Best Sound Card for Video Editing

[Enak]

I want a decent sound card to go in my new system and wondered what you people would recommend?

So what should I get? Please post links.

[Dr Mordrid]

Both the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz (Video Logic Sonic Fury in your parts)

http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/products/santacruz/indetail.asp

or the Hercules GameTheater XP

http://us.hercules.com/products/showpage.php?p=57&b=0&f=1

have proven to be excellent choices for editing, even with realtime boards. I've heard that the Video Logic Sonic Explosion is also quite good.

http://www.videologic.com/Products/Product.asp?Product=VL-60646&PageType=Intro

All of the above use a Cirrus Logic DSP, which uses very few system resources...especially when using DirectSound. I've seen numbers below 1% when playing DS on my Santa Cruz.

This is very important in that every cycle you can save for the video card pays off eventually, especially when doing realtime...be it with hardware like the Matrox RT.X10/100 & Canopus Storm cards or software realtime as done by MediaStudio Pro7 & Vegas Video4.

Dr. Mordrid

[Enak]

Thanks Doc, that's very helpful.

[moreau]

I too can vote first hand for the TB Santa Cruz. Come to think of it, it was probably Doc's recommendation that inspired me, once upon a time.

I like the card very much. It is every bit the equal or superior to any of the Creative offerings, without all the chotchky. No bloated and buggy drivers, no useless bells and whistles.

One feature I really like is the Versa Jack. Much more convenient than I originally expected.

CEM

[Enak]

8)

[Enak]

Just noticed that VideoLogic are now called Pure Digital...

Anyway, I've got my eye on this:

http://www.puredigital.com/Products/product.asp?Product=VL-60644

What do you recon?

[moreau]

looks like a good choice. Kinda sounds like the Santa Cruz with a few additional features...

Definitely worth consideration. Couldn't find a price, however.

CEM

[Dr Mordrid]

That's the DVD version to the Sonic Explosion card I mentioned. Yup....it uses the CL DSP and so should be a good choice.

Dr. Mordrid

[Enak]

www.scan.co.uk prices it at £72.26 inc vat

[moreau]

For reference, the TB Santa Cruz can be had for about US$75.00 retail here in the US.

[Enak]

Thanks

[Fred H]

Note: the Video Logic card works best with the Santa Cruz drivers.
I’ve had problems with the Video Logic’s own drivers.
My card was sold as Video Logic but on the cards foil side there is marked Santa Cruz.
It IS a very nice audio card.
I will warm recommend it.

Fred H

[K6-III]

You may also want to look at the MAudio Revolution, Terratec 6Fire DMX 24/96.....

[Enak]

Do you have a link to manufacturers specs?

[Ray Austin]

Yes, another recommendation for TB santa cruz!