Ok I'm forced to do it. It should be interesting anyway...

[tyler657recpro]

What is the best 8 channel I/O for pc in the 500 to 1000 dollar range? I've been trying to figure out, but it's getting on my nerves so I'm just gonna make a poll.

Oh yeah, and this isn't my only reference, so don't criticize me too much. I just thought it would be useful for me, and for other people too.

 

[Rev E]

Tyler,

Your price for the multiface is a bit off. The soundcard itself does indeed cost $725, but the multiface requires purchase of either a PCI card or a PCMCIA card (or both). These cards add about $300 to your quoted price.

Es.

 

[ambi]

and the digi 001 will only work if your using pro tools, but if your using pro tools, then cool.

 

[tyler657recpro]

come on people! vote, at least 1000 views and 80 replies. hurry up!

 

[Lame Thrower]

Seeing as this is a home recording board, the chances are pretty good that almost no one here has used more than one of those things. I think that's why you're not getting many replies.

Should I vote for the 1010 'cause that's what I have, even though I've never heard any of the others?

Edit: Maybe you should try posting this on rec.audio.pro? Well, actually, maybe you shouldn't.

 

[Gidge]

if you are in need of some preamps also, the Aardvark Q10 wins hands down......

if you dont need preamps, the 1010 is my bet.....

if you wanna work with Pro Tools, the Digi001......

 

[tyler657recpro]

don't the people at rec.audio.pro get upset when you ask what the best ____ for under ____ dollars?

mmk, well i will have plenty of pres that I believe will surpass the pres in the aardvark by a mile, and i think im gonna use cakewalk so I guess the digi is out. I think it's still between the delta1010 and the RME for me. I don't really care about the price difference, in fact, i'd rather spend more because of the get what you pay for factor.

Looks like its probably the RME for me, if its a considerable enough improvement for the price difference.

 

[FBstdminime]

Motu 1224 - $499 mars music.com. Normally over $1000. 8 channels of i'o and better than the delta. If you don't like it, you can sell it for more $$ than you payed.

 

[tyler657recpro]

Found somethine else, the creamware A16 Ultra for about 1200 bucks, 16channel i/o at 24bit 96khz. Anybody?

 

[ambi]

i read that post, sounds really good to me. personally i won't be buying for a while so i don' thave to really wait. but when i am ready to buy im sure it will be out, and i will definatly look into it. How soon are you planning on buying?

 

[Badger]

Motu 1224 - $499 mars music.com. Normally over $1000. 8 channels of i'o and better than the delta. If you don't like it, you can sell it for more $$ than you payed.

Motu's driver support sucks, at least for PC's.

 

[tyler657recpro]

oh...it's not out yet? Hmm...wonder how I missed that. Mmk, well depending on how long it takes me to get all my money together, it could be as soon as three weeks, or several months. More likely several months. Hopefully it will be out by then, but I really like the features in it, and if the A/D/A conversion is as good as the RME Multiface's (which I'd have to buy two eventually), then I'm gonna jump on it.

 

[FBstdminime]

Motu's driver support sucks, at least for PC's.

Even for those run by Intel chipsets with Windows XP? I can understand the AMD problems, anything that supports a mac has trouble with those systems.

 

[tyler657recpro]

...and that particular motu is only 48khz. not 96. I guess i neglected to include that little bit of info. lo siento

 

[tyler657recpro]

by the way...

the "other" category is now considered Creamware A16 Ultra

 

[FBstdminime]

then why not add a lucid 96k clock for an additional $530? I'm a little skeptical of a 16 channel converter for so cheap... must be sacrificing soemthing.

 

[tyler657recpro]

Ok, this word clokc thing im not clear on. I understand the obvious benefeits for syncing audio and video, and syncing different audio products together, but why is it better to get one when you are only running one digital "thing" that needs to be synced with nothing else? Does it sync the channels better or something? And the other thing, why do they cost so friggin much?

 

[engineear]

PARIS

 

[tyler657recpro]

wow... that's all i can say.

I actually thought you were joking at first, cuz i'm like, isn't that an ensoniq card? It turned out it was. But there was also an E-mu paris, (I assume that's what you were talking about), which for 1800 bucks looks like a great deal. And fully expandable too! The only thing i don't like about it is it's only 48khz sampling. Do I really need 96khz sampling, and if I do, is there a way to upgrade to this? Is that what a better word clock does?

I'm thinking that, it's a total guess, but I keep seeing 96khz wordclocks and stuff like that. Is that what it's refering to? Some more research to do...

That paris thing looks really cool. I think it would beat two delta1010's and cakewalk.

 

[Badger]

Even for those run by Intel chipsets with Windows XP? I can understand the AMD problems, anything that supports a mac has trouble with those systems.

No, I mean some of thier gear that never even came out with NT, 2k drivers....much less XP. I am stuck with a MOTU doorstop...and it took them forever to come up with XP drivers for the stuff that does have them.

And Delta stuff works just great, with Mac, AMD or Intel. IIRC they even have linux drivers available.
MOTU can kiss my ass.