MrGeekman

joined 2 years ago
[–] MrGeekman 2 points 2 years ago

I actually don't work with sound professionally. Though, for folks who do, it definitely makes sense to have a dedicated sound card. Though, you'd probably need a different kind sound card. The AE-5 Plus probably has some bells and whistles that you wouldn't really be able to use for recording and it only has one microphone input. For recording, you'd probably want something more like the Sound Blaster Audigy RX, which has two microphone inputs instead of just one. I'm not sure, but there might be sound cards which have even more microphone inputs.

Also, my AE-5 Plus is my first real, dedicated sound card. Well, unless you count when I used my Sound Blaster E1 as a DAC with my MacBook Pro. When I built my current PC in 2020, I avoided buying a dedicated sound card. I figured that by this point, integrated sound was good enough. Then one week last year, I experimented with my E1 again and was blown away by how something so small could be so much better than my motherboard's integrated audio. Sure, I could have just kept using the E1, but it's frustrating to use it as a DAC, you have to fiddle with the volume controls on the PC and the E1. So, I decided to buy a dedicated sound card. I didn't want to spend a ton, but I wanted to get the best sound card I could for what I was willing to spend. Plus, Linux support is important for me. I did some research and it turned out that the AE-5 Plus was the best option. Plus, Best Buy had it, so I got some rewards points for the purchase, so that was nice.

It's actually kind funny, because for a long time, I thought the time of dedicated sound cards was totally over. I thought the need for dedicate sound cards died out like in the 90's. I thought they were antiquated. I thought they were a huge waste of money these days. I thought they were like snake oil. I was absolutely wrong. Dedicated sound cards really are a lot better than integrated sound! It makes sense, though, since they have a lot more room for components than a motherboard ever will! Plus, they're a bit more isolated from the rest of the board, so EMI is less of an issue, especially with cards like the E1 which have EMI shielding.

[–] MrGeekman 3 points 2 years ago

2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport with the tow package. Well, at least if they can improve the fuel efficiency.

[–] MrGeekman 3 points 2 years ago

We still do sometimes. You’d be surprised by how many IRC channels still exist.

[–] MrGeekman 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What is the UCC?

[–] MrGeekman 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks! I fixed it! Those duplicate comments were caused by a bug in the Lemmy app that I've been beta-testing.

[–] MrGeekman 3 points 2 years ago

I wouldn’t call it totally unnecessary. There’s are a lot of topics for which there are communities on multiple instances. Sure, you could just post in in the community with the most subscribers, but someone on another instance might have an answer for your question.

[–] MrGeekman 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What do the knobs do?

[–] MrGeekman 2 points 2 years ago

I'm impressed. I didn't think an expansion card could be used in such a small PC.

[–] MrGeekman 1 points 2 years ago

Sennheiser HD 569

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Yeah, I've been beta-testing a Lemmy app on my iPhone and it's not perfect and it had an issue which caused me to accidentally double- and triple-post.

[–] MrGeekman 1 points 2 years ago

A lot of folks who otherwise would have become doctors have pursued other careers because the money just isn’t there anymore.

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