pc soundcard

[darnymarfy]

i have just received pc components from my brother and i'm attempting to re-build my studio - i just need a decent soundcard for music production.

i have about £300 to spend - does anybody have any suggestions ?(i'm not the most tech savvy, so i can't really specify my exact requirements - i'd appreciate people's general opinion on soundcards in this price range)

thanks

[Triptonizer]

Depending on how many ins and outs you need, you'll find good value for money cards in the Midiman Delta series (http://www.midiman.net/products/m-audio/delta.php)

I have a M-Delta 44 and I'm very satisfied: very good audio quality, low latency (>10 ms) in W2k.

[darnymarfy]

4in/4out should be sufficient for now - thanks for the suggestion, i'll investigate further.

[rudehealth]

I'm using the m-audio audiophile - the sound qualities excellent for the price but only has 2 audio in + a digital one.

[syt]

Well I bought a Siena 2 Years ago and i'm still happy and I think it's nice to have the midi with it now it's called MARC 8 MIDI from "MARIAN soundcards" (formerly SEK'D / Siena) but the price is about 500$ but they have a model called MARC 4 for 370$. Well I only had good experiences with it except lately I had to get a new motherboard (Gigabyte/Duron 1200Mhz/Win98) and the siena wouldn't work with the original siena drivers but then I installed the MARC 8 Drivers and everything was fine again also the sound has become even better just with the new drivers and till now everything seem to work very fine well I like the Midiman stuff aswell "good quality for a good price" I'd say it realy depends on your needs, that should be considered first coz they're all very different. Hope this is a little informative to ya. ciao.