wrote:
>
> In a message dated 8/14/02 7:04:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
> > Getting the audio into the PC or Mac is easy if you use a USB audio
> > interface rather than the built-in audio section of the computer,
> > which is often of inferior quality, and inconveniently located on the
> > back of the computer. The Edirol UA-3 is a popular USB audio
> > interface, with two analog in and out ports (for your tape machine),
> > two S/PDIF in/out ports (for your DAT or MD), plus a mic in port. The
> > UA-3 has been replaced by the UA-3D, which adds support for 5.1
> > channel surround sound playback. Street price is about $190 for the
> > UA-3D. It works with either PC or Mac.
>
> To the experts:
>
> OK! So here is a rather stupid question, I fear. If I purchase the The
> Edirol UA-3 then do I also need a sound card different from the cheap one
> that will come with the computer?
The USB setups are independent of the sound card. I'm using the older
Roland UA-30 for all sound on my G4. The built in sound is cut off.
Note, make sure that whatever USB device you get has a headphone monitor
on it and that works monitoring both in and out, preferably with it's
own volume control. USB setups tend to switch both in and out to the USB
device and refuse to do just one way. Which can make monitoring a
problem unless the USB device handles it. This is supposed to be fixed
with USB 2.0, but I have no idea if it was.
Walt
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
|