questions on the Tubefire 8

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:23 am

I'm looking to get an A/D converter with mic pres...

the majority vote seems to be either the ART Tubefire 8, or Motu 8pre...

Question: Will the Tube pres work well (color sound in a good way) when recording drums? If i were to get it, would i be stuck with an overwhelming tube sound every time i record, or is that desireable?

i want to get the 8pre, but the tubefire 8 comes with decent software (lite version, at the least - the 8pre doesn't come with any recording software), in which i have no audio software to record with as of now.

Would Tubefire 8 be an all around good investment, or should i scrap the idea of getting a free version of recording software and go with the 8pre?

Thoughts? Comments?

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:42 am

Looks a bit sketchy to me. Will it color the sound in a good way? Define good. I have no doubt that it will affect the tone of your recordings. Whether that's good or bad, that would be up to you to decide.

Personally, I would wait to hear some other owners opinions.

Until then there are plenty of tried and tested interfaces out there. Most noteably the Presonus Firestudio and FP10. Both of which come with comparable software packages. You could always add a dedicated tube preamp later.

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