Tascam 122 Or 224, Very new-which one for live trio? Options

[M.D.]

Hi,
I've pretty much decided on a Tascam unit, but not too sure of which one.
Tascam us-122 or us-224.
Can I feed a live trio into Garage Band with the us-122 or do I need the us-224?
Thanks.

[xingu]

No problem. That's some good thinking there (purchasing not just what you need now, but what you might want in the future). I have a 428 myself, so if you have any specific questions, feel free to PM me. I've yet to track 4 inputs simultaneously, but have no problems with 2 (and pretty bare bones hardware - iMac 700/384RAM). The primary drawback is its lack of phantom power (in case you need it for a condensor mic, for example) but I just got one of the smaller Euroracks to handle that, no complaints.