Key2 0 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Why do people recommend an external soundcard for pc dj'ing? The internal pci card transfers 1056 megs per second whereas the usb devices that I have looked at seem to run at 12 megs per second. Have I been looking at the wrong things? I plan to use a dedicated pc for my disco, with an MP3 player as back-up. I'm not sure why external soundcards are prefered, so I must be missing something. Please 'enlighten me'! Thanx John Link to post Share on other sites
Dale King 0 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I used one for two reasons. 1) - the soundcard in my laptop sounded rubbish when put through a PA 2) - the soundcard I bought (Creative Soundblaster something or other) has outputs for front and rear speakers, so I have been able to configure OTSDJ to recognise this and send the ON AIR signal to the front speaker output, and the CUE output to the rear speaker output. By connecting these to two seperate channels on the mixer, I can preview the next song I am going to play. Which is nice... DJ Dale King When you see light at the end of the tunnel, beware. It's probably someone with a torch, bringing you more hassle Link to post Share on other sites
DJ Marky Marc 0 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 its normaly external they talk about because they cant fit an internal card into there laptops.... very few people use a proper PC for mobile work... <a href="http://www.djassociates.org"><img src="http://www.djassociates.org/anims/compres_banner.gif" alt="Join the DJ Associates Disc Jockey Association" border="0" width="468" height="60"></a> Link to post Share on other sites
dj.silver 0 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Apart from the poor sound issue that my external s-card solves, it also offers me a mic connection and the flexibility to plug a 'pub house system' in and control it. I only pc dj and this s-card is first rate .......... http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/shop/view_p...=410&page=1 I once read about the evils of heavy drinking ................ so I've stopped reading COPYWIGHT: Elmer Fudd 1956, All wights wesewved. Link to post Share on other sites
KrazyKaz 0 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I use a laptop with an Aureon 7.1 Firewire Sound Card for DJing Terratec They don't call me Krazy for nothing! Krazy by name - Krazy by nature !!!Age doesn't matter, unless you're a cabinet!K K Disco Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 0 Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Some laptops and pc's sound cards pick up the HD and power supply noise, it's not really a quality issue. Ner ner ner ner... ner ner, ner can't touch this. My biggest influence was Vera Lynn and I enjoy winding down with my cat - tabetha whilst listening to bing crosby playing on the gramophone. ... You wish .... <br>Buy and sell advertising www.adsbay.co.uk </center> Link to post Share on other sites
TonyB 0 Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 I use an external soundcard on my laptop and to be honest i don't notice a lot of difference in sound quality compared to the onboard one - they both sound okay. The only advantage seems to be that it reduces some of the work the laptop has to do and I can run two programs at the same time where before, it used to cause a momentary stutter if I opened a second program while music was playing. Link to post Share on other sites
KrazyKaz 0 Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 (edited) Why do people recommend an external soundcard for pc dj'ing? The internal pci card transfers 1056 megs per second whereas the usb devices that I have looked at seem to run at 12 megs per second. Have I been looking at the wrong things? I plan to use a dedicated pc for my disco, with an MP3 player as back-up. I'm not sure why external soundcards are prefered, so I must be missing something. Please 'enlighten me'! Thanx John In answer to the question. If using a desktop pc for dj-ing and you are prepared to spend the money on a good quality internal soundcard, then it would be no different to buying an external soundcard. If using a laptop for dj-ing an internal soundcard would, most likely, not be adequate quality. Therefore, an external soundcard would be a much better option. Edited July 21, 2007 by KrazyKaz They don't call me Krazy for nothing! Krazy by name - Krazy by nature !!!Age doesn't matter, unless you're a cabinet!K K Disco Link to post Share on other sites
Key2 0 Posted July 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Thanks All I will have a look around at prices. I'm planning to build a small-form pc for my disco and will consider both options. Maybe the external card would be better, in the event of the pc crashing, I would use the laptop as back-up, and then the external card would come into it's own. Thanks again John Link to post Share on other sites
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