What's up with the 1212m soundcard, is this a good buy? I was about to but the vsl2020 soundcard and then my friend called and said that this 1212m is killing the vsl, and it is also $199.
the 1212m looks pretty darn spiffy. two inputs 1/4", two SPDIF, firewire, MIDI, ADAT...wow
i've never heard anything about this card, but on paper it sounds great.
if you need those features i'd say go for it. if you just need two channels of analog, and one digital plus midi, i'd say go m-audio audiophile and save $50 more bucks.
Yeah but the 1212m has 192kHz(the same converters used in the ProTools® HD 192 I/O interface) and from what I hear that is worth the extra $50. my friend contacted emu and he said that this is the hottest card on the market and it was on back order for a while. He also said that digidesign is upset at this cheap price and great quality of this card, because it is allowing people to compete with protools for a cheaper price(as long as you have decent recording software)
