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Originally Posted by Debben11
Hi All
Did my first show with the laptop and kept my player and cdg's handy just in case. I am pleased to say all went well and it was so much easier especially when someone changes their song once they are called up!!
The only thing would be volume! Do I need a better sound card in my laptop as I have a new Peavey 800f mixing desk and with the cd player would knock your socks off but with the laptop it was cliping quite a bit. Is that a posibility a better sound card? 
Thanks for all your posts they were very helpfull.. |
What was clipping? Your sound card? Your Mixer? Your amp?
If the line levels and volume are turned up on your soundcard you should have plenty of headroom.
I don't use my laptop for shows but I do use an external USB soundcard on my desktops mostly just because in my opinion the onboard sound on motherboards tend to not be the best quality. A subjective opinion to be sure. It's also necessary if you are trying to run something in the background like Winamp.
Sam