I am upgrading my old mac to a Macbook Pro Retina and have been researching audio interfaces. My old setup was a Firepod with (white plastic) mac and that has served me well for many years.

Background:

New Triple Computer Audio Interface box from AVLifesavers handles multiple computer feeds from the podium, panel discussions, etc. It's a 3 channel passive mixer with stereo 1/8" mini inputs + transformer direct box. Made in USA. $110http://www.avlifesa…

...a USB3 interface for live backing tracks. Two-channel will be fine. One channel will go to FOH, other to monitors (with "count-in" added in). Must be MIDI-capable (actual 5-pin preferred). Also want "playback software" that can be accessed by Behringer FCB1010 foot control for direct-access of banks and songs, by stepping on foot switches, AND "Play" and "Stop" functionality.

Hi,

Are the monitor volume controls on external USB 2/Firewire audio interfaces passive or active?

And, equally importantly, is the volume controlling the source digitally?

I'm following up on an enquiry I made to to two hardware manufacturers. I only have a reply from one so far, and this really frustrating.

Hi guys, So I'm not new to music, but pretty new to home recording. I got myself an ART Pro Dual Pre USB Interface so that I could record vocals and guitar at the same time, but as different tracks. But when I hook it up to my laptop and record using the Edison recorder in Fruity Loops 8 it records it as one track.

Hi Guys,

Are there any advantages of going through a mixer and into a PC via USB? OR would I be better off going directly from a mixer and into a PCI card via audio ports?

So I bought my fast track from a friend. He gave me the Pro Tools se, cord, and interface. I hooked it up to my mac (10.7.5) and tried to play something but nothing came out. Everything is configured in preferences for fast track to be the input but still nothing. I tried looking for a software installation online, but couldn't find one for macs. What could be the problem?

Hi everyone, I hope this is the appropriate forum for this.