thank you pix for important notes
andrey
----- Original Message ----- From: "pix" pix@test.at To: "Andrey Savitsky" savitsky3000@yahoo.com Cc: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 11:23 Subject: Re: [PD] notebook (PC) for creation of sound ?
the safest answer is that the quality is normally crap.
lots of issues are present like grounding problems (AC-hum) and general electrical noise. laptops have most of the noise problems that most pc soundcards have (emr from the cpu/videocard) but worse because everything is packed in so much closer.
but then again, depending on the kind of places you are intending on performing, it might not matter. the only problem i have had on night-club quality (?) pa's is the comparatively low output level of my laptop (because it distorts at higher volumes), but this can be compensated for. infact, i have had similar problems with desktop pc's.
if you want audiophile-quality sound, then you can look into some kind of outboard usb/firewire da converter. firewire probably being the smarter choice for multichannel (most usb models rarely have more than stero-output, they opt for lots of inputs).
there are also some supposedly high end pcmcia soundcards which are quite expensive ($1000US) but i haven't heard one.
pix.
On Fri, 10 Aug 2001 09:52:46 +0200 "Andrey Savitsky" savitsky3000@yahoo.com wrote:
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