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  • 13-08-2008 8:32pm
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    sei046
    Registered Users Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭


    Right lads, Looking for a new soundcard to work with logic.

    Budget around a grand or so. Pres would be nice but not essential at all. Just some analog ins and good quality converters.

    RME?


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    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 8,084 ✭✭✭fitz


    The Apogee Ensemble isn't much more expensive than your budget...
    I'm sure Paul'd look after you :)


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    trackmixstudio
    Registered Users Posts: 843 ✭✭✭trackmixstudio


    RME multiface or digiface are the best options IMO. You get PCIe performance. Using a digiface I can record up to 26 tracks at once on 32 buffer with no issues. The ensemble uses Apple's own firewire drivers. That is one HUGE reason why I would not get one. There were initially problems with variable latency when you turned the computer off and back on, and cpu spikes. Whereas RME are an audio company and stable drivers are their number one priority, Apple have much more important things going on and it took them a long time to get the ensemble drivers working well.
    I am using the digiface to get 24 adat I/O but you can get 8 analogue and 8 digital and spdif I/O but no mic pres.
    If you are using a laptop disregard all of the above and get a fireface instead.


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    seannash
    Registered Users Posts: 5,672 ✭✭✭seannash


    rme.ive got the multi face.lovely card


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    sei046
    Registered Users Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭sei046


    THats a great post track thanks. Will look into that. On them buffers im imagining negligable latency on monitoring effects etc?


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    seannash
    Registered Users Posts: 5,672 ✭✭✭seannash


    if your using a mbp you can get expresscard adaptors for it(i got one,works great)rme that is


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    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    fitz wrote: »
    The Apogee Ensemble isn't much more expensive than your budget...
    I'm sure Paul'd look after you :)

    :D


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    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    trackmixstudio wrote: »
    it took them a long time to get the ensemble drivers working well.
    .

    That's true ... I saw a nearly working Ensemble 18 months before the fecker came out. It then took another 6 months or so before the drivers settled down.

    However Apogee and Apple work closely hand in hand , after all the Ensemble Control is integrated into Logic directly.

    However I've never heard a bad word against RME.


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    sei046
    Registered Users Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭sei046


    Well I have seperate Pres, Can anyone reccomend some ad/da I can just hook my pres to? Might be the cheapest option?


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