Re: [LAU] Sound card for recording guitar

The ESI UGM 96 does an excelent job and works right out of the box in Linux. http://www.esi-audio.com/products/ugm96/ 2013/12/19 Roberto Suárez Soto &lt;talkingxouba(a)gmail.com&gt; > Hi, > > I'm thinking about buying a new sound card for recording guitar. As most > recommendations I've seen on the Net are quite old (latest I could get was > from 2012), I'm asking here to get more current information :-) > > My current setup is a V-Amp 2 connected through the headphones' output and > a stereo jack to the line-in input in my computer. It's got an AMD Phenom > 945, 12GB RAM and a built-in HDA Intel clone. It works, but it's noisy and > I think it distorts sound when I pump up the volume. I've also tried a > Behringer UCG-102, but it adds a hefty amount of latency (60-70 ms as > measured by qjackctl). > > I'm not searching for anything "pro", just something cheap (<150€) to play > and sometimes record at home. I wouldn't mind a PCI/PCIe card, though I > worry that two or three years from now computers stop carrying PCI slots > and I have to get rid of it. Searching for USB compatible devices, I've > seen the Shappire 2i2, but reports of it working on Linux are mixed. A > pity, because it sure looks good :-) > > So, based on this, what would you recommend? > > Thanks in advance, > > -- > Roberto Suarez Soto We like to party > Rock the party >