How do those two compare?

I'd like to upgrade my studio to 8 inputs and better A/D converters (currently using a Delta 44). I want decent mic preamps built-in so I can quickly record a whole bunch of tracks.

I was thinking about the PreSonus Firepod but then found those two options which seem better.

just curious what would be better to buy?, i'm gonna be doing live audio recording with my apple g5 and I'm gonna need at least 24 channels to start, eventually going to 48 channels, also i'll need to sync audio to live video shoots. just curious if anyone could give me any insight on which unit is better for that app, i know the 2804 is a little cheaper, and seems to have more features.

I asked this a few weeks ago with no answer:

Do you use multiple MOTU 896HD
if so - How many can you practically daisy chain?
Does anyone run a platform with 3 or 4 via a single firewire input on their computer? (i`m looking to run 24-32 track system)

I need to mic up a drum kit to my MOTU 828mkII, but it only comes with 2 preamps.

Is there any rack mount preamps or some cheap alternative to give me the extra 5-8 preamps for mice?

I need to go with the cheapest, but best sounding piece of gear out there. So if it's only $100, that's great, but if it's more like $500, I can still afford it...

Hey guys,

Hi. I am having trouble with syncing 2 828MKII through Firewire. I am using a PC with XP SP2. Hardware wise I have 2.8GHz Intel P4, 2Gb of RAM and am using Cubase SX. The 828's go out of sync as soon as I open the Cubase program or even the MOTU FW Audio Console. Has anyone had this problem?

Hi all,

I'm new here. My name is Andrew and I've taken it upon myself to do the recording for my band. Currently, I'm using a DIGI002R on a PC desktop and trying to get it to work on my laptop(no such luck yet). I also have a Great River NV2 and a PreSonus Digimax LT.

I am toying with the idea of using a laptop for recording recitals, audition tapes, and eventually to record band and orchestra concerts. I'm pondering the idea of starting by using a laptop and some kind of firewire based interface to record all this classical music.

Has anyone done this? I have connected the optical in and outs from the MOTU to the digi but when I select the ADAT 1 input in pro tools it does not have any signal?

Anyone use them? I'm looking into getting one as a portable interface, and was wondering if the pre's are even halfway decent.

I know they're not going to be API's or Great River's, but are they useable? Mostly I'll be using them to track rock drums on location, at least until I can get some more money scrounged together for some other pre's.