Audio Interfaces

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:38 pm

I was looking at some interfaces and narrowed it down a bit.

Digidesign 003 Rack
M-Audio Profire 2626
Pre-Sonus FireStudio

I wanna run Pro Tools as my DAW but I know with the latter choice that's a no go, but it still looks pretty good for the price. I also was curious as to what my best bet would be to add extra inputs. Just in case i need to put extra microphones on drums or something.

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:28 pm

I'd say go with M Audio's stuff since you can always run their ProTools MPowered for an additional $300. Then you could add on extra M-Audio stuff and make your so a superpowerful ProTools system without all of their brand-name hardware. So, no DSP farm cards. Oh well.

There are always workarounds
Ms. Remy Ann David

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:28 am

I got recommended that piece while looking around at guitar center, I've researched it a ton and it seems solid. For extra lines should i just get two of them for 16 inputs? Are the pres worth spending that kind of money?

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:18 am

Do you need 16 inputs??? Do you have 16 mics? Do you have nice room to use 16 mics?

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:49 pm

Not necessarily 16, but possibly more than 8 for scratch tracks or bigger drum kits. Just figured i'd keep with a combination thats going sync right.

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:00 am

Remy, when you said "superpowerful pro tools system," what do you mean by that? Like what would you get to make it superpowerful?

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:09 pm

Protools HD with and expansion chassis full of Excel cards
the biggest lumpy Intel Mac Full of all you can give it - so you can run Logic and Cubase and softsynths in the background
Cool

oh and FCP
...
but the best synth is on the DSP on the Excel cards

add 192 I/Os
and a couple of any of the non digi gear interfaces with a digidesign link ... just for the option

then throw in a SSL desk !!!! just to use as a control panel ... of course

Smile

that's a start

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:57 am

"that's a start"

If you want to single handedly keep the audio industry afloat in the recession...

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:34 pm

Jamesp65 wrote:

I was looking at some interfaces and narrowed it down a bit.

Digidesign 003 Rack
M-Audio Profire 2626
Pre-Sonus FireStudio

I wanna run Pro Tools as my DAW but I know with the latter choice that's a no go, but it still looks pretty good for the price. I also was curious as to what my best bet would be to add extra inputs. Just in case i need to put extra microphones on drums or something.

Have you considered something like this

Its a package put togeather by Cakewalk and Roland, But its much more

Its the vs-700c
http://www.sonarvstudio.com/vs-700c.php

Take the tour if you dare. I use sonar software (by cakewalk) and it lacks nothing. I have easyly opened tracks brought to me on CD made with Pro-Tools. the editing was there and as a matter of fact. it looked just like mine. Smile

This VS-700c looks a bit pricey though, but I can vouch for the software, well I use sonar-6

A u-tube video was posted here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK3IfSNh6KE

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:35 pm

It looks like a good set up but I don't see a price anywhere. Also I still would rather use Pro Tools, anyone know the differences with M-Powered and LE?

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:52 pm

By the way, Presonus FireStudio at 24/96 is Golden. I use a macbook with Logic Pro 8, I know you want protools though.

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:30 pm

I can't help you there Jammster. I know that there are lots of post on it if you check the search. I think I remember it being a very stripped down version compared to the real deal though I can't talk from experience. The Hardware and soft ware above is around 4G thats for the interface with synth card, motorized and fully programmable board and the software as a matched set.

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