Intuitively, it seems that you should be able to move any USB device between computers without any complications. This is one of the benefits of USB vs. the internal sound cards, right?
For example. In the morning my wife connects AI to her Yamaha Clavinova and records some instruments on her Dell laptop. In the afternoon my daughter moves AI to her Surface Pro and record vocals. In the evening I move AI to my desktop, add some instrument and finish mixing. So I need to be able to move AI freely and seamlessly between three Windows computers.
I assume there should not be a problem installing AI's ASIO driver on multiple computers. The final mixing, compressing, EQ would happen only on one computer. This where I would need the most capable DAW software with the best signal processing capabilities, presets, plugins, etc. But what about the software, which would control the AI routing and capture the recording on each of the computers? Would it be possible to install and activate free DAW software, which comes with AI card, on several computers at once? Would it be possible to seamlessly move AI between computers without having to keep activating and reactivating the software licenses all the time?
Is there any inexpensive (or free) DAW software for Windows 7 and 10, which I can legally install on all 3 systems? No need for fancy digital processing, just enough functionality to control AI's inputs and record multiple tracks using AI's ASIO driver. I was thinking about Audacity, but it does not include ASIO support out of box because of some licensing issues.
Now I am choosing between Steinberg UR22, Roland Rubix22, PreSonus iTwo and Focusrite 2i4. And it looks like the choice would depend on which software would allow me to seamlessly move my AI between computers.
So far PreSonus Studio One looks like the best choice, because it allows 5 activation. Ablelton Lite allows only 2 activation. Steinberg's USB-eLicenser looks very inconvenient and unpractical. Could not find any information about Pro Tools, so I assume it has only one activation.
For example. In the morning my wife connects AI to her Yamaha Clavinova and records some instruments on her Dell laptop. In the afternoon my daughter moves AI to her Surface Pro and record vocals. In the evening I move AI to my desktop, add some instrument and finish mixing. So I need to be able to move AI freely and seamlessly between three Windows computers.
I assume there should not be a problem installing AI's ASIO driver on multiple computers. The final mixing, compressing, EQ would happen only on one computer. This where I would need the most capable DAW software with the best signal processing capabilities, presets, plugins, etc. But what about the software, which would control the AI routing and capture the recording on each of the computers? Would it be possible to install and activate free DAW software, which comes with AI card, on several computers at once? Would it be possible to seamlessly move AI between computers without having to keep activating and reactivating the software licenses all the time?
Is there any inexpensive (or free) DAW software for Windows 7 and 10, which I can legally install on all 3 systems? No need for fancy digital processing, just enough functionality to control AI's inputs and record multiple tracks using AI's ASIO driver. I was thinking about Audacity, but it does not include ASIO support out of box because of some licensing issues.
Now I am choosing between Steinberg UR22, Roland Rubix22, PreSonus iTwo and Focusrite 2i4. And it looks like the choice would depend on which software would allow me to seamlessly move my AI between computers.
So far PreSonus Studio One looks like the best choice, because it allows 5 activation. Ablelton Lite allows only 2 activation. Steinberg's USB-eLicenser looks very inconvenient and unpractical. Could not find any information about Pro Tools, so I assume it has only one activation.