to all audio gear heads...[views:4880][posts:8]_________________________________ [Feb 2,2005 2:56pm - abhorred ""] ive been looking to pick up a audio interface for my computer ive been looking at motu and aardvark (who is out of business apparently), any sugestions...also any preference to PCI, fire wire, usb, etc...? |
| ______________________________ [Feb 2,2005 2:58pm - moran ""] aardvark is good. my friend uses that. you can pick one up pretty cheap off of ebay. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 2,2005 2:58pm - litacore ""] go with Motu 828mkii. $800 investment, but this is upgradable and you'll get what you pay for. You may even find one on ebay NEVER EVER EVER EVER get a USB audio interface. They suck balls. Go Firewire. which computer do you have though, you want to make sure you have compatability with these-- |
| _________________________________ [Feb 2,2005 3:06pm - litacore ""] [img] Presonus Firepod, a few hundred bucks cheaper, may also do the trick but please please, just make sure you get a FIREWIRE INTERFACE |
| _________________________________ [Feb 2,2005 3:10pm - abhorred ""] [img] i was looking at this one...but that is much cheaper...i do like the 8 xlr outs though |
| _________________________________ [Feb 2,2005 3:13pm - litacore ""] that would also do--what computer though? speed? storage? make/model? you'll want to get an external Firewire hard-drive, as well. But it looks like that MOTU has one built-in??? |
| _________________________________ [Feb 2,2005 3:49pm - litacore ""] I've been considering getting a new Mac, but really even though my current 400 mhz G4 is clunky, I'm content with my analog 4-trk. for recording. Because once you start down this 'upgrading' route, you gotta always get new shit--monitors, interfaces, plug-ins, drivers, workstations-- fuck that noise, I ain't opening a studio just yet . . . just trying to bring the metal with me band! |
| _________________________________ [Feb 2,2005 4:38pm - abhorred ""] the computer at my house is an IBM 2.6 or 2.8 ghz i believe....two 40G hard drives, 1G RAM but its my dad's so i couldn't take it anywhere....i want a G5 but like you said here comes the downward spiral of getting one thing then needing 3 more |
| _________________________________ [Feb 2,2005 4:48pm - litacore ""] that computer should be able to handle whatever you should consider this one, because you can record off-site, and mix at home: http://www.motu.com/products/motuaudio/traveler/ |