my engineer recomended me the M audio firewire solo

[yoyoyo1]

today i told my engineer (who has been away on a project for over a year) that i wanted a pc studio that i can bang out decent tracks on before i go 2 his studio. i told him i was thinking about the mbox 2 with $300 mic..he said that is waste of money..he told me i should go with the M -AUDIO FIREWIRE SOLO and get the AUDIO-TEC AT4040 mic i believe..all i do is hip-hop/rap... Sooo, i would like your thoughts, yes yours! should i go with the less expensive M AUDIO FIREWIRE SOLO or should i go with the more expensive MBOX 2 USB RIG ??And why???also tell me what u think of that mic..thanks everybody

[Newbie dude]

I don't know much about either of these two interfaces, but I would go with the firewire option over the usb interface because the firewire will be a hell of alot faster. As for the mic, again, I don't know much about audio technica, but if You wanna get some decent sounding tracks before you go to the studio, I'd buy the studio projects b-1. It's what I got and it sounds great for just the 100 bucks I got it for online new.

[STFU]

I would go with a delta 1010, or 1010 lite before firewire. Not much of a price difference.

[dirtydoo]

i never had a mbox but i still regret the day i sold my firewire solo. go with the firewire

[TragikRemix]

yeah, im a diehard digidesign person, but i don't like the mbox. go with the firewire (i guess its the same company...)

[yoyoyo1]

thanks for the feedback...tragik, last time we talked it wasnt with nice words..lol..

[TragikRemix]

yes i remember. oh well thats over.

[sixways]

Don't forget you'll need software to go with that Firewire Solo.

I recommend M-Powered Protools...$249

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[Carter]

Originally Posted by sixways

Don't forget you'll need software to go with that Firewire Solo.

I recommend M-Powered Protools...$249

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and i wonder why you suggest that

[shackrock]

yes, keep it small.

since you are doing hiphop/rap, you'll only be using ONE input at a time, so there is no point in something like a delta1010.

the m-audio and protools M powered & and AT4040 is perfect.

i'm using a mackie onyx w/firewire card & an AT4040, and it sounds awesome. haha.
so yeah, go m-audio for sure though.

[austinm08]

Originally Posted by yoyoyo1

thanks for the feedback...tragik, last time we talked it wasnt with nice words..lol..

Originally Posted by TragikRemix

yes i remember. oh well thats over.

Glad you two aren't women, or you'd still be holding your grudges.
Thatta way :P

[Myriad_Rocker]

Speaking of Delta 1010, I have one for sale.

Great interface, best coverters for the money, and runs with M-Powered ProTools as well as all other popular sequencers. Mine's been great to me.

Cruise over to the for sale forum here and you'll see my thread.

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[yoyoyo1]

again, thanx for the feedback !