Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I'm buying a new computer and the dtxpress in a few weeks so I can 
start recording little ideas I have. I was wondering what equipment 
you guys use. I am most interested in low budget stuff, say $100-$200 
for a soundcard...

I use a SoundBlaster LiveValue that I've had for a couple of years 
for recording with great results. I've done many songs with a 
standard rock setup - guitar, bass, vocals, drums. I've seen them as 
low as $30. Bigger priced sound cards usually get you better bit rate 
while recording. The SBLive is 16 bit, so you won't get as good of 
quality as a 24 bit card, but the sound quality is still really good. 
Beware - the newer Audixy card from SoundBlaster boasts 24 bit for 
playback only. The input is still 16 bit. 
Another consideration is the number of simultaneous inputs you need. 
I'm a 'one man band' so I can get away with only recording one 
instrument at a time.  
Another thing with the SBLive is that you can use SoundFonts as MIDI 
tones, which are basically actual instrument sounds recorded and MIDI-
ized. There are a lot of good sounds out there for free and some are 
really good. 
I guess my long winded 2 cents is that you don't have to spend your 
max to get a really good card. And you could have some dough for all 
those 'extra' things you always seem to need - cords, interfaces, 
etc. 

--- In DTXpress@y..., "bk452468" <j.g.koenders@s...> wrote:
> I'm buying a new computer and the dtxpress in a few weeks so I can 
> start recording little ideas I have. I was wondering what equipment 
> you guys use. I am most interested in low budget stuff, say $100-
$200 
> for a soundcard...

Keep in mind that you will most likely need to send
midi to the computer for the DTX. If you are wanting
to record audio, then your sound card will need this.

I recarod the midi from the DTX through a usb
connection. I record guitars and vocals through a
delta 44 card.

If you are going to use recording software (cakewalk,
cubase, etc.) check out their sites and find out what
sound cards they recommend.

Check out ebay for used cards. You can get some great deals.

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