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I recently purchased a MacBook Pro running Lion 10.7 and am looking for a good interface to use with it.
I will most likely be using garageband or Cubase as my DAW.
I only need one channel or 2 because I'm only using it for basic stuff. (No crazy multitrack recording)
I record everything one at a time, Im looking for something quick with no latency. Most my recordings are between 10 and 20 tracks.
My budget is about $100.
How much better is firewire then usb / usb 2.0?
I was looking at the http://www.musician…"]Steinberg CI1 [/]="http://www.musician…"]Steinberg CI1 [/]but i didn't know how good it was.
I used to have a fire pod but it broke when i was using it on my pc. I hear prosonus products are horrible about updating drivers.
Im finding it hard to find something that supports Lion without breaking the bank.
What would you recommend to me?
Thanks!

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Boswell Thu, 12/22/2011 - 02:57

It's difficult to reconcile "good interface" with "about $100".

If you can get round the Lion driver issue (by using Soundflower or some other method), I would look on Ebay for an original Digidesign Mbox (NOT the Mbox 2 or Mbox 3). The original Mbox is USB connected and has Focusrite pre-amps, which in themselves are worth the $50 - $90 that they go for.