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[CarlJ]

I am a network Administrator and consultant and seem to have more computers around my house than plugs to put them in… I usually have Intel boxes not all of them are PIII class but memory isn't much of a problem.
Yes these all have their breakout box and short little cables. Yes I checked the website before I decided that I would buy it and I have found and printed the manual now as well as downloaded the drivers…
I am sort of wondering about the idea of putting more than one card in the computer… On one of their “advertisement” pages that mentioned I should be able to put “up to 4” of these cards in one machine but the manual doesn’t do much more than mention that it is possible and talks about a 3” jumper cable that is not in my package…
I guess I wonder about this board with 2 in and 8 out. So if you put in 2 or more boards you would have 4 ins and 16 out etc… And at some point the outs are so many that it is ridicules and the “in” are getting close to what I feel I would like. Oh well the price does seem to be right

 

[Dolemite]

Yeah, I never have figured out why those Echo cards have more outs than ins. Seems to me that you would always want at least as many ins as outs...really limits your recording capability. But anyway, by all accounts they seem to be good cards so if you can deal with the I/Os, they should work fine for you. If you're looking for more I/Os I would recommend a Delta 1010 with 8 analog channels in and out.

 

[CarlJ]

They seem to be able to be hooked together...

I was able to install all 4 of them in the computer now... But had to take out the Yamaha card that I was using for its midi port.
Yes, they had the breakout boxes... They didn't have the software, Manuals, or this little 3" jumper needed for putting more than one in the same box. I was able to make some but I can't seem to see all of them yet or make sound come out of all 32 output ports (I can get 8 out of the first one and two out of each of the others.) all 8 inputs seem to be working... This might be interesting... Maybe a bit of overkill but if I can make them all work the way they are suppose to it could be a good base unit for adding the giga-sampler (As these cards seem to be on the list of approved cards for that… Now all I need is a good Midi port box – maybe a USB model would be the way to go… Anybody have some good information on those?