multiple interfaces for multiple inputs?

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:08 pm

Im probably asking a retarded question but please just humor me anyways.
I may understand quite a bit about sound and all that but setting up gear is a mystery to me. My curiousity has come up with this question:

How do you chain a bunch of high quality 2 input pre amps into your DAW so you end up with like 8 or more like a firepod? Can you just run like 8 2 channel preamps into each xlr input on a firepod?

I dont know why this confuses me so much...
My stomache hurts thinking about this stuff...

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:17 pm

If the DAW's A/D accepts line level sources, then yes, of course.

It's no different than having a mixer's direct outs (or record outs) plugged into the inputs of the converter.

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:54 pm

What converter are you talking about?

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:31 pm

Any converter that accepts line (or mic) level inputs for use with a DAW.

The Firepod that you mentioned does.

Computers don't understand analog signals, they operate on ones and zeros.

Any rackmount, desktop, or portable device that routes an analog signal into a computer is a converter (more precisely, an Analog to Digital converter).

The ones that do the opposite (run signal out of the DAW) are Digital to Analog converters.

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:35 pm

Oh that makes sense, duh....
So it's safe to safe that preamps such as firepods, toneports and all that are essentially converters? What if I took a firepod and ran it into another firepod and then into my DAW?

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:48 pm

Firepods and I assume Toneports are preamps and converters rolled into one. Hooking one up to the other won't do anything for you.

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:59 pm

so then i would plug multiple firepods into a converter?
Sorry.... im lost though...

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:01 am

No. The firepod is a converter.

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:03 am

Quote:

What if I took a firepod and ran it into another firepod and then into my DAW?

You can daisy chain up to three maximum of them, which will triple your available channels.

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:08 am

Would you mind explaining how one might accomplish this?
Thanks

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:15 am

Loop the firewire output to the input of the next firepod, then out of that one into the next, and finally, out of that one and into the CPU.

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:10 am

oh ok, that maes sense, but what If I was running another preamp into the first firepod?

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:23 am

I drew you a picture:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/bentsound/Audio%20Stuff/FirepodPreampFWDaisyChain.jpg

I hope that helps. Smile

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