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Sound Cards For Music Production

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Best choice in sound cards

If you're looking to produce your own music you'll need to pay special attention to your sound hardware.

While it's still OK to produce music using the integrated sound card, the best option would be to invest in a dedicated audio card.

There are several options available and they should fit in any budget size.

Best Sound Card for Music Production

Features:
Hi-FI headphone amplifier
Main stereo RCA out, headphone out, SPDIF out, line in (Mic in) Other frount audio header, Aux in, S/PDIF header
Sound noise ratio (SNR) 124
Gx 2.5 (EAX 5.0)

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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro Limited Edition

Amazon Price: (as of 06/04/2012)

Features:
Entertainment Center and Remote - Easily Navigate through Movies, Music and Pictures with the Entertainment Center Software and IR Remote.
Professional Quality DACs - Create Extremely Clean Recording with High Quality A/D Convertors and 10-Input Connectors on the External Hub
Studio Quality Audigy¿4 Pro External I/O Hub - Studio quality I/O with analog stereo connectors for six channel input, optical and coaxial digital I/O, full-sized MIDI I/O, microphone with gain control
EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD - Feel the Adrenaline Rush of Ultra-realistic EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD Effects in your Games
3rd party Games and Applications included

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Creative Sound Blaster X-fi Elite Pro

Amazon Price: $350.00 (as of 06/04/2012)

Features:
Device Type - Sound Blaster
Interface Type - PCI
Sound Output Mode - 7.1 channels
24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources

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Yamaha RP-U100 CAVIT External Audio Soundboard

Amazon Price: $329.99 (as of 06/04/2012)

Features:
30 watts per channel x 2 integrated amplifier/digital processors
Desktop-ready design offers large volume control, USB input, digital and analog audio connections
MP3, WMA, and Virtual Dolby Digital surround processing, Yamaha exclusive DSP for expansive sound from two channels
FM/AM tuner built-in; digital conversion of analog sources
Headphone output for private listening, with headphone 3D (HP3D) effects

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