What sound-card?
I was thinking the m-audio delta 192...Will it work? NB I'm a student, so the budget is tight
The sound-card I have at the moment is a Karajan (Realtek ALC850), embedded in to a lanparty nf4 motherboard - which has actually been fine so far, but I'm feeling perhaps not best suited for pro audio (its reviews have actually been pretty crap)...
Thanks,
Ben.

embedded soundchips
Audiophile 2496 works fine,