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Hi,
I just purchased a MacBook Pro and wanted some advice on which sound card to get. i'm running Logic Pro 7 w/ a Focusrite Platinum VoiceMaster Pro pre amp. I Apogee makes some great stuff and so does MOTU. Not lookin' to go broke though. $300 - $500 U.S., maybe 6. All i really need is 2 mic inputs w/ 24-bit / sampling up to 192 kHz. Can you help me? Thanks. -JCpro This post has been edited by JC pro: Thu 4 May 2006, 02:07 |
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Wed 10 May 2006, 12:06
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Recording at 192KHz will put enormous - and I would say unnecessary - strain on your MBP's processors. Only bats can really hear the difference between 192 and 96. Even recording at 96 is hard work for a computer and many, many audio professionals will concede that after 48KHz it's hard to really hear the difference. Sure, if you sit and listen very closely to recorded tracks in isolation, you can detect subtle differences, but that's a very artificial approach to listening to music. I'm inclined to suggest that all you'll get out of using 192 is very large files.
Bit rate is more important than sample rate in determining sound quality. Record at 24 bit and either 44.1 or 48KHz - or 96 if you must - and you'll get great-sounding results. |
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JC pro Firewire Sound Cards Thu 4 May 2006, 02:04
lepetitmartien As far as I know i see only the Motu traveller and... Sat 6 May 2006, 02:14 drjuju I've got the Presonus Inspire firewire interfa... Sat 6 May 2006, 15:05 lepetitmartien And Presonus may have some of the nicest pre avail... Sat 6 May 2006, 15:41 JC pro Hi,
About if I needed 192kHz, that's actually... Wed 10 May 2006, 04:26 JC pro Thanks. That's what's up. I appreciate you... Wed 10 May 2006, 15:32 rickenbacker I don't know too much about them, other than a... Thu 11 May 2006, 11:13
zooot i have an 896 (not hd ) and would like to know if ... Thu 11 May 2006, 13:05 thedomus QUOTE (zooot @ Thu 11 May 2006, 12:05) i ... Tue 6 Jun 2006, 06:50 |
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