New Interface Options

What do you prefer?

  • MOTU 828/828mkII

    Votes: 7 20.6%

  • Tascam FW1804

    Votes: 4 11.8%

  • PreSonus Firepod

    Votes: 12 35.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 11 32.4%
  • Total voters
    34
cowboyj said:
I did know about the mkII only having 2 preamps, but thanks for the heads up. :) I'm not quite ready to make a move on anything yet, I still need to get a little more money together. If you did decide to sell the mkII and the Digimax together, what would you be looking to get?

On another note, I've found a few options for a PCI Firewire card for my desktop, but I was also wondering if anyone could recommend a cardbus card for use with my p4 laptop?

Thanks

Jason
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Well, basically I'm trying to decide whether or not to just sell all my recording gear and focus just on the music itself. I'm a guitarist who happened to get interested in recording on the side, but I'm finding that it's taking away from my time, my focus and my financial resources that I previously dedicated just to practice and performance.

So really, I wouldn't look to be getting anything else. The proceeds of the sale of this equipment would go to the "New guitar amp for Sile" fund :)

You might want to look at some of the Firewire cardbus units over at WeibeTech. They can be a little more expensive, but they are very high performance and work with practically everything.
 
darkecho said:
can you bypass the pre's in the firepod or any of these others?
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Channels 1 and 2 on the Firepod have inserts...I'm wondering if using those would bypass the onboard pre's. It seems they would, but I can't verify it.
 
As an additional thought, I started with a M-audio 1814. I sold it and recently purchased a MOTU 896hd. The 896HD provides 8 XLR/TRS ins and outs, ADAT in/out with meters on all channels including the ADAT ins. The trim affects the signal before it hits the converters along better control of clipping. I love this unit so far. They're a little more expensive new, but you can find used ones in the price range of the 828. I got mine for $750. Absolutely love it. I couple it with a Behringer ADA8000 for 16 simultaneous XLR/TRS inputs. Worth a look. Check it out here: http://www.motu.com/products/motuaudio/896

Jonathan
 
I would look at the Yamaha i88x. Its considerable cheaper than everything else listed here and has everything you need with excellent pre's to boot. 18 inputs (8 analog i/o, spdif, adat) for $399.00.
 
I have the MOTU 828mkII which I've been very happy with. I have it in a little 2 space rack case with a Behringer ADA8000 for the added mic ins. I've used both with Sonar, and with the included Audio Desk on a Mac, and stand alone without a computer too. The CueMix interface is great, and it even has talkback/listenback capabilities.
The first DAW I ever experienced was Digital Performer 3, and I've always been a big MOTU fan.

Having said that, if I had to do it over again now, I would buy the Traveler (it's wasn't out when I got the 828mkII).

Just make sure you have the updated drivers, I had some issues getting the talkback feature to work, but it was corrected when they came out with newer drivers.
 
altitude909 said:
I would look at the Yamaha i88x. Its considerable cheaper than everything else listed here and has everything you need with excellent pre's to boot. 18 inputs (8 analog i/o, spdif, adat) for $399.00.
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Yikes! I wouldn't recommend it at all!

I had one and returned it 48 hours later for a Traveler. The Yammy specs great, and the preamps do sound very nice (based on the DM2000 console). However, the whole MLAN thing is an absolute nightmare - at least it was for me. It took forever to load up, I had to reconnect the damn driver every time I wanted to switch sample rates, and all kinds of issues that made it a hassle for me.

It has been discontinued, so they will probably go down in price as time goes by. Open box specials at Sweetwater for $359 last month if you're really that much of a glutton for punishment...
 
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