Re: [IRCA] Multiple Sound Cards for Recording

[Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>]

Those are even cheaper than the ones I'm using, which a Sabrent branded and
go for $10 at MicroCenter

http://www.microcenter.com/product/364947/3D_Audio_Sound_Card_USB_Adapter

These don't have a line in input, but the mic in works just fine. In
addition to a couple of higher end cards I had before discovering these, I
have half a dozen total.

I have TR Standard edition - I don't see anything in the Pro edition which
would give me anything I need.

But I have to question using these via a USB hub. I've used my higher end
ones that way but I'd be concerned about running two or more identical
cards through one. I don't know if that's a legitimate concern, or if I
simply don't quite understand how those hubs work. I usually run other
stuff like the keyboard or the USB power for my PL-310's through that to
free up some of the USB ports on the desktop.

Russ Edmunds
15 mi NW Phila
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<wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>

AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (2) barefoot w/whip
FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder;
Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 2);
modified Sony ICF2010 w/APS9B @ 15';
Grundig G8 w/whip; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip


On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Guy Atkins <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Russ, one approach for inexpensive, multiple sound cards would be to buy a
> few of these basic, compact USB sound cards ("dongles"):
>
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Port-5-1-Channel-Track-3D-Sound-Card-Speaker-Mic-Earphone-Audio-Adapter-New-/131280760663
>
> At barely over $1 each including shipping to the USA, it would be worth
> buying a handful even if one or two were non-functional from the start. The
> working sound cards could be plugged into a USB hub and would take up very
> little room. Then you would route the audio cables from your radios into
> the MIC input of the sound cards (set the input level carefully... you may
> need attenuation).
>
> Total Recorder, especially the "Pro" version, is indeed a powerful
> recording tool. I don't use my copy of the Pro much any more, since I am
> typically recording with WAV files through SDR software. Total Recorder
> Pro, though, is top-notch, along with its competitor RecAll Pro.
>
> The C. Crane Company's "CC Witness" recorder has gotten some attention
> lately, but I think this recorder is over priced (unless you NEED to record
> from the built-in AM/FM radio). I occasionally use a Tascam DR-1 MP3/WAV
> recorder and like it a lot for stand-alone use. These sell used on Ebay for
> $50-75 typically and are high quality prosumer units.
>
> 73,
>
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
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