New sound card

[scottb]

I need a new sound card. Despite being reassured by the "expert" at CompUSA. My computer's sound card cannot play MIDI and Digital simultaneously while recording digital. This is a requirement for my digital recording software.

I tried to salvage my previous sound card that could support my software but it is so old (2 computers ago as I had to salvage it for my last computer) that it is not supported by Windows XP.

Any suggestions for a reasonably priced card that meets these requirements? I don't need top of the line, studio level recording capabilities, I just like to play with it around the house.

Thanks

[Jim Alfredson]

What digital recording software are you using? Does it support ASIO? That's the best way to go for playing back digital and MIDI and recording at the same time.

I suggest the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96. You get stereo analog in and out via RCA connections, digital spdif in and out via RCA, and MIDI in and out. It does have ASIO drivers so most recording software will work with it easily.

[scottb]

I use a fairly old version of Digital Orchestrator. I only use the MIDI to create the drum track and then build several digital tracks on top. I don't know if it supports ASIO (I haven't heard of it before so I would guess no.)

[scottb]

I just pulled the manual for Digital Orchestrator and had a good laugh. This shows you how old it is.

System Requirements:

486DX running at 66MHz or faster

8MB of RAM

Window 3.1 or Windows 95...

you get the picture.