Compare SIIG SoundWave 5.1 Pro to Tascam US-224 Sound Card

SoundWave 5.1 Pro provides 5.1-channel cinema effects through desktop or notebook computer's USB port.??PRODUCT FEATURES: ??Built-in Q-SPACE intelligent 5.1-channel surround sound system; ?Supports DVD, MP3, MPS, WAVE, Audio CD, MIDI, and GM2 audio formats; ?Delivers cinema-quality 5.1 surround sound to all Microsoft DirectSound and DirectSound 3D enabled games; ?Convenient control buttons to enable/disable Mute, Q-SPACE Surround, and Microphone-In functions; ?LED indicators for Power, Q-SPACE Surround, and Microphone operations; ?Value-pack software included: WinDVD, WinRip, and Speaker Tester. Less

Designed by TASCAM and Frontier Design Group, the US-224 is our newest innovation in interfacing and control for your computer audio and MIDI system. Portable and incredibly affordable, the US-224 connects your audio to your DAW software via a USB port that's compatible for both Mac and Windows computers. It's also the complete solution for your portable recording needs, at a price that won't slow you down. Since it's self-powered via USB, you can connect it to your laptop for a complete studio you can take anywhere. The US-224's cool purple control surface gives you more than just mouseclicks for your DAW software. Like its big brother, the immensely popular US-428, the US-224 gives you real tactical controls like faders, transports, mutes and solos, panning and more. Plug in a guitar, mic or keyboard and get two channels of audio I/O in 16 or 24 bit quality, as well as 16 channels of MIDI I/O. Best of all, it's USB...just plug in and go. Less