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jerry12x
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Hiya, I am about to get an Emu 0202 usb sound card.
Before I do, does the Lexicon Alpha give better quality.
Regards, Jerry
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Lonman
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Both will give more than satisfactory results soundwise - especially over a stock soundcard. The EMU is a newer unit which supports USB 2.0 which the Alpha uses 1.1 - although runs perfectly fine on my 2.0 ports. Not a huge deal. The Alpha has balanced 1/4" outputs instead of the non-balanced connections on the EMU - again, may or may not be a big deal for you. The EMU being it's newer also cost about $40 more.
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jerry12x
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The reason I got it is that it was $40 cheaper than the Alpha.
54 Euro from Creative Labs in Finland on Ebay.
I wanted the Alpha but the price never dropped.
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jerry12x @ Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:52 pm wrote: Hiya, I am about to get an Emu 0202 usb sound card.
Before I do, does the Lexicon Alpha give better quality.
Regards, Jerry I use the Alpha and am very satisfied with it,I think I paid 79.95 free shipping.
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Lonman
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jerry12x @ Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:53 am wrote: The reason I got it is that it was $40 cheaper than the Alpha.
54 Euro from Creative Labs in Finland on Ebay.
I wanted the Alpha but the price never dropped.
Good deal. No you should be happy with it. _________________ LIKE Lonman on Facebook - Lonman Productions Karaoke & my main site via my profile!
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Micky
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I don't know about the Alpha but the Emu comes with some great software bundle; Cubase LE, Sonar LE and Wavelab Lite, just that alone is worth the purchase 
For the non-balanced connection, not a big deal if you are using good cables to connect to your mixer 
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ripman8
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lexicon has the cubase le4. I just can't get the registration to accept the serial #
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Lonman
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ripman8 @ Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:04 pm wrote: lexicon has the cubase le4. I just can't get the registration to accept the serial #
It also comes with a very nice Lexicon reverb package plugin. _________________ LIKE Lonman on Facebook - Lonman Productions Karaoke & my main site via my profile!
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jerry12x
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I have a Lexicon 200. Love it.
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jerry12x
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ripman8 @ Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:04 pm wrote: lexicon has the cubase le4. I just can't get the registration to accept the serial # I have that same problem?
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ripman8 @ Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:04 pm wrote: lexicon has the cubase le4. I just can't get the registration to accept the serial # I have that same problem?
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Lonman
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I did too at first (have a problem registering), it was something to do with the online registering. Went back & carefully re-read each step & followed them & finally got it.
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Dr Fred
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Before you do, check to see if your computer makes good enough sound on it's own.
In the past most laptops had lower quality sound cards (5years ago or so). Now they are generally much better and an external soundcard will not provide much if any benefit.
I had a soundblaster external USB soundcard, but it ended up making the songs out of sync with the lyrics (a delay of about .5 sec on longer songs at the end with the screen lyrics compared to the sound).
I just stopped using the card, becuse it did not noticably improve the sound quality. It was just one more thing to worry about plugging in.
Of course good enough is subjective. My criteria is if I can't tell the difference listening to the song in an otherwise quiet room. If that is the case with the background noise normal in a bar you probabably are going to be doing great.
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Lonman
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Dr Fred @ Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:54 pm wrote: Before you do, check to see if your computer makes good enough sound on it's own.
In the past most laptops had lower quality sound cards (5years ago or so). Now they are generally much better and an external soundcard will not provide much if any benefit.
I had a soundblaster external USB soundcard, but it ended up making the songs out of sync with the lyrics (a delay of about .5 sec on longer songs at the end with the screen lyrics compared to the sound).
I just stopped using the card, becuse it did not noticably improve the sound quality. It was just one more thing to worry about plugging in.
Of course good enough is subjective. My criteria is if I can't tell the difference listening to the song in an otherwise quiet room. If that is the case with the background noise normal in a bar you probabably are going to be doing great.
Unfortunately Soundblaster cards are not of the greatest - especially in latency. I can understand why it didn't sound much better then the built in & also the lag time. It's not made for pro use like that - although it could have been a computer compatibility issue as well. A pro type card like the ones mentioned above will typically give a noticeable improvement. _________________ LIKE Lonman on Facebook - Lonman Productions Karaoke & my main site via my profile!
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Dr Fred @ Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:54 pm wrote: Before you do, check to see if your computer makes good enough sound on it's own.
In the past most laptops had lower quality sound cards (5years ago or so). Now they are generally much better and an external soundcard will not provide much if any benefit.
I had a soundblaster external USB soundcard, but it ended up making the songs out of sync with the lyrics (a delay of about .5 sec on longer songs at the end with the screen lyrics compared to the sound).
I just stopped using the card, becuse it did not noticably improve the sound quality. It was just one more thing to worry about plugging in.
Of course good enough is subjective. My criteria is if I can't tell the difference listening to the song in an otherwise quiet room. If that is the case with the background noise normal in a bar you probably are going to be doing great.
I agree with Lonnie's comment and your problem was related to the video acceleration in directX, it's an easy fix
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jerry12x
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 2:18 pm |
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Just installed my Emu.
Lon. was right.
It is amazzzzing. Like he said... Light and shade.
It gives punch that my Berringer USB module never dreamt of.
I know laptop sound has improved... But...
I am hearing better dynamics than I heard from my Aphex.
I am going to buy another just for my desktop at home. I run a JBL Radial from it.
My Stereo is going in the bin.
Can you tell I'm impressed ???
Less than 60 Euro's has made my £800 Mackies sound like $1000000 Mackies.
H.P Server engineer for 30 years and it takes a Karaoke forum for me to take the plunge. DUH...
So so excited.
Thankyou all that have endorsed a good USB sound module.
Thankyou thankyou thankyou.
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Lonman
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 2:27 pm |
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jerry12x @ Mon May 04, 2009 3:18 pm wrote: I know laptop sound has improved... But...
I am hearing better dynamics than I heard from my Aphex.
As much as they have improved, built in sound cards will just not sound as good as a nice aftermarket, beit PCI for PC or USB for either. _________________ LIKE Lonman on Facebook - Lonman Productions Karaoke & my main site via my profile!
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I had huge latency probs with my soundblaster external
with the m-audio they are a thing of the past
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jerry12x
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 3:35 pm |
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I previously bought a Lexicon Core 2 for $1.
I have not even taken it out of the box.
Are they any good ???
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