Under $600 multi channelDigital input what would you choose?

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:29 pm

I've been hearing good things about the Firepods... and someone just recommended for me to get the Mackie Onyx in another thread.

You said you needed the Firestudio for the digital I/O...
soo...
explain to me why that's so important. I think I know. But I don't trust myself in the presence of people that know x32453465 what I know.

And I'm probably going to be buying the OO3R and running PT, if that adds any weight to this question.

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:17 am

AnomalyAlecB wrote:

And I'm probably going to be buying the OO3R and running PT, if that adds any weight to this question.

Not really - it would just reset to zero all the advice you have received so far, that's all.

With PT and the 003R, all you can use to expand the number of channels are pre-amps with ADAT outputs.

Work out what you actually want in terms of number of channels and other capability, and come back here for further advice once you have decided.

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:37 am

re: "...You said you needed the Firestudio for the digital I/O...
I bet he said/meant FIREWIRE for digital I/O. It has faster transfer speed than more available USB2.
Determine how many channels you want to record simultaneously. Most interfaces with>4 channels allow daisy-chaining units (8+8+ etc)
Most units also come "bundled" with software - try it you may like it.
There's life AFTER PT...

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:17 am

I'm quite aware that there are more things on this Earth than PT. I didn't really want to delve down its path, but my friend went and bought the software, so I don't really want to argue over something I can't really debunk totally. As it is the "industry standard" I'm not going to be too mad to have to learn it, and it must be somewhat good. I don't really want to shell out the money for another program.

I think I really won't be needing more than 6 channels at a time, that being for drumset. And that's when I actually get some decent overheads.

And so for preamps, will I really need a preamp for each channel if I use the 003R? I'm really kinda fuzzy on the topic of preamps... If it is necessary, then by all means, tell me.

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:56 pm

003R Directly from the Digidesign website

* High-speed FireWire connectivity
* 18 simultaneous channels of audio I/O
* 24-bit/96 kHz resolution
* 8 analog inputs, 8 analog outputs
* 4 professional mic preamps; 48V phantom power enabled on channel pairs
* 8 channels of ADAT optical I/O or two channels of S/PDIF optical I/O
* 2 channels of S/PDIF digital I/O
* 1 MIDI input, 2 MIDI outputs (16 channels in/32 channels out)
* BNC Word Clock I/O
* Dedicated studio monitor output, plus alternate control room output
* Alternate Source input for external device monitoring
* Dual headphone outputs

Correct me if I'm wrong but it has 4 built in MIC pre amps. That means that if you need more then 4 MICs at one time then you will need separate pre amp/s

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:24 pm

Sorry for misusing certain words. It's sure to happen again; I'm learning.

So... since I will likely be using 3 instrument mics, a bass mic, and two overheads on the kit, I will need a seperate mic pre.

Ok.

Suggestions as to which one?

Or should I resort to a different interface?

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:48 am

AnomalyAlecB wrote:

I've been hearing good things about the Firepods... and someone just recommended for me to get the Mackie Onyx in another thread.

You said you needed the Firestudio for the digital I/O...
soo...
explain to me why that's so important. I think I know. But I don't trust myself in the presence of people that know x32453465 what I know.

And I'm probably going to be buying the OO3R and running PT, if that adds any weight to this question.

I needed the S/MUX to connect the digital outs from my Focusrite 428 directly to the Firestudio's Firewire since the 428's probably got better digital converters (and I like the softlimit feature which can't be used with analog connections).

As for Pro Tools, you'll be spending more money than necessary to use a proprietary system which is only ubiquitous in the States, and only for music. For Film, I believe there are more Steinberg Nuendo and Cubase SX users (just a guess).

It pays to be familiar with PT if you are an engineer/producer for hire. Otherwise, I'd recommend nearly ANYTHING else, and avoid the expense of the proprietary system (notice Pro Tools is a proprietary system and you can only use specific hardware/software, which limits choices, and increases expenses without increasing usefulness or benefits).

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:20 am

rainsong23 wrote:

Anybody got opinions on Line 6 gear? There is a Line 6 Tone Port UX8 for about $650 at one of the music stores I visited in seoul the other day. Is it good stuff, junk?

Hi,

I'v seen this review about the Toneport UX8 and it seems to be great !

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