Professional Grade Sound Card?

[Gerry_uk]

Hi,

Does anyone know of a professional grade sound card for PCI, PCI-X, the
kind of thing you'd find in a top recording studio? No fancy features,
just good A/D converters and a clean signal path.

About ten years ago, pro cards were only available for Mac, I don't know
if this has changed?

 

[tcsenter]

Hi,

Does anyone know of a professional grade sound card for PCI, PCI-X, the
kind of thing you'd find in a top recording studio?

Well, in a "top" recording studio, the PC would just serve as the
control/interface to the good stuff; rackmount or discrete equipment
rather than PC sound cards. But here are some brands that offer
audiophile grade and professional recording sound cards:

M-Audio
http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.list&ID=pciinterfaces

Lynx Studio
http://www.lynxstudio.com/products.html

EMU
http://www.emu.com/products/welcome.asp?category=505

Digigram
http://www.digigram.com/products/by_category.htm

RME
http://www.rme-audio.com/english/soundcds.htm

AudioTrak (prosumer rather than professional)
http://www.audiotrak.net/

Regards,

Tim

 

[Gerry_uk]

Thanks Tim,

Well, in a "top" recording studio, the PC would just serve as the
control/interface to the good stuff; rackmount or discrete

Good point!

M-Audio
Lynx Studio
EMU
Digigram
RME
AudioTrak (prosumer rather than professional)

Great! These links were exactly what I was looking for.