Well, I think the M-audio cards are great value, but I would recommend RME.
They make great products, and a second hand digi 96/8 together with an
Alesis AI-3 interface (8 in/8 out <-> ADAT in/out) will give you 8 in, 8
out, stable, with low latency (6ms), at a very competitive price. Even
better is the mighty hammerfall (digi 9652), which also can be had
second-hand at rather nice prices since the release of the HDSP range.
3xADAT + SPDIF give you 26 simultaneous in/out at latency down to 1.5ms.
Also, it has ASIO in hardware to take some of the burden off the processor.
I am currently upgrading from a 96/8 PST to a 9652 hammerfall and another
AI-3. Then I'll be able to mix and monitor everything directly in cubase, so
I can ditch the mixing desk. Wonderfull!
Just my 2...
/Patrik
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---- Original Message ----
From: "Frank Blades" <
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Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:00 PM
Subject: RE: [AN1x] Digest Number 1185
> What to other people think, becuase I too want to set-up a
> good-but-cheap PC recording studio. Any ideas welcome!
>
> Frank
>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 15:51:29 -0500
>> From: Kaltar <kaltar@...>
>> Subject: Re: Recording to PC
>>
>> the sound blaster live sucks. Its a Gamer Card. I Recommend
>> Maudio, But Not
>> USB or Firewired: PCI (Like Delta Series). Cause Will Give You
>> Less Problems
>> For Latency, And They Are Cheap And Good (D44 Can Record 24/96).
>>
>>
>>
>> On Saturday 22 November 2003 05:53 am, nuvalerium wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I have been away on business for some time and currently have over
>>> 100 messages from this group in my inbox, so some catching up to do
>>> :- )
>>> For years, I have simply recorded to CD using my phillips CD
>>> recorder. It's time to start recording to my PC. I need some advice.
>>> Main equipment used in this project = AN1x, Ensoniq ASR-10, Mackie
>>> 1202 VLZ Pro, reasonably quick PC, Sonar 1.0 XL, Midisport 4x4. My
>>> PC has a soundblaster livedrive on the front with inputs. I can
>>> simply connect the tape outputs of the Mackie to the inputs of this
>>> live
>>> drive and it will record into Sonar, however I have huge feedback
>>> challenges and the quality is poor. I need an audio interface yes?
>>> So what to buy? Will a USB audio interface be my solution or is it
>>> something else? Recording direct to the soundcard seems not the
>>> right solution, so what is? How would an audio interface fit into
>>> my setup allowing high quality recording into Sonar?
>>>
>>> Advice, as always, much appreciated. Incidentally, I am thinking of
>>> sacking my beloved AN1x and Ensoniq ASR-10 and making it a bit more
>>> simple with a Motif ES. I can buy the PLG-AN150 card for it and
>>> still have all my AN1x patches, but a much better sampler and
>>> sequencer. Anyone got a Motif and any opinions?
>>>
>>> Thanks peeps!
>>>
>>> Alan
>>
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