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Article #193Re: Do SBLive and Audigy cards only have 128 GM/GS sounds?!!
From: s.p.
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 20:59
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 20:59
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docsavage20@yahoo.com (Doc) wrote in message news:<f0c1bc20.0304070935.4fbef34d@posting.google.com>... > s_paliwoda@hotmail.com (s.p.) wrote in message news:<5121b126.0304061204.4a3dbc16@posting.google.com>... > Be advised, the Audigy has been plagued with some problems. Many of > which from what I've read, aren't actually the fault of the card but > of a particular chipset that is on some mobos, so you might check to > see if yours is one that uses a "Via" chipset. > > Also, if you go the Audigy route, I would definitely stuff as much RAM > into that machine as possible. If it'll hold a gig, put a gig in. That > will allow you to make humongous midi patches with big loops or no > loops at all. Thanks for the info. Yes, I'm planning on getting as much RAM as possible. But I haven't decided on which card to choose. Frankly, I don't know what criteria I should apply when comparing these soundcards. My current system dies whenever I try to run 2 VST instruments, and all I want is a card that will give me the comfort of not worrying about the amount of system resources available when I want to create something. S.P.
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