Sound Card Suggestions??, Do these questions ever go away? Options

[Slow Family]

I'm sure everyones sick of answering questions like this but I haven't managed to find enough info yet to satiate my needs. I'm getting a new G4 soon and am looking to set it up somewhat for recording vocals, guitar and synth. I'm curious what suggestions you all have for a sound interface in the $500-1000 price range. Much thanks in advance..


-Jesse

[damann]

i think the main consideration here has to be how many audio tracks you want to record at a time, how many individual outputs you'll need (routing into a desk?), and how many external midi devices you'r using.
the 828 is an excellent solution but dosen't cover midi. however, the audio interfaces that do cover midi are pretty limited in this sense.
your frustration with the os9 situation is something you'll have to live with for a few weeks, this is due to apples' time consuming quest to make x/classic the defacto solution for audio/midi and should be respected.
don't forget emagics' own solutions, namely emi 2/6 for audio (drivers are probably more up to date than any others) and mt4 or amt8 midi interfaces (or unitor8 if you want to synchronise with tape machines etc).
another consideration is that emagic are now a part of apple, so buying into their products should provide you an upgrade path into future developements!

it dosen't seem that you need to consider the quattro, a bit shaky at the moment but reccomended to catmixer for budget reasons.
peace to all,later...