Can anyone help please?

I've read a few forum posts saying that the converters on the Kurzweil Rumor are as as good or better than the RME and Lynx stuff. You also get the reportedly amazing reverbs based on the KSP8, S/PIIF I/O, 3-band paremetric eq, and a collection of other effects, for $500.

I will be buying one soon.

The rumor isn't exactly 8 I/O though is it?

The converters apparently do sound really good tho...good for stereo i/o stuff...and quite affordable with great reverb!

I'd recommend RME based on the multiface sound. The Fireface is meant to be better again...more recent/better converters.

I think you'd be fine with RME. You might pick up one of their older units like the multiface a lot cheaper than the fireface if you only need 8 analog I/O and ADAT which gives you another 8 again i/o.

I've seen a few Firefaces very cheap on ebay.

Firewire is very fast...PCI is faster again, but they are both so fast you would be fine with either!

if crucial, you can try a google search on PCI vs firewire...

go with the rme.... the adi sounds better than apogee rosetta 800 anyway....

Those RME's look pretty amazing.

Anyone heard or used one?

I wish one of the mags would A/B it against something as respectable as the Rosetta.

used rme for years..... really love them....

Well, I have the RME HDSP 9652 attached to the RME ADI-8 DS..

Do I like it? sure sounds great..

have I compared it to similar cards ? Nope, other then my old Sondblaster AWE 64, which doesn't help the cause,,

other then that, it works great with my Samplitude pro 7* ( getting sam 8)

I'd venture to say you'd be happy with one if you needed it's functions..

P-IV 3.0. /1 gig OCZ RAM /Windows XP Pro

G'luck with the decisions

SI

Antho wrote: The rumor isn't exactly 8 I/O though is it?

Oops! :oops:

What about the Lynx Aurora?

edit: nevermind. im reading challeneged.. didnt notice the 500-1000 dollar criteria. sorry!

if your willing to do pci, try the maudio delta 1010.

Thank you very much guys for all of your imput. It really helps to get info from you guys that have much more experience then I.

I currently have the Delta 44 and I do like what I hear but is the Delta 1010 better quality or is it just more ports? I am really looking to get a pro recording our of my own studio and I know I can do it with the right gear and the right engineer.

I am looking at the RME's, but I have never heard them. It's just that their reputation is very good in all that I read. The other one I was considering is the MOTU 896HD. I've never heard that one either but in the May issue of REMIX, Trent Reznor of NIN uses it in his studio. I love NIN's sound.

Anyone have any thoughts about the MOTU.

Your M-Audio Delta 44 isn't going to be a whole lot different than a 1010, other than the extra I/O. Sure the Delta 1010 was considered a "high end" recording interface a few years ago, but there's been plenty of advances in A/D converters. M-Audio is great for a home studio, don't get me wrong. I used a Delta 44 with N-Track for years before I started to get serious, but there's only so far you can go with the quality of the converters in those units. I haven't used the RME Firewire myself, but it looks like a great interface. If you're recording a rock band, you're more than likely going to need AT LEAST 4 I/O. You might want to take a look at some Echo products. Specifically the Audiofire8. Don't be afraid of Firewire or USB 2.0 oriented hardware, they're almost identical to a PCI card.

Good luck.

I have the apogee older rosetta box and it still rocks!