Why shouldn't I buy an 002?

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:03 pm

i love protools. poor sound, whatever. everything including sound quality can be completely dependent on who is behind the controls.

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:40 pm

Be aware that the control surface only works with PTLE, in case you want to use an app with more capability in the furure.

Make sure you check it out completely, some people have had problems with the internal wiring harness.

Cool

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:18 pm

The only issue I can think of is that the Digi002 is nearly the end of its product cycle. Digidesign will discontinue the product sooner than later, maybe this year. That being said, Digidesign is pretty good about legacy support and they have a hardware upgrade path. Still, you might want to wait for the Digi003, it should be just around the corner.

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:03 am

I currently run an 002 Rack on a G4 mac... Personally, I'm a Pro Tools guy, and thats the main reason I went with an 002. But honestly, for someone running a PC, I would recommend the Presonus Firepod. It gets you 8 analogue inputs as opposed to the 4 on the 002. That's the main reason I would recommend it, plus it's about half the price. Also, ProTools really is more Macintosh orientated, and I know that at least in the past, some features of ProTools were only available on the Mac version. You could use Cubase with a Firepod, and then you can take advantage of the crap-ton of VST plugins available, and many of which can be downloaded off of free plugin libraries online. ProTools LE uses RTAS plugins, which aren't nearly as available.. (I have NEVER found ANY free RTAS plugins online, and if anyone knows where I can find some, please fill me in!) But yeah man, if you are looking for the best bang for the buck on an interface to use with a PC, check out the Firepod..

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