 Apogee Mini-me & others, Pros & Cons |
  Tue 19 Nov 2002, 18:10
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DigitMus said:
QUOTE Just got a MiniMe and it absolutely blows the 828 out of the water!! 2 phenomenal mic preamps, limiting, compression (you can even tweak the ratios by opening the top of the box!) famous Apogee A-D conversion (+UV22) 96khz operation, and you can even use different sample rates/bit depths SIMULTANEOUSLY (i.e. 96/24 from SPDIF & AES/EBU, and 44.1/16 via USB). For me, the 828 is now an expensive doorstop. Scott Holli answered: QUOTE mini-me sounds very cool fidelity wise, how much do they go for roughly? I could look on the web site but what kind of outs does it have, also what is the driver system? I think I speak for everyone but please let us know how you get on DigitMus , now and as an ongoing concern. Maybe this warrants a new forum! I for one would love to follow it's progress. Holli xxx Teiwaz answered: QUOTE DigitMus, Great to hear a fellow Apogee user talkin' loud! I LOVE my AD-8000...Apogee rule, man! Maybe we should open a new thread on the subject of the extremely exciting Apogee guys and their products... :D And now for the rest... ;-) Bye. |
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Fri 29 Nov 2002, 22:22
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Sure Presto, but latency for Digitmus (as he himself pointed out) is not an issue when he records in the field with his laptop. He has some of the most impressive kit I have seen on this forum, so if the Mbox was better (!!) I'm sure he would be using it.
 Sound quality is of the essence here. The Mini-me is a pro sounding piece of kit. Digi's Mbox is not such a professional sounding unit (it's decidedly semi-pro), near zero latency or not, and it simply can't be pitted against anything Apogee put out there. It also depends if one relies on a USB convertor for EVERYTHING one records/mixes, or just for capturing audio in the field and then importing it into a pro rig back at the studio. If you rely on the Mbox for everything including overdubbing, then it may be great as a handy one stop solution, but in the situation of having to use a USB interface, I know what I would rather have...a clearer, professional sounding recording (Mini-me), and split the input into a small mixer for monitoring during recording...after all, you're stuck with a recording once it has been made, and it reflects on one's professionalism as to how good it sounds. It all depends on what/who the recording is for at the end of the day. Horses for courses... 
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Yukulele Apogee Mini-me & others Tue 19 Nov 2002, 18:10
rickenbacker Holli - price of the Apogee last time I looked was... Tue 19 Nov 2002, 19:03 Teiwaz Apogee do have high prices. But you do get what yo... Tue 19 Nov 2002, 21:03 holli Thanks rickenbacker, that is a fairly hot tag but ... Wed 20 Nov 2002, 02:04 DigitMus holli -
The MiniMe has USB I/O and ASIO drivers... Sat 23 Nov 2002, 09:57 holli thanks dude, I'm jealous!
Apogee kick as... Sat 23 Nov 2002, 16:34 urbanmatador 828 is a doorstop now!?!? high praise... w... Sun 24 Nov 2002, 11:04 DigitMus Latency is pretty bad on it (like anything USB) so... Fri 29 Nov 2002, 03:26 holli Thats cool So, your minime gives you just enough ... Fri 29 Nov 2002, 03:59 urbanmatador QUOTE Lemme put it this way, my portable multi-tra... Fri 29 Nov 2002, 07:02 Presto Digitmus, you say "Latency is pretty bad on i... Fri 29 Nov 2002, 10:18 Presto Teiwaz, you say "Digi's Mbox is not such ... Sat 30 Nov 2002, 14:00 soif Mbox is a semi-pro equipment because its converter... Sat 30 Nov 2002, 16:04 Bart S. QUOTE (DigitMus @ Nov 23 2002, 08:57)The Mini... Sat 30 Nov 2002, 17:09 urbanmatador thanks for the advice, everyone. i've been lur... Sat 30 Nov 2002, 18:55 holli haha, and damn the topic!! Presto, I beli... Sat 30 Nov 2002, 19:47 Presto Well, Urb. You have got lots of answers at differe... Sat 30 Nov 2002, 23:40
Teiwaz Hey, Presto!!
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