https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/another-sound-card-question/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:31:19 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/another-sound-card-question/#post-140032 Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:32:23 +0000 In The Studio smokindog https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/another-sound-card-question/#post-140032 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/another-sound-card-question/#post-140014 Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:57:27 +0000 automatic limiter built into it. It does however have a wider range of signal management. Your new one does have a source input control which will stop clipping if it is not at the max. Drive that to the top and I bet you start clipping again. Atleast my PerUSB works that way.

Your original sound card was probably also clipping because it could not handle the range your mixer or guitar was sending and did not have a good input level control.]]> In The Studio Nils https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/another-sound-card-question/#post-140014 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/another-sound-card-question/#post-139948 Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:09:01 +0000
There are a couple of reasons why you don't experience as much clipping with the M-audio Card:

1)better A/D converters and so better dynamic range and better headroom. M-audio cards have closer to true 98db of dynamic range whearas Creative are well creative about their specs.
2)Fewer Gainstages. With the Soundblaster cards you have the virtual preamp plus you generally have to use a mixer, with it's own preamps, to bring your guitar/mic signal to line level. The Firewire 410 has decent preamps and no additional gain stage in the supporting software.

]]> In The Studio hueseph https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/another-sound-card-question/#post-139948 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/another-sound-card-question/#post-139947 Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:36:02 +0000
If the card has no clipping light or level indicators then this can be a matter of trial and error. Also knowing where the clipping is actually ocuring, card input, mixer output (analouge clipping / distortion) etc..

If you are not getting unwanted noise then keeping the signals lower is probably the easiest way. If your problem is lack of volume then the problem might be in software i.e.. Windows mixer, unless you are using ASIO which will send the signal straight to the software but depending on your card may also have a software mixer to control input levels.

Lee]]> In The Studio Lee N https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/another-sound-card-question/#post-139947 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/another-sound-card-question/#post-13204 Sun, 20 Nov 2005 16:13:45 +0000
"Clipping problems CAN'T vanish with a sound card upgrade UNLESS your new
sound card also had a built-in limiter of some sort that you didn't realize
you were using, or that was enabled by default."

Thanks --the dog]]> In The Studio smokindog https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/another-sound-card-question/#post-13204