soundcard question - novice here

[diezman]

Hello,

I wnt to build a "radio station" of sorts in my basement- not for broadcast mind you, just to listen to music with a radio station type of feel. (ex-fade into next song, segue between songs, sweepers ect.)

If I am compressing music to 192 bitrate how can I optomize volume?

I have a large collection of CDs and individual songs and I would like to cataloge them on my computer by genre.

What is a good program to use for my application?

Is there a sound card available with dual input/output? I have searched with no avail and would appreciate any advice.

Thanks in advance!

Kevin

[newbuilder14]

Would this work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102190

[newbuilder14]

This one has 192khz sound rate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102181

[diezman]

Thanks newbuilder14 - very much appreciated!