Hi!
I have a simple question: I already have an M-Audio Fast Track Pro, and it has (as you may already know) S/PDIF in/outs. Would it be a good idea or not if I want to record like live drums, dj set, mics etc to get a Behringer ADA8000, and as it has optical in/outs I would have to get an M-Audio cO2 optical/coax converter...Would that make sense?
This way for less than 250$ (if I buy both the cO2 and ADA8000 over eBay) would I really get another 8 ins/outs? And, if I buy it, when I'll all plug it, will it be easy to configure in my audio appz (Live, Cubase mainly)? Like will I see the 8 ins/outs as all the other one with the fast track or will I have to wire everything virtually with the another software?
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patton686 wrote: I have a simple question: I already have an M-A
patton686 wrote: I have a simple question: I already have an M-Audio Fast Track Pro, and it has (as you may already know) spdif in/outs. Would it be a good idea or not if I want to record like live drums, dj set, mics etc to get a Behringer ADA8000, and as it has optical in/outs I would have to get an M-Audio cO2 optical/coax converter...Would that make sense?
No. The ADA8000 output is ADAT lightpipe format. The Fast Track Pro has only S/PDIF for its digital inputs and outputs. The two formats are not compatible. If you got an optical-coax converter, that would give you an S/PDIF optical input, commonly called TOSLINK. You would be able to connect that to devices that have S/PDIF optical outputs, such as some CD players and minidisc decks.
patton686 wrote: This way for less than 250$ (if I buy both the cO2 and ADA8000 over eBay) would I really get another 8 ins/outs? And, if I buy it, when I'll all plug it, will it be easy to configure in my audio appz (Live, Cubase mainly)? Like will I see the 8 ins/outs as all the other one with the fast track or will I have to wire everything virtually with the another software?
Sorry, as explained, this will not work. The best way forward is to get a FireWire interface for your PC, and then you have a choice of high-quality multi-channel interfaces, most of which are expandable via ADAT (unlike the Fast Track Pro). The software that drives whichever interface you go for will probably handle the extra ADAT tracks.
you know, thats sort of a 2-part question. the first part is wh
you know, thats sort of a 2-part question. the first part is what you're asking about ; "can you expand the fasttrack?"
but what i would be concerned over is the 2nd lingering part ; "what kind of quality will you end up with if you stream 8 independant tracks through USB?"
most multi-track interfaces (8pre, firebox, onyx mixers, even the multimix) are FIREWIRE.
so .. i do not have an answer about expanding the FastTrack, but if it does work, you'll want to watch out for the quality thing. or, if it does work, i cant imagine that overdubbing would be possible without plenty of latency (yuck!!!)
good luck,