Narrowed it to these 2, please help one last time!

[AllOrNothinEnt]

Ok, I've narrowed it down to these 2.

http://bayviewproaudio.com/ProductDetail.asp?Products_Action=Find('ProductID','digi002rack')&Products_Position=FIL%253A++Manufacturer+LIKE+%2527%252ADigidesign%252A%2527ORD%253AABS%253A27KEY%253Adigi002rackPAR%253A

Digi 002 Rack

http://www.8thstreet.com/product.asp?ProductCode=22219&Category=Audio_Interfaces

Metric Halo

The Digi has 2 free mics, but Ive heard Cascade mics, and they blow ass, so Im not worried about them lol.

So which should I get?

I heard the Metric is the better of the 2, is this true?
Can I use any other programs BESIDES P.T. with the Digi?

 

[Stealthtech]

Im seeing 3 products here.


The digi002 will work with most programs but designed for PT

The Halo appears to be the better but for Mac only if thats your OS

 

[Massive Master]

The Metric Halo is one of the greatest preamps I've ever heard.

If I still did a lot of tracking, I'd BUY a Mac if that's all it worked with.

That being said, I'm quite sure it'll work on either... It might be bundled with some Mac software or something, but I mean... You know, it's a preamp.

John Scrip - www.massivemastering.com

 

[AllOrNothinEnt]

Ok, maybe I'm just getting mixed messages, from what I was told, and understood, the Metric Halo I gave a link to, was a soundcard interface, with built in pre's etc...this is not the case?

 

[Massive Master]

M'kay then...

Consulted an associate. The Halo is indeed a MAC unit.

That being said, I (and he) would imagine that it could still be used as a stand-alone preamp unit, just without the EZ interface, etc.

That's a freaky bummer. What an amazing sounding preamp... An amazing sounding preamp that only 3.7% of the population can take advantage of... Bizzare.

John -

 

[AllOrNothinEnt]

Yea, that does suck some serious c0ck, however, they're coming out with a Windows version of one of the units soon, so if the unit that comes out with a windows version has pre's, I'll be getting it.

Source - 8thstreet.com, I forget which unit..2882 I believe.

 

[dwillis45]

That's a freaky bummer. What an amazing sounding preamp... An amazing sounding preamp that only 3.7% of the population can take advantage of... Bizzare.

John -

That sounds about right for the "general" population. But Apple's "creative market" share remains strong, at least according to the latest (September 2003) TrendWatch numbers: Macs are used by 83 percent of graphic designers, 77 percent of corporate design departments, and 65 percent of ad agencies. I wonder if those percentages would hold for the professional studio sector?