brendandwyer
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does anyone know if you can use multiple apogee ensembles to gain more I/O?
thanks
thanks
I do not own one of these, and as such, my post is pretty useless, but I felt bad seeing your post go unnoticed
I don't think most homerec'rs own items this good, but it also doesn't seem like the sort of thing you'd find in a pro studio... I honestly don't know what is done in most professional settings in terms of large numbers of converters, but it would seem counterintuitive to have racks upon racks of 2-channel converter units... guess I am asking a different question in your thread... sorry
brendan,
Have you looked in the user's guide for that unit? Apogee has it available in PDF at
http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/ensemble.php
G.
In my research of the unit - I want one terribly bad - I have yet to find anything confirmative of either answer, though it seems to me that it is not linkable.
Interesting, though, it now has a "Stand Alone" mode which allows it to operate without firewire connection. It can now be used as a converter/preamp for a seperate interface...
any other recommendations for converters?
[edit - anyone have any experience with RME Hammerfall line? Specifically the HDSP 9652?]
Technically, one is supposed to be able to connect and run up to 3 Ensembles simultaneously, but the drivers/software haven't quite been up to snuff since the release, and I've only heard of a few using 2 Ensembles simultaneously, and a few trying unsuccessfully (to be fair, some cases could also be user error...never underestimate that ).
I owned an Ensemble a bit ago, and while nice I opted for something I find better and less expensive.
I can't comment on RME, but that's something I would suggest looking at, as their drivers are very stable and people really seem to dig them. You can get a used 9652 for under $300, and then choose any converters you'd like, many decent units around $2K. Not sure how many preamps you'll be needing...
Metric Halo is something else to look at, and their stuff is reportedly very stable.