Hd24 -> Pc $?

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I recently purchased an HD24 for tracking, and I'm very happy with it. Now I'd like to move the tracks onto a PC to edit them using Cubase. What's the most cost-effective PCI ADAT card I can use to do this? I saw a 3X ADAT card from Hammerfall but it is over $500. Any other suggestions? Is there an affordable 1x ADAT card that I could get, then add 2 more cards later, as I can afford them? I am going to be using a Windows 2000 PC.

Oh, and can anyone suggest a good soundcard to use for mixing? Something I can connect directly to my powered speakers that will sound really good.
 
To transfer HD24 tracks, you could use the Fireport, or FTP the songs over by ethernet to your computer for the cost of a network crossover cable and a 10/100 network card for your computer.
As far as soundcards go, I like the M-Audio delta 1010 (if you have funds) or the delta 44 (if your funds are limited). You can buy either used and save some money.
 
I had heard somewhere that if you transfer the Alesis sound files over Ethernet or Firewire, each track comes over as a separate AIFF file, and that you then have to manually align each track in the editing software to get them to line up. This sounds time consuming. So I was thinking it would be easier to transfer the HD24 tracks via the 3 lightpipe ADAT outputs on the Alesis and go into a PCI card that has 3 ADAT inputs, e.g. transfer the songs in real time. Also time-consuming, but a single step. Is there something I'm mis-understanding? I'd prefer not to have to buy more hardware, or run through an additional set of A/D converters (the signal is already digital, right?) but it sounds like there isn't any easy way to get the Alesis files into the PC. I guess I could buy 3 8-track interface units but that would cost more than my HD-24 and then I might as well just record directly into the computer and skip the HD-24. :confused:
 
no, you do not have to line the tracks up manually if you import them with the fireport. all the imported files are the exact same size. so, just position them all at the beginning of the timeline and they are all perfectly in sync. the fireport is by far the fastest, easiest, and cheapest option to transfer the tracks. i would not even mess with the ftp and ethernet if you have $200 to spend. with the fireport you can choose between 4 different file types to import. depending on if you are working with mac or pc.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Fireport/
 
The new Emu card 1212M has adat as well as balanced ins and outs and is very cheap. The family of cards got a good review in SOS this month.

Tony
 
HD24 with Cubase

I use the HD24 & cubase running together & import files to edit/process them. You can do it via FTP but its slow (about 1 1/2 mins per track). Importing them into cubase is easy. once downloaded import them to the audio pool and drag them onto the song. You can line them up manually easily. They will all be the same size unless you have chopped bits in or out on them. You can also run the inbuilt wave editing in cubase to re-align late notes / sections and once finished re-render the track or record it back via digital or analogue on to the multitrack.

Anybody know how much quicker the fireport can transfer data compared to an ethernet connection ?
 
Would it be possible to just install the harddrive from the HD24 into the computer and go from there?
You know use the hd24 hard drive as a second slave HD or something to that effect?
 
dragonworks said:
Would it be possible to just install the harddrive from the HD24 into the computer and go from there?
You know use the hd24 hard drive as a second slave HD or something to that effect?
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No - you need to use the fireport to read the Alesis' proprietary formatting of the hard drive. The fireport is the fastest and most effective way of transferring files between the HD24 and a computer.
 
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