Alternative audio drivers for IFL90 Vista x64?

I'm currently using the latest Realtek audio driver, but I was wondering if there were any other drivers I could use instead. The problem I'm having is that for audio recording programs (Audacity, Ariel Sound Recorder, etc) I can't record "Line Out"; only through microphone (line in). I'm relatively certain that this is a driver issue, as I used to use the Microsoft-supplied audio driver, and upon switching to Realtek my recording options changed, but still did not include Line Out.

 

buy you a professional audio card USB or Firewire . This is only solution. I am working with Nuendo, and i own Edirol USB sound card with ASIO drivers.

 

but you have to be shure that sound card have vista x6 drivers my card have

 

So the sound card is the problem, not just the driver?

 

No, the soundcard is OK, but it is not for recordings and working in audio software.
You need external audio card with vista 64 bit ASIO drivers
You need ASIO driver that can handle you audio processing, and normal inputs outputs, 24 bit da/ad converters ,at least at 48000 khz and all this you can get only with external audio card .With USB,USB2,FIREWIRE interface
There is many manafacturers like:

Edirol(Roland) http://www.rolandus.com/products/productlist.aspx?ParentId=114

RME http://www.rme-audio.de/en_products_fireface_400.php

MOTU http://www.motu.com/products/motuaudio/ultralite/

Tascam http://www.tascam.com/catalogue;40,15.html

Behringer http://www.behringer.com/02_products/computerbased_index.cfm?lang=eng#AUDIO/MIDI INTERFACES

PreSonus http://www.presonus.com/firebox.html

M-Audio http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.list&ID=mobileinterfaces

Focusrite http://www.focusrite.com/product/saffire/

.....and more , more I can talk for hours about it.

But you need to choose the right soundcard for you and remember to ask that you need vista x64 drivers. Not all the cards have.
The most professional and expensive labels is RME and MOTU.
My card have vista x64 drivers ,it is Edirol ua-101 http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=703&ParentId=114.
And before I owned Tascam us-122
http://www.tascam.com/details;39,15,68.html
There is less expensive solutions like Behringer U-CONTROL UCA202
http://www.behringer.com/UCA202/index.cfm?lang=eng
But be carefull to buy what you need and not to spent money for nothing
and also remember :You get what you pay for.

So go to nearest music shop and talk to somebody who sale audio cards. It is many forums over net.

This kinde of audio cards you can only buy at music shops.
All the staff that saling at computer shops, it is not for working with audio, it is for Houswifes and waching DVD.
Remember You need Sound Card With ASIO Driver( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_stream_input_output ).
Vista x64 compatible.


Professional soundcards are special soundcards optimized for real time (or at least low latency) multichannel sound recording and playback, including studio-grade fidelity. Their drivers usually follow the ASIO protocol for use with professional sound engineering and music software, although ASIO drivers are also available for a range of consumer-grade soundcards.

Professional soundcards are usually described as "audio interfaces", and sometimes have the form of external rack-mountable units using USB 2.0, Firewire, or an optical interface, to offer sufficient data rates. The emphasis in these products is, in general, on multiple input and output connectors, direct hardware support for multiple input and output sound channels, as well as higher sampling rates and fidelity as compared to the usual consumer soundcard. In that respect, their role and intended purpose is more similar to a specialized multi-channel data recorder and real-time audio mixer and processor, roles which are possible only to a limited degree with typical consumer soundcards.

On the other hand, certain features of consumer soundcards such as support for EAX, optimization for hardware acceleration in video games, or real-time ambience effects are secondary in professional soundcards, nonexistent or even undesirable on professional soundcards, and as such audio interfaces are not recommended for the typical home user.

The typical "consumer-grade" soundcard is intended for generic home, office, and entertainment purposes with an emphasis on playback and casual use, rather than catering to the needs of audio professionals. In response to this, Steinberg (the creators of audio recording and sequencing software, Cubase and Nuendo) developed a protocol that specified the handling of multiple audio inputs and outputs.

In general, consumer grade soundcards impose several restrictions and inconvenieces that would be unacceptable to an audio professional. One of a modern soundcard's purposes is to provide an AD/DA converter (Analog to Digital/Digital to Analog). However, in professional applications, there is usually a need for enhanced recording or Analog to Digital conversion capabilities.

One of the limitations of consumer soundcards is their comparatively large sampling latency; this is the time it takes for the AD Converter to complete conversion of a sound sample and transfer it to the computer's main memory.

Consumer soundcards are also limited in the effective sampling rates and bit depths they can actually manage (compare Analog sound vs. digital sound and have lower numbers of less flexible input channels: professional studio recording use typically requires more than two channels which consumer soundcards provide, and more accessible connectors, unlike the variable mixture of internal -- and sometimes virtual -- and external connectors found in consumer-grade soundcards.

 

Yeah what he said. Get an external sound card.

 

Wow, many thanks for the detailed explanation. I'll look into that.

 

You wellcom. Any time, any question, about computer/laptop based audio production