Maddogg6

Live card has

1 mic and line in for certain.
total of 3 - (possible to add CD and Aux for a submix WITH line in

Audigy card has
1 mic
2 line in
(if it has a secondary UDA - then add 2 for aux/cd)
Total of 3 or 5

Live drive adds
2 - Aux 2
2 - Line2/Mic 2
Total of 4

Grand total

10 - 12 inputs w/ live drive.

Maddogg6

So yes - I can say it should work for you.

Maddogg6

Something you should be aware of...
AC97 based inputs are 'submixed' to 2 monos on live cards and audigy cards...

My (edit: any card - with the secondary UDA) A2ZS - happenes to have the ability to use 4 monos (choose 4 of the following - 2 line in - 2 aux in - 2 cd analog in - 1 mic in) - as long as I use Lex's ProFX - which is no problem and works great - if you get the updated version.

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i don't exactly know what you mean by 'submixed'... sry for this but i'm pretty knew to this soundcard stuff as you have noticed....

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Maddogg6

The confusion comes (to me) when differentiating 'discrete' (record each one seperately on seperate tracks) - or as a 'submix' - and is recorded into 1 track.
It is recommended to use 'discrete' tracks when recording in a 'studio' so you have full control over the mix AFTER recording.

Maddogg6

Say I record a drum set 'submixed'
After recording I have no real way of say... making the snare louder with out affecting ALL other drums too.


But - If I record them discretely - all mics are sent to sperate tracks - and thus can have their levels individually adjusted after recording.

Did that make sense?

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well that's exactly my point... i want a card with that much inputs because of drum recording in a way to be able to re-adjust the volumes of different mics.... if i wanted to record those 8 mics on one track (you called it submix right?) i could use my live card with a single stereo input, because i got a mixer with 8 inputs from which i could record from....

but i would be able to record those 10 or whatever inputs to discrete tracks wouldn't i?(i wonder because you said that AC97 are submixed to two monos and i don't really know what you mean by that)

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Maddogg6

Yes thats exactly right... you DONT want to record 'submixed' usually. (in recording theres no real right and wrong, but typical or usually)

Yes - AC97 on the live is different than on my A2ZS card (I dont know what all card ARE different from lives tho..)

For instance on my Live card - If I use the Line in AND CD in - they WILL be subixed.

BUT on the A2ZS - it has the ability to use 4 out of 7 discretely and can choose which ones
2 line in and 2 aux - or
2 line in and 2 CD in
etc...
Its becuase this card has a 'secondary UDA' that makes this possible.
I dont know for certain if the Audigy card has the secondary UDA or not.

Maddogg6

Also - the inputs supplied on the cards are all AC97 based - the inputs on the live drive dont have such limitations (are NOT ac97 based) and are all discrete.

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so this would be 4 stereo inputs to record from discretely or?

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Maddogg6

No 4 mono inputs (actually 2 stereo) you can record from discretely.

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ah ok and with the livedrive i would have a grand total of 4 stereo inputs from which i can record from discretely...

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Maddogg6

With that audigy and live drive + your existing live card - yes - at least 4 stereo inputs you can record from discretely.

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um... do i need an additional live card? i mean wouldn't just the audigy + livedrive be enough?

audigy : 2 (mono) from line in
2 (mono) from aux or cd

live drive: 2 (mono) line in2
2 (mono) from mic2

edit:
the audigy has that 10k2 thing...

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Maddogg6

But does it have the secondary UDA that makes 4 discrete mono AC97 instead of 2 discrete mono AC97.. ?? Thus the words - 'at least'.