Hey guys, i'm looking to start up some home recording space, however i need some gear suggestions.
i'm looking to get a pro tools setup, however the $$ for the tdm stuff is YUCK. so i was checking out the digi 002/003 factory models. the first problem i run into just in this initial gear-shop-phase is drums. the digi 002/003 only have 4 inputs which means i can only get 4 drum track channels to tape.
does anyone know of any other options aside from an HD I/O that can get me my independent drum tracks so i dont have to record an entire set bounced down to one stereo track?
i was also checking out the control 24, if i could ever find one used and decently priced... i heard it runs through PT LE, but does anyone know how many tracks can be recorded simultaneously via the firewire(?) output?
thanks!
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On the Digi002, you can actually run up to 18 inputs at once. Y
On the Digi002, you can actually run up to 18 inputs at once. You only have 4 pre's on the interface, but you also have 4 more line level inputs, 8 ADAT litepipe inputs, and 2 spdif inputs. 8 analog and 10 digital inputs total. You can assign all of these inputs and record all 18 tracks simultaneously.
I run a 002 with a Focusrite Octopre (for the ADAT), a DBX 386 (for the spdif) and I have a couple of other pres taht I use to fill the rest of the analog inputs. I was looking into the 003. It has all the same features as the 002, plus it has a word clock in so you can sync it with, say, a digital console, or sync to video.
nixontrips wrote: does anyone know of any other options aside fr
You could connect an 8-channel preamp that has an ADAT lightpipe output to give you 12 input channels total.
Lots of choices for preamps with 8 or more channels and ADAT out. The new Mackie 1200F looks nice, and also has a FireWire interface for the times you want to use recording software other than PT.