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Hello everybody,
I just bought one of the new 800MHz iBooks (my first Mac) and I´m planning to buy a FIREWIRE Audio Interface that operates under OS X. Is there anybody who could recommend a specific product and/or help me with my decision ? This is what I want to get accomplished with my new "toy": As a jazz-piano player I´d like to record rehearsals and demos with small ensembles and burn them on CD - I think that 8 audio input channels should be enough for this task. (?) E.g. bass 1, piano 2, voc 1, sax 1, drums 3 channels. I don´t expect true professional quality - I simply want to get things done/check things out on my own instead of depending on booking a studio all the time. My budget allows for approximately 900$ / 900 EUROs. Until now I took a look at the - MOTU 828 and the - M-Audio Delta 1010 MOTU828s two XLR jacks look pretty good to me, because I like to do things with as few technical stuff as possible... Looks to me like you could even just plug in two mics without any adaptors to record a piano/voice duo. Am I seriously mislead about that ??? OK - pretty long post I´m looking forward to your experiences/suggestions. snuupy |
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Wed 13 Nov 2002, 13:40
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 10-Nov 02 From: Berlin - DE Member No.: 9,156 |
hello damann,
thanks for your advice ! well, er, ahem, my only experiences in recording so far are in the MIDI field with CUBASE on ATARI1040ST... is your question aimed at possible incompatibilities between audio software and the 828 ? i thought that a properly installed (correct drivers etc.) interface would work with any recording software like CUBASE or LOGIC. wrong ? or did you have the OS 9/OS X driver situation in mind ? (i read about that in other forums around here...) doesn´t the 828 come with some audio software included (audio desk), that might do what i want to do ? well - i´m planning to buy the 828 around spring/summer 2003 anyway, so i *hope* that OS X drivers and software will be ready by then... a personal question: damann, do you use the 828 yourself ? in a live or studio situation ? do you know other frequent mac-music visitors who use their equipment for "live" (i mean on the road, mike the band and record a whole 50minute set) recordings ? Thanks again so far snuupy |
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snuupy Firewire Audio Interfaces For Os X Sun 10 Nov 2002, 15:21
damann hi snuupy,
you're right. the 828 will amplify(... Wed 13 Nov 2002, 03:11 Levon River In OS 9, Audio Desk was a pared-down Digital Perfo... Wed 13 Nov 2002, 14:21 damann QUOTE (snuupy @ Nov 13 2002, 12:40)a personal... Thu 14 Nov 2002, 03:19 Johnny Valium Hi there,
in my opinion, Audiodesk is a great pie... Thu 14 Nov 2002, 11:39 Teiwaz Here's my 2 shillings worth. Maybe, if your li... Sun 17 Nov 2002, 05:03 snuupy Wow - many, many thanx for the great support you g... Sun 17 Nov 2002, 15:54 damann QUOTE (snuupy @ Nov 17 2002, 14:54)equals 14 ... Sun 17 Nov 2002, 20:53 snuupy Thanks again for all the support !
I promise ... Sun 1 Dec 2002, 22:47
urbanmatador QUOTE get a 7200rpm firewire drive for the audio. ... Sun 5 Jan 2003, 09:42 |
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