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 Mon 15 Dec 2003, 05:42
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I have a g4 powerbook 867 Mhz, 384 mb RAM, running 10.2.8. After some investigation, I've narrowed my choices down to two, for money, quality and reliability: getting an M-Audio Duo and Logic Audio Big Box or getting the Digidesign M-box. (roughly $500 for either) I'm wondering if there's any major differences between the two set-ups (hardware or software advantages, etc.) and also if anyone has any recommendations or warnings for me on my set up in general.
I'll be doing some recording with a mixer probably or just using the 2 inputs for mics, etc. I recognize the limitations of USB but I need good software more than inputs/outputs right now. Maybe I'll upgrade to FireWire sometime. Thanks for your advice! |
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Sun 4 Jan 2004, 07:31
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Hmm.. the OmniStudio USB has been something I've been eyeing.. The only thing that I did want to see is it operating on bus power, but I guess you want to power it externally if you're on USB. How's the latency when you use software monitoring (i.e. not using the direct monitor)? What I seem to hear is that for software monitoring, the emagic usb interfaces has the best latency... too bad they seem to be unstable without the optional power adaptor and that they come with cinch plugs.. they should have been at least decent enough to put in trs 1/4" plugs..
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tgwj Mbox Vs. The Rest Of The Usb World Mon 15 Dec 2003, 05:42
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48khz is quite sufficient unless you... Thu 18 Dec 2003, 21:37 rickenbacker A popular rule of thumb is that it's better to... Fri 19 Dec 2003, 12:42 jebbels If you are recording songs with the intention of b... Mon 22 Dec 2003, 16:15 rickenbacker Yes, because the original file you capture at 24-b... Mon 22 Dec 2003, 19:38 MusicMan91 M-Audio OmniStudio USB. There really isn't an... Sat 3 Jan 2004, 19:28 MusicMan91 I haven't experienced any noticeable lag time ... Sun 4 Jan 2004, 07:47 dextrometh I did a bit of research recently upon deciding to ... Sun 11 Jan 2004, 04:40 lushbudget I'm a new DAW user and my choice was the Mbox ... Tue 13 Jan 2004, 18:45 gahlord Hey all,
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Presto PT Free (is it still around?) used to be the only ... Fri 16 Jan 2004, 22:49 |
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