sounds. The card is retired now as the soundfonts
> can be loaded by VSTi.
>
> Ap
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