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Sound Cards from Dancing Dots
Dancing Dots sells and supports hardware accessories
that we know are compatible with our audio production and notation software
products. This page focuses on a number of high-end soundcards that not
only sound great but which are screen- reader friendly as well. Use them
with your current workstation or with one of our Dancing Dots
Accessible Audio and Notation Workstation. If you're
looking for MIDI musical keyboards and related devices, check out our
MIDI equipment page too. By the way, even
if you can see just fine and don't need to use a screen reader to make
music with your PC, the soundcards below still sound great! Dancing Dots
does have a number of sighted customers who order our soundcards and other
mainstream products because they get top quality gear, it's competitively
priced and sometimes because they realize that their support of our business
helps blind musicians everywhere.
For best results with SONAR or Sound Forge, you should
acquire a high-end soundcard to dedicate to processing the audio which
you can record with any of the sound cards listed below. You will assign
JAWS to exclusively use your PC's consumer soundcard such as a SOUNDBLASTER
or other low-end audio card.
Online Purchasing
Microphones, Preamps and Mixers
If you wish to record with a microphone you may need a high-quality
microphone pre-amp to boost the signal.
Check the soundcard's specs to determine whether you need a preamp or not.
You will not need a
pre-amp to record an audio signal taken via line-in such as the line-out from a CD player or the audio out from an electronic
keyboard.
The Delta 1010LT has 2 integrated pre-amps but you may wish to add an Audio Buddy
if you require more than that.
By the way, an excellent workhorse of a microphone is the
Shure Beta 58A Supercardioid Dynamic Microphone.
If you already own an audio mixer, you most likely do not need to order an Audio Buddy as your mixer has built-in pre-amps. If you're looking
for an excellent multi-channel mixer, consider the Mackie 1202VLZ or the Mackie 1604 mixer.
Desktop Digital Audio Sound Cards
- All are 24-bit/96kHz full-duplex.
- Driver support across all platforms, OS and audio standards.
- Low driver latency and zero-latency monitoring for unequalled performance.
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Laptop or Desktop Digital Audio Sound Cards
Presonus Firebox
- 2 analog line inputs, 6 analog line outputs
- 2 2 PreSonus microphone/instrument preamplifiers
- S/PDIF input/output, Low latency monitoring
- Headphone output Powered via FireWire bus or externally
- MIDI input/output
- Compatible with Cakewalk SONAR and other popular multi-track software.
The FIREBOX has the highest record/playback track count of its size with the ability to record six
inputs and playback through ten outputs simultaneously all at pro-quality 24-bit/96kHz. Two ultra-low
noise high-headroom microphone/instrument preamplifiers with 48V phantom power are on the front panel
for quickly and easily connecting your favorite microphones and instruments. The FIREBOX also includes
a high quality stereo headphone output with volume adjustment on the front panel. The headphone output
has its own two-channel driver stream which can be used as a separate stereo bus or two-channel output
giving you the ability to send a “cue” mix to the headphone output and a main mix to the main output.
Two additional balanced TRS line inputs are located on the rear of the FIREBOX along with six balanced
TRS line outputs. Two channels of S/PDIF input/output and MIDI input/output are also included via DB9
breakout cable. A software router/mixer is also included for further flexibility and power. The 1/3U-wide
metal chassis of the FIREBOX is designed to fit the MAXRACK rack-mounting system from PreSonus and can
be racked with the TubePRE, COMP16, EQ3B and HP4 for a neat and compact computer recording system.
The FIREBOX works with both four and six-pin FireWire (IEEE 1394) connectors and can be powered by
either 6-pin FireWire bus power, or powered by an external power transformer.
The Windows XP and Macintosh compatible FIREBOX supports Cubase, and is also compatible with many popular
ASIO/WDM and Core Audio based applications including Logic, Sonar, Audition, Digital Performer and others.
List Price: $499.95, Our Online Price $299
M-Audio Audio Buddy
Ultra quiet, phantom powered dual mic preamp and direct box.
List Price: $119.95, Our Online Price $89
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