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jollylama
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The previews for the quattro says there are no special sound cards needed.....with this in mind which way should I go. I will be using N Track. Thanks
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brzilian
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jollylama said:
USB = more $$ and shitty bandwith
If you aren't using a laptop there is no reason to waste extra money on USB or Firewire soundcards.
AlChuck
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Delta 66 has four simultaneous analog channels in (meaning you can record onto four seperate tracks at once in nTrack) at 24/96, and four analog outs, plus S/PDIF i/o.
Quattro can probably only manage to stream four analog inputs at 16/44.1, if that. The USB 1.x bandwidth is a limiting factor.
Quattro can probably only manage to stream four analog inputs at 16/44.1, if that. The USB 1.x bandwidth is a limiting factor.
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KevinD
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alright
ok bro, whoever said that firewire was a waste of time doesn't know computer recording the way they should...firewire is the future of data transfer AND pc recording (check out Yamaha's MLan for details). As far as USB goes, here's what you can do. USB can operate running FOUR signals at once. either you decide to monitor two and record two, record four and then move cables around to monitor them...OR you can monitor four signals and record nothing! how great would that be...remember! if you are tolerant of your sound card's monitoring, then you have the four recorded signals to work with and the monitoring through the sound card. the PCI card installation is cool, but it has its limits, if you're not planning on doing anything crazy with this setup, i would look into the OMNI STUDIO by MAudio, which offers a setup similar to that of the DIGI 001, which is sweet. DON'T MISQUOTE ME: i said it was similar, not the same thing...check out www.maudio.com for details...in fact maudio is releasing a firewire recording interface for around 450 which is SIMILAR to the MOTU 828 or PRESONUS FIRESTATION...you have alot of options!
ok bro, whoever said that firewire was a waste of time doesn't know computer recording the way they should...firewire is the future of data transfer AND pc recording (check out Yamaha's MLan for details). As far as USB goes, here's what you can do. USB can operate running FOUR signals at once. either you decide to monitor two and record two, record four and then move cables around to monitor them...OR you can monitor four signals and record nothing! how great would that be...remember! if you are tolerant of your sound card's monitoring, then you have the four recorded signals to work with and the monitoring through the sound card. the PCI card installation is cool, but it has its limits, if you're not planning on doing anything crazy with this setup, i would look into the OMNI STUDIO by MAudio, which offers a setup similar to that of the DIGI 001, which is sweet. DON'T MISQUOTE ME: i said it was similar, not the same thing...check out www.maudio.com for details...in fact maudio is releasing a firewire recording interface for around 450 which is SIMILAR to the MOTU 828 or PRESONUS FIRESTATION...you have alot of options!
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brzilian
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So how is Firewire better then PCI when the Firewire solutions easily cost 2x as much as PCI and deliver only half the speed?
The Delta 410 does the exact same thing as the Firewire version and costs half as much! Not to mention technically it can handle more bandwidth...
Apple's Firewire 800 matches PCI bandwidths at best but no soundcards that I am aware of use this new standard. Once the'ye out, you'll still be paying a premuim...
I'm all about return on investment so how does what you say make sense?
KevinD said:
So how is Firewire better then PCI when the Firewire solutions easily cost 2x as much as PCI and deliver only half the speed?
The Delta 410 does the exact same thing as the Firewire version and costs half as much! Not to mention technically it can handle more bandwidth...
Apple's Firewire 800 matches PCI bandwidths at best but no soundcards that I am aware of use this new standard. Once the'ye out, you'll still be paying a premuim...
I'm all about return on investment so how does what you say make sense?
moskus
The Creator of Æ, Ø and Å
I totally support Brzilian on this one!
Don't pay for what you don't need! PCI has it's limitations but it's nowhere near FireWire and USB. PCI is the best way to go if you're not using a laptop.
KevinD, this is not made up. FireWire and USB is slower than PCI, and costs (nearly) twice as much as Brzilian said. And there's nothing you can do about that, even if you don't like it...
Don't pay for what you don't need! PCI has it's limitations but it's nowhere near FireWire and USB. PCI is the best way to go if you're not using a laptop.
KevinD, this is not made up. FireWire and USB is slower than PCI, and costs (nearly) twice as much as Brzilian said. And there's nothing you can do about that, even if you don't like it...