I'm brand new to recording. I'm looking for an 8 channel audio interface that will give me the ability to expand later on via ADAT. I saw on the Soundcard Wizard on Recording Review that the PreSonus Firestudio and M-Audio Profile 2626 should meet my needs.
Which do you guys think will be more reliable?
Thanks,
hondacrxdude13
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Those are both fine interfaces. There are others as well. Like R
Those are both fine interfaces. There are others as well. Like RME, for example, a popular brand here.
This is a topic that gets a lot of discussion on these forums - do a search and you'll get plenty of hits on more in-depth conversations.
Like GF said, my understanding is that the biggest difference between the two you mentioned is that the M-Audio unit pretty much locks you into ProTools, while the Firestudio will work with a variety of DAWs.
soapfloats wrote: the M-Audio unit pretty much locks you into Pr
soapfloats wrote: the M-Audio unit pretty much locks you into ProTools
Hmm, is that true? I thought that PT M-powered locks you into the unit, but is it a two way lock in? That would mean that the M-Audio units cannot be used with any other software other than PT M-Powered? I honestly don't know, but if it's true then I did not know that.
That depends on what software you are going to be using. If you
That depends on what software you are going to be using. If you are using Pro Tools M-Powered then you'll need the M-Audio piece. If you will be using any other software... go with the PreSonus piece.