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 ven. 29 août 2003, 20:01
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 Newbie Groupe : Members Messages : 1 Inscrit : 29 août 03 Lieu : Durham - UK Membre no 23,820  |
I'm about to get a 12" G4 powerbook and I need a reliable audio/midi interface (good audio I/Os are more important to me than MIDI at the moment though). I've been looking at the M-Audio Firewire 410 (which is at the top end of my budget), the Quattro, the Duo and the Tascam US-122.
I will be using Cubase SX and Reason 2- I do a fair amount of MIDI work and record the odd guitar/bassline and vocal... I also plan to play live using the laptop. I'm aware of the limitiations of USB and the benefits of Firewire, but is it worth the extra cash? Would it be better to go for the Quattro and buy a separate mic pre-amp (eg Audiobuddy)? I know there are issues with the US-122 and OSX, but what about the M-Audio hardware? how does that perform? And finally.... are there any other alternatives that I should consider? any advice would be much appreciated! |
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lun. 6 oct. 2003, 18:39
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On paper, the Tascam looks better, but I've heard that OSX users have had big problems with the drivers. I'm still trying to decide myself. I like everything I've heard about the Mobile Pre (check out the review at audioMIDI.com) except that it is 16-bit. I might go ahead and get one and plan on spending more later, when firewire options are better and cheaper.
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lazytomc Portable Audio/midi Interfaces???? ven. 29 août 2003, 20:01
Oakland Stroke I am in pretty much the same boat as you. I have a... lun. 1 sept. 2003, 19:33 renell If I may provide a link to a different forum, ther... lun. 1 sept. 2003, 20:03 boze the thing i think is strange about the 410 is that... dim. 14 sept. 2003, 17:19 saulenriquez I got an ibook too, 800mhz, and i'm wondering ... lun. 6 oct. 2003, 02:12
xingu FYI, Tascam has released new OSX drivers (v. 3.2.2... lun. 6 oct. 2003, 19:01 |
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