Re: Sound cards

[Gerry Stefanatos <Gstefana@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One consideration that may or may not concern you is jitter. About 4
years ago, I purchased a Turtle Beach card for auditory stimulus
presentation. Then, when my Neuroscan Stim system died, I looked to use
E-Prime and my TB sound card to present stimuli in auditory
event-related potential experiments.  I discovered that there was an
unacceptable degree of temporal jitter with this card. This was also
true for an external USB Edirol card which we were otherwise happy with
and continue to use for fMRI experiments.  The Sound Blaster card has
some respectable specifications and minimal jitter.


Gerry

Gerry A. Stefanatos, D. Phil.
Director, Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory
Moss Rehab Research Institute
Albert Einstein Medical Center
1200 W. Tabor Rd.
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Tel: (215) 456-5962
Fax: (215) 456-5926

>>> "Keith R. Kluender" <krkluend@xxxxxxxx> 05/04/05 12:55PM >>>
I am seeking advice on the best sound cards for PCs for both recording
and
listening experiments.

The primary requirement is S/N on input and output. I know that long
ago,
Turtle Beach was a favorite, but I don't know what's best today.

Thanks -- Keith



Professor Keith R. Kluender
Department of Psychology
University of Wisconsin
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