Which Interface Is Best For Me And Imac G5?, Mbox, Spike, Omega, Firewire 410? Options

[bigheadjoe]

In a couple weeks I will be getting a new imac G5. I am fairly new to recording music. I've used Cakewalk Sonar on my friends computer as well as Cubase SX. I prefer to use Cubase SX. I need a good solid interface, but I don't really care about the software that comes with it since I will be using Cubase SX3. I am a singer songwriter and currently I don't need more than two channels of audio recorded at the same. I am stickler for low latency. I've heard a lot of good things about Digidesign's Mbox, however it sounds like I'd be paying mostly for the software that comes with it. I've also been looking at:

Mackie Spike
Lexicon Omega
M-Audio Omni
M-Audio Firewire 410

Any suggestions?

P.S. Is the 600 Mhz bus worth the extra 200$ for the new iMac G5's

Thanks,
Derek

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This post has been edited by lepetitmartien: Tue 14 Sep 2004, 03:26

[bloodychoir]

Hi Bighead,

I'm in a different boat, same river. I'm a singer songwriter and I've been using a g4 ibook with a Novation Speedio two in two out interface and it does the job fine. As far as latency goes, if you're going in with a guitar for example, as long as it's clean (no onboard fx already in use on the track) it's good. I'd say it's more about what machine and the software you're plugging it into. I don't know a hell of a lot about the other interfaces, but at the time I bought it because for the price it offered pretty much everything more expensive units did, and it was reviewed well. I'm looking at the imac G5 now, to use with Logic Pro. Maybe you could help me with what made your mind up to get the imac instead of an entry level powermac g5. For instance, did someone give you an idea of how Cubase would run, track/plugin numbers etc.?

Cheers.