Laptop Audio recording - usb card advice

Hi.I recently purchased a laptop.The thing is it has a very basic soundcard, a Realteck AC 97.I use a Audigy 2 platinuim soundcard on my main PC, a respectible Athlon 64 3.5Ghz processor with 1gb memory.I use Sony Acid 4 and Cubase as my main programmes.The thing is when I record an auidio track in Acid on my new laptop, it records the wave along with a new audio recording, e.g my guitar.The Realteck audio card only allows a stereo mix as recording.So, I'm looking to by a usb soundcard that will allow me to record an audiotrack in Acid, without recording what has already been recorded.Will any of the usb soundcards that creative produce help me solve this problem.
P/S I'm on a budget!!

muscarine wrote:
Hi.I recently purchased a laptop.The thing is it has a very basic soundcard, a Realteck AC 97.I use a Audigy 2 platinuim soundcard on my main PC, a respectible Athlon 64 3.5Ghz processor with 1gb memory.I use Sony Acid 4 and Cubase as my main programmes.The thing is when I record an auidio track in Acid on my new laptop, it records the wave along with a new audio recording, e.g my guitar.The Realteck audio card only allows a stereo mix as recording.So, I'm looking to by a usb soundcard that will allow me to record an audiotrack in Acid, without recording what has already been recorded.Will any of the usb soundcards that creative produce help me solve this problem.
P/S I'm on a budget!!
If you got a controller onboard, I would suggest you to get a FireWire card instead of USB. Here are some of them both type listed @Musician's Friend.
Meanwhile, why not try if Asio4All driver would improve your recording possibilities.
jutapa
Message Edited by jutapa on 12-31-2005 07:54 AM

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