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  Tue 5 Aug 2003, 20:55
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Hi,
What would be a good choice of hardware to buy to give me at least 2 - 4 stereo mic inputs (preferably balanced XLR) into a G4 867mghz Powerbook? Would a PCMIA card be worthwhile or would I be better going down the USB / Firewire audio interface route? On the PCMIA side the options I've seen are the Digigram VX Pocket V2, or the Hammerfall DSP PCMCIA Cardbus Interface which looks quite intersting (but uses a firewire port on the laptop). Anyone using any of these? As for USB interfaces, I've only heard bad things. Is that generally still true? Firewire looks like the best option, but pricey. Is there a cheap-ish firewire device that would meet my requirements for this Powerbook? Any comments gratefully recieved 
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Thu 7 Aug 2003, 13:43
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The fw-interfaces are as you say generally more expensive than comp usb.
( many people use usb intefaces with good results - there have various issues - I would stay away from usb for the time beeing at least -- waiting for usb-2 to take hold ) Personally I would go with Moto 828 - MK-II or maybe Presonus Firestation Go to their websites and check info: http://www.motu.com/english/motuaudio/828/body.html http://www.presonus.com/html/products/firestation.html Cheers: Dixiechicken -------------------- ==================
Oh my god it's full of stars… --------------------------------------------------- Mac-G5-2x.2.0, OS-X 10.5.1, 250/200Gb HD - 7.0Gb ram DP-5.13, Motu 828 MK-II, MTP AV Usb, ltst drvs, Kurzweil-2000, EPS-16, Proteus-2000, Yamaha 01V Emes Kobalt monitors ================================ |
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Thu 7 Aug 2003, 13:48
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Moderator Group: Team Posts: 370 Joined: 19-Mar 03 From: Umeå - SE Member No.: 14,645 |
The fw-interfaces are as you say generally more expensive than comp usb.
( many people use usb intefaces with good results - there have various issues - I would stay away from usb for the time beeing at least -- waiting for usb-2 to take hold ) Personally I would go with Moto 828 - MK-II or maybe Presonus Firestation Go to their websites and check info: http://www.motu.com/english/motuaudio/828/body.html http://www.presonus.com/html/products/firestation.html Cheers: Dixiechicken -------------------- ==================
Oh my god it's full of stars… --------------------------------------------------- Mac-G5-2x.2.0, OS-X 10.5.1, 250/200Gb HD - 7.0Gb ram DP-5.13, Motu 828 MK-II, MTP AV Usb, ltst drvs, Kurzweil-2000, EPS-16, Proteus-2000, Yamaha 01V Emes Kobalt monitors ================================ |
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