Hey,
I need to get a MIDI interface and soundcard for my new laptop and was wondering what would be better out of the following two options:
1) A combined MIDI&audio interface, such as the
M-Audio Audiophile USB (or possibly firewire, but that's a bit more pricey)
2) A soundcard and a MIDI interace separately, such as the
M-Audio Transit USB or Sonica Theater and the M-Audio Midisport 2 x 4.
The second, separates option comes out slightly cheaper than the first, but I was wondering whether I should get the all in one, or the two separate pieces of hardware (which I guess I could upgrade separately if need be). The reason all my examples are M-Audio products is that these seem to be getting good comments at the moment and seem pretty cheap (my budget is low, as you can tell!).
Thanks a lot,
Ferdie