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 Sun 19 May 2002, 18:05
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 Maniac Member  Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 17-May 02 From: Broughton Member No.: 4,705  |
Anyone got any suggestions on the best USB audio interface to use? I'd like to hear other people's opinions on the various options - Edirol UA-5, Midiman's Quattro and Duo, Tascam US428, Roland U8 and anything I might have missed. How about the MBox? Anyone tried that yet?
Basically, I need a USB audio solution for my iBook and I want to hopefully get it right first time! Thanks for your help. |
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Tue 28 May 2002, 16:49
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 Moderator In Chief (MIC)  Group: Editors Posts: 15,189 Joined: 23-Dec 01 From: Paris - FR Member No.: 2,758 |
>compression, reverb, American Tweed, Metal Stack and some other choice phrases
Don't repeat that to the CIA… >I could only find information on this UA700 USB thing on Roland's japanese site 8 hours to have this piece of knowledge boys! The only things I found are (to be constructive) http://www.sospubs.co.uk/sos/may02/article...ankfurtnews.htm (article upon Frankfurt Musiksmesse) http://www.users.surfaid.org/~robinv/hardware4.htm (private page upon audio interfaces for laptops) It seems that the UA700 was only an announcement for now… 'Aujourd'hui peut-être, ou alors demain' (maybe today, or tomorrow then) -------------------- Our Classifeds • Nos petites annonces • Terms Of Service / Conditions d'Utilisation • Forum Rules / Règles des Forums • MacMusic.Org & SETI@Home
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Wed 29 May 2002, 13:42
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Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 17-May 02 From: Broughton Member No.: 4,705 |
Thanks for the links - I'm going to read the 'recording with a laptop advice' pages more closely now. No mention of Swissonic, though - does nobody else know anything about their products? I'll know the answer to that myself soon enough - yesterday I ordered one of their USB Studio Ds. It looks like it will do everything I need and is excellent value, so I'm hoping for good things from it.
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Thu 30 May 2002, 11:02
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this summer...mmm....quite optimistic Rickebacker...I would'nt hold my breath....
best regards, Macmod QUOTE Quote: from rickenbacker on May 23, 2002 - 16:40[br]Oops.. I meant to ask whether you know if the Swissonic Studio D works under OS X. I've got one eye on Cubase SX for later this summer...
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Thu 30 May 2002, 12:54
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Moderator In Chief (MIC) Group: Editors Posts: 15,189 Joined: 23-Dec 01 From: Paris - FR Member No.: 2,758 |
Swissonic as far as I know make good converters, but it's not a hands on experience…
In fact, the firewire interface builders are in the same ligue of reputation… rather good. But it's better to find victims who could tell us their endured tortures  Catch them and question them! Now!
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Thu 30 May 2002, 16:51
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has anyone mentioned the emagic 2|6. It's nice and simple, not too expensive, though not cheap either ( i payed 400 USD). Doesn't require a power supply. Mine has worked fine and generally gives no trouble.
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Fri 31 May 2002, 15:29
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Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 17-May 02 From: Broughton Member No.: 4,705 |
I'm eagerly awaiting delivery of my new Swissonic interface, so I'll post my thoughts on it after a month or two of recording with it. As for the emi 2/6, a lot of people have mentioned it (not just here, all over the web) and it does look good. Trouble is, I don't really like Logic all that much, so I was looking for a good third-party product that I could use with every sequencer, not just one closely tied to one sequencer, like the 2/6 or the MBox. For me, Swissonic's USB Studio D seems to fit the bill. Time will tell...
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Sun 2 Jun 2002, 10:55
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 SuperHero Group: Members Posts: 4,218 Joined: 08-May 01 From: Paris - FR Member No.: 529 |
mbox is great with cubase, logic, peak .... just anything . but use the propagamma asio driver ! works great on my titanium .. i had to buy it ...... but never regret .
-------------------- brian Holden
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Mon 3 Jun 2002, 08:04
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 10-May 02 Member No.: 4,602 |
I have the Quattro & it works fine...drivers can be downloaded right from the website...it does get hot, but it is small & is very portable...
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Mon 3 Jun 2002, 17:08
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what about Edirol UA-5 and Yamaha UW500? Edirol is reviewed on www.sospubs.co.uk and has good marks - it looks like a decent machine, without MIDI though. And Yamaha€s interface which has MIDI and synth in there is mentioned nowhere except their own web site, of course. any ideas? Does anyone even saw Yamaha€s UW500 on sale online?
I think as soon as I get iBook 600 I will order Edirol UA-5 and get a USB Keyboard for playing VST instruments in Logic and I don€t need MIDI then at all. |
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Thu 6 Jun 2002, 13:04
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 Rookie Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 13-Mar 01 From: Paris - FR Member No.: 362 |
IMHO the mbox is excellent, convenient and reliable...
one of the best choices! -------------------- David K.
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