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440 Forums _ Getting Started _ Best Sounding A/d Or D/a Converters

Posted by: greggstevens Tue 23 Mar 2004, 07:49

I just got a Mac G5 and I use it for video editing. I am going to set up a recording studio and I need some advice. I had 3 Adats when they first came out and I sold them cheep then recorded two CD's on two inch tape to get the sound I was looking for. I am ready to give digital another try. I want to start out with very high quality sounding digital converters. Is Apogee the best??? How does the digi 002 sound? I also need good mic pre amps and mics. Any advice would be very much appreciated. You can hear what I have recorded on two inch at http://nav.440network.com/out.php?mmsc=forums&url=http://www.greggstevens.com
Thanks for your help!
Gregg

Posted by: Mac-Dee Tue 23 Mar 2004, 10:54

hi Greg

well as for mic preamps i have read alot of review on the manu.. GREATRIVER ELECTRONICS they have the best quality pre amps will i think check them out . there very expensive.
as for Ad/Da RME audio - have good coverters\ Motu do as well
i am not a fan of digidesign but it would work but i think there not future prof to many buggs.
check out RME-audio.com. Yamaha are very good , they have a all in one ad/da plus pre amp - I88x , they did a deal wit Apple and Mlan is being intergrated into there system i don't know if the new drivers are out for OSX pantha yet so make sure they are if u like the look of any of there products. Apogee is good
they have some new ad/da that won some awards i can't remember the name of the top of my head but yeah annywayz i hope this helps..

regards david

Posted by: hanske Tue 23 Mar 2004, 11:35

I,m using Digi 002 and I can asure you there ,s nothing wrong with that ,only that it is a little complicated to have everything installed but the sound quality is very good and you got a lot of good software with it ,unfortunately it is expensive
Ialso tried yamaha ,but got tired of waiting for the drivers
that made me a little suspicious

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