I have three BCT15X scanners feeding into a refurbished HP EliteDesk PC, which apparently has a crappy sound card, as the recordings I was getting were just horrible.....two of the scanners are hosting BCFY feeds, so I want them to be usable. I am currently using one Sabrent USB adapter per scanner, but would like to find something that all three scanners could feed into and provide better quality recordings...(and not break the bank...). I bought a 'Phonikas' external sound card from Amazon, but it only runs one device at a time, and honestly, while the sound is better than the original, it ain't all that great.... Suggestions? or am I expecting too much?
Suggestions for external USB sound card?
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I just bit the bullet and purchased a Focusrite 8i6 for my feeds.
There is more information about my decision on this thread:
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And also this one too:
forums.radioreference.com
There is more information about my decision on this thread:
ProScan - M-Audio or Focusrite Audio Interfaces?
Hi All, I'm in the middle of building a new PC and bringing all my live feeds and recording scanners over from the old machine. The old machine had a PCI card that interfaces with an M-Audio Delta 1010 LT. This is a great card which allows for 10 inputs and 10 output. The beauty of it is I...
And also this one too:
Best USB Audio input devices?
After purchasing a few of the Amazon Usb audio adapters that turned out to be junk, I thought maybe you guys already have the answer. I’m going to be using a powered USB hub and need 4-6 line-in adapters for my radios. What do you recommend for adapters?
Thanks for your input.... I really appreciate it.....I just bit the bullet and purchased a Focusrite 8i6 for my feeds.
There is more information about my decision on this thread:
ProScan - M-Audio or Focusrite Audio Interfaces?
Hi All, I'm in the middle of building a new PC and bringing all my live feeds and recording scanners over from the old machine. The old machine had a PCI card that interfaces with an M-Audio Delta 1010 LT. This is a great card which allows for 10 inputs and 10 output. The beauty of it is I...
And also this one too:
Best USB Audio input devices?
After purchasing a few of the Amazon Usb audio adapters that turned out to be junk, I thought maybe you guys already have the answer. I’m going to be using a powered USB hub and need 4-6 line-in adapters for my radios. What do you recommend for adapters?
My experience is only with raspberry pi’s as the streaming devices. Since the pi has no on-board sound input, it always requires a usb sound card. Rarely, if ever, are audio quality problems traced to the sound card. Usually, it is cables, ground loops, connections, etc. that are the root cause. All that I use are the cheap ~$5 cards off ebay. You are using a scanner jack as a source, it is not high fidelity or Dolby surround sound. Can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Try switching your audio source to the earbud jack on your phone, then play some music from spotify/pandora or whatever. If this comes across your stream at much better quality, it pretty much rules out the sound card.
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