[Lowfer] Sound Card Question

[Warren]

Thanks Stan, got it going
Warren

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "stan, W1LE" <stanw1le at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands" 
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Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Sound Card Question


> Hello Warren,  A few comments:
>
> Some manufacturers allow you to turn off the motherboard (MB) soundcard in 
> the BIOS.
> Others need special sound card drivers from the MB manufacturer.
>
> What expansion capabilities does the MB have ?  PCI  or PCIe or ISA, or 
> what ?
>
> Have you decided on the # bits you will need: 16 or 24 bit sampling ?
> How about the sampling rate 48 KHz, 96 KHz, or 192 KHz  ?
>
> Consider the modern ESI PCIe soundcards:
> MAYA44XTe for 4 channels of input ANS output 24 bit sampling to 96KHz
> Juli at XTE for 2 channels 24 bit, 192 KHz sampling
>
> For USB, M-Audio has a 4 channel external soundcard.
>
> Other comments to consider:
> The M-Audio Delta-44, PCI, 4 channel to 96 KHz is obsolete and no longer 
> supported with modern OS drivers.
>
> Stan, W1LE    Cape Cod   FN41sr
>
>
>
> On 15-Aug-14 2:26 PM, Warren K2ORS wrote:
>> I just acquired a Windows Vista tower computer - the price was right it 
>> was free!
>> Seems that there is a problem with the internal sound card, but 
>> everything else checks out FB.
>> I plan on using it with WSPR and other digital modes, am thinking of an 
>> external USB sound card - will any old sound card do ? Or do I need one 
>> with a calibrated sampling rate? I suspect that I will need something 
>> really good for Spectrum Laboratory if I want to sample at microHertz 
>> rates.
>>
>> 73 & Tnx Warren K2ORS
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