Alesis AI3 A/D's verses Digimax A/D's

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does anyone have experience with these converters verses a digimax or an 001?.....I'm using an 001 and want to run 8 adat inputs into it and improve my A/D somewhat in doing so. I have various mic pre's already (for drums) so I dont really need the pre's on the digimax. However, I would like a point of reference with the Alesis AI3.. I've experienced the digimax and its better conversion compared to the 001....I'd like to know if the Alesis AI3 sound better than the digimax A/D's?

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I've noticed not too much converter conversations on these boards?
 
Converters are one of the most overlooked aspects in home recording. I would say as far as budget converters go the Swissonic stuff is the best. I have used converters from many different companies, I love Apogee converters and the new Rosetta 800 sounds amazing... Also when you get the converter, you really need to get a Clock generator, it will improve your sound more than any piece of digital gear. So make sure your converter has WC inputs, and then set the Clock in PT to ADAT.

later,
musik
 
musikman316 said:
Converters are one of the most overlooked aspects in home recording. I would say as far as budget converters go the Swissonic stuff is the best. I have used converters from many different companies, I love Apogee converters and the new Rosetta 800 sounds amazing... Also when you get the converter, you really need to get a Clock generator, it will improve your sound more than any piece of digital gear. So make sure your converter has WC inputs, and then set the Clock in PT to ADAT.

later,
musik
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Just some food for thought, if you're considering the Apogee Rosetta 800 and use a computer to record, you may want to look into the Lynx two version "A". Two of the two "A's" will provide 8 channels of A/D/A (same as Apogee Rosetta), but the Lynx is 192khz ready (important to some people), putting it about $1500 less than the Apogee (the 192khz Rosetta upgrade is $1K).

http://www.lynxstudio.com/lynxtwo.html


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Nathan Eldred
atlasproaudio.com
 
Nathan -

he's using an 001, so 192 isn't even an option... i haven't had any experience with the lynx stuff, never had the chance, but as far as high end conversion goes, i'm guessing it isn't up to par with lavry, apogee, benchmark or mytek?

although like i said, i haven't used it.

Later,
musik
 
My buddy is using an Alesis AI3 on his Digi 001, and to my ears,
it sounds almost as good as the standard converters in the 001.
The main difference I hear is that the 001 converters have better
deep bass response. It's a good unit to get if you want to add
more inputs, but not something to consider if you're looking
to upgrade your converters. I haven't heard the Digimax
converters, so I can't comment on that.
 
If you're not afraid of the dreaded B-word you might as well take a look at the Behringer ADA8000 also. It uses the same if not newer Alesis converter chips than the AI3 and comes with 8 mic preamps yet costs half of what the AI3 costs.
 
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