Suggest A Good Usb/fw Interface, Help beginners find affordable quality |
Fri 15 Jul 2005, 21:40
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 28-Jun 05 From: Calgary - CA Member No.: 67,256 |
One and all: Give your suggestions for a good quality, affordable interface for the beginners of the world.
I'm new to comuter based music production and I plan to run Logic Express 7 on a new iBook w/ 768mb of Ram. I need recommendations on audio interfaces with at least two input channels, including a good mic input as vocals will be a priority, hopefully under $500. This set up is to be used for demo song/sellable cd production; the focus however is to produce usable tracks for later studio additions. All suggestions are apreciated. Thank you. This post has been edited by OneDerBoy: Fri 15 Jul 2005, 22:06 |
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Tue 19 Jul 2005, 06:59
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Member Group: Members Posts: 71 Joined: 29-Oct 03 From: Corvallis - US Member No.: 27,749 |
my 2¢
I don'thave experience with M-audio....but I have read and heard about the issues with a Mac ,besides it'sUSB... the FireBox is FireWIRE.. NOWTHAT I GOTA GOOD UNIT I LOVE MY FIREBOX...AND YOU CAN HAVE (oops caps lock on) not yelling........ you can have multiple channels running. I would not go with a USB unit ...sitck to firewire...its faster and more reliable ok? -- ian This post has been edited by ArchivalAudio: Tue 19 Jul 2005, 07:10 -------------------- ~ Archival Audio ~
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OneDerBoy Suggest A Good Usb/fw Interface Fri 15 Jul 2005, 21:40
arvidtp i like my firebox ($400) - see the "Pres... Sat 16 Jul 2005, 04:17
Jsegura Yes, Firebox is a good option. For its price and s... Sat 16 Jul 2005, 09:12
OneDerBoy Thanks guys. The price for the firebox seems comp... Sun 17 Jul 2005, 23:31
arvidtp not sure i agree - i have an mbox and take it from... Mon 18 Jul 2005, 00:29
OneDerBoy Really? Interesting. Thanks for the suggestion. I ... Mon 18 Jul 2005, 00:56
B3 Basher The Mackie Spike has my vote. It may be USB but t... Sat 30 Jul 2005, 18:09
edge100 QUOTE (B3 Basher @ Jul 30 2005, 17:09)The Mac... Wed 17 Aug 2005, 20:33
CmdrLaForge I recommand the Focusrite Saffire! Strongly... Fri 2 Sep 2005, 13:18
MoonDark hello , I have like 550 bucks And I am planning... Fri 16 Sep 2005, 15:42
mortalengines I hear nothing but good things about the presonus ... Sat 17 Sep 2005, 20:50
arvidtp if you need strong driver support, stay away from ... Sat 17 Sep 2005, 22:53
MoonDark Thanks a lot , I think that I may go with MOTU st... Sun 18 Sep 2005, 01:27
SadPandas For what it is worth. With the Presouns products y... Sun 18 Sep 2005, 04:09
mortalengines the same is true of the mackie onyx firewire card-... Sun 18 Sep 2005, 06:46
rickenbacker Moondark: the destinies of Mbox and M-Audio are no... Mon 19 Sep 2005, 14:01
groovey I''m also in the middle of buying an inter... Tue 20 Sep 2005, 20:48
rickenbacker From what I can tell, the only real requirement of... Wed 21 Sep 2005, 16:22
groovey Thanks, rickenbacker! I guess it is going to b... Wed 21 Sep 2005, 20:41
dedart If you have the money, try a Apogee MiniMe. Why? 1... Sat 1 Oct 2005, 07:29
muzza Hi. I'm new here and this is my first posting... Sat 1 Oct 2005, 15:33
arvidtp for just playing back audio and probably capturing... Sat 1 Oct 2005, 17:21
mortalengines It may also behoove you to invest in an external h... Sun 2 Oct 2005, 20:03
muzza Thanks for your input guys. I'll be pretty bas... Tue 4 Oct 2005, 00:32
arvidtp i like my firebox ($400) - see the "Pres... Sat 16 Jul 2005, 04:17
Jsegura Yes, Firebox is a good option. For its price and s... Sat 16 Jul 2005, 09:12
OneDerBoy Thanks guys. The price for the firebox seems comp... Sun 17 Jul 2005, 23:31
arvidtp not sure i agree - i have an mbox and take it from... Mon 18 Jul 2005, 00:29
OneDerBoy Really? Interesting. Thanks for the suggestion. I ... Mon 18 Jul 2005, 00:56
B3 Basher The Mackie Spike has my vote. It may be USB but t... Sat 30 Jul 2005, 18:09
edge100 QUOTE (B3 Basher @ Jul 30 2005, 17:09)The Mac... Wed 17 Aug 2005, 20:33
CmdrLaForge I recommand the Focusrite Saffire! Strongly... Fri 2 Sep 2005, 13:18
MoonDark hello , I have like 550 bucks And I am planning... Fri 16 Sep 2005, 15:42
mortalengines I hear nothing but good things about the presonus ... Sat 17 Sep 2005, 20:50
arvidtp if you need strong driver support, stay away from ... Sat 17 Sep 2005, 22:53
MoonDark Thanks a lot , I think that I may go with MOTU st... Sun 18 Sep 2005, 01:27
SadPandas For what it is worth. With the Presouns products y... Sun 18 Sep 2005, 04:09
mortalengines the same is true of the mackie onyx firewire card-... Sun 18 Sep 2005, 06:46
rickenbacker Moondark: the destinies of Mbox and M-Audio are no... Mon 19 Sep 2005, 14:01
groovey I''m also in the middle of buying an inter... Tue 20 Sep 2005, 20:48
rickenbacker From what I can tell, the only real requirement of... Wed 21 Sep 2005, 16:22
groovey Thanks, rickenbacker! I guess it is going to b... Wed 21 Sep 2005, 20:41
dedart If you have the money, try a Apogee MiniMe. Why? 1... Sat 1 Oct 2005, 07:29
muzza Hi. I'm new here and this is my first posting... Sat 1 Oct 2005, 15:33
arvidtp for just playing back audio and probably capturing... Sat 1 Oct 2005, 17:21
mortalengines It may also behoove you to invest in an external h... Sun 2 Oct 2005, 20:03
muzza Thanks for your input guys. I'll be pretty bas... Tue 4 Oct 2005, 00:32
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