Audio Harddware For Tibook, Sound Interfaces for Tibook? Options

[ratspg]

Hey everyone, I just purchased a 667mhz Tibook, with the 30gb hd, and the 32 mb radeon card, so its not the older 667. Now my question is, i want to use it for recording pretty much, and I have a desktop, but all i want, and all i need, is an interface that provides me with adat.....8in/8out.....or maybe more , if its only adat? I dont need analouge out, everything is going directly to a Tascam DM24 digital mixer. or also if it has a headphone input so i can mix with low-latency on the go? A midi interface would be nice, but im sure a usb one would work fine.... but those are the main things, id like it to have adat so i can use it while in the studio, and a headphone output, with eith whatever logic or cubase (asio) supports so i can monitor and edit things as i go along. Whether is firewire or usb? I'm not sure? but i think firewire would be the better choice? Post your opinions, and if it works with osX , which will be the audio OS soon enough, that would be cool too, thanks = )

[formatj]

Have a look at the RME Digiface and Cardbus interface.

http://www.rme-audio.de/english/index.htm

It has 24 in/out ADAT, 2 MIDI in/out and headphone input.
It has ultra low latency and ASIO support.

[filarion]

I have the Cardbus+Multiface myself. Digiface rocks for a full-featured 02r or something like that, while the Multiface absolutely rocks on the road.Multiface has one Adat Lightpipe, 8 analogue I/Os, 1 MIDI I/O plus S/PDIF I/O (very useful for me). And a headphone connector too. It's slightly more expensive than the Digiface, but only by a few bucks. You do need the included external power supply (or batteries) for it though.

[urbanmatador]

do NOT use usb. VERY clumsy for audio, lots of artifacts. i've never tried the m.box, and i hear it's all right, but i don't know. any bus that claims to be the best route for your mouse and your printer can't possibly be the best route for audio, don't you think?

firewire audio is great. painless. likewise cardbus, although i personally don't like the inevitable proprietary cable that goes from the audio interface to the pc card. if you're on the road, and something happens to that cable, you're in trouble. with firewire (i.e. motu 828, etc.) the cable is standard and cheap; you can get one a radio shack.

just my two cents.

[ratspg]

For the powerbook 667, can i find just a cardbus or firewire interface? no need to record.... just with headphone inputs? so i can monitor? and use the sequencer on the powerbook for editing, and effects, and vsti's? i dont really need recording , it's too expensive, i have a desktop for that, i would like just an audio interface thats ASIO, or whatever it needs to be low-latency realtime, with headphone monitoring -)

thanks in advance,
darrin k.

[Presto]

With the Mbox you get more and less than you want. No latency probs and its portable with a good A/D converter.

Still, only 2 I/O (so usb no problem and leaves firewire for ext drive). 2=8 ??!!!

Damn! I don't understand. I'm off to bed.

[Teiwaz]

Hi Ratspg,

If you haven't already made your purchase, check out these links.

http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/prod_minime.html

The mini-me is THE ultimate 2 channel ADC recording solution to any iBook setup...

You want 8 ins/outs? Check out the FIREWIRE MOTU 828. That is one of the best products that you could possibly go for, in terms of cross software platform flexibility/audio quality/portability/cost.

http://www.motu.com/english/motuaudio/828/body.html

Both these units run under ASIO.



I don't recommend anything by Digidesign...



Good shopping!