Audigy Value 7.1 - ASIO drivers?

[ObeyTheDiode]

I need to recommend a soundcard to a friend of mine that needs ASIO driver support. He won't actually be doing recording or mixing. [Basically just needs it for a software trick to playback MIDI from Sibelius using special MIDI samples.]

The Creative Audigy value seems reasonable to me. Does anyone here own one (or similar)? If so is there ASIO support. I can't seem to get a definite answer from the web.

 

[d0b33]

Audigy is not that great... besides the value uses a cheap chipset, best to go with the Asus Xonar since Asus keeps improving ASIO support with driver updates.

 

[nihilist]

You can get ASIO with almost any soundcard, but the latency will most likely suffer, but since it's just playback (I'm assuming for performances/backing tracks)

http://www.asio4all.com/

But since the Audigy uses the EMU10K chip, you can use the KX Project drivers, they are better drivers for musicians and also have remarkable features that the Creative drivers completely lack.

http://kb.kxproject.lugosoft.com/

I used KX drivers with my old SB Live Value card (which didn't natively support ASIO) and the KX drivers gave me about 2ms latency with Guitar Rig.

But if you're buying a new card, rather look at a lower end M-Audio card.

 

[Deenem]

I have one of these lying around, http://www.guru3d.com/review/hercules/fortissimo3/?PHPSESSID=af0334434c2e6942d23efc320b721183, it's the previous version of this one http://www.hercules.com/uk/Sound-Cards/bdd/p/52/gamesurround-fortissimo-4/

The ASIO support was good in XP, (used it with Fruity Loops), haven't used it with Vista at all.

If you want to pick it up in JHB, then it's yours for R150.

PM me.

 

[ObeyTheDiode]

Thanks for the replies. I've tried using the ASIO4all drivers with the PC's AC'97 onboard sound - it worked initially but made terrible noise after a restart ?!

The cheapest M-audio I found was the Revolution 5.1. The Asus Xonar is too expensive.
If the Audigy has ASIO driver support I think it'll do fine.