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![]() Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 08-Dec 05 From: Valby - DK Member No.: 73,613 ![]() |
Hey,
is it worth spending my money on an M-Audio FireWire 410 for recording on an iMac G5?? Or is the internal soundcard just at good? /Joe the Dane |
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![]() Maniac Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 17-May 02 From: Broughton Member No.: 4,705 ![]() |
I may be missing something here, but there's no point setting your software to record at 24-bit if the iMac only captures at 16-bit. I can't see anything on the Apple tech spec sheet that suggests the iMac natively supports 24-bit audio recording, but I could be wrong.
If you set your sequencer to record at 24-bit but you're only capturing the audio at 16-bit at source, you don't get 8 extra bits of information free - you just get much bigger files to fiil up your hard drive. Listen to what the man said: PreSonus Firebox. Great little box and about £250, which is cheap for the quality it offers. They also have another box just out called the Inspire 1394. Similar quality, but no knobs to control things with - it's all done in software. That said, you can certainly use the preamps on your mixer and record via the line-in on your iMac for 16-bit "CD-quality". You'd be happier with a dedicated interface, for sure, but this method involves no money changing hands at all. |
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