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Robin Schneider « UFO interesting. »
Published on 02/21/13 at 05:25
Value For Money :
Excellent
I wanted a firewire interface with a maximum input microphones.
Most such interfaces offer 4 or 8 mic preamps.
It proposed in 10 2 with output lamp.
general characteristics:
I / O:
8 xmax mic preamps (Class A)
2 "super channels" Mic / Instrument with lamp output and analog limiter (a pentode for both channels) and low cut at 80Hz.
6 line inputs
8 line outputs + headphone
Phantom power per channel pair xmax, one per channel lamp.
interface:
16 AD 24bits / 96Khz
10 DA 24 bit / 96Khz
I / O lunchtime din.
Two FireWire 400 ports
NOT digital I / O (which is why I do not put that 7)
UTILIZATION
Drivers work without problems. I use it with Logic Pro 9 in parallel with a UA Apollo (which I acquired after the presonus).
Latency is about 12ms with a buffer 128.
I've recorded 14 tracks simultaneously with. In contrast, the buffers can be overloaded when connected to the Apollo causing cracking output (not input thankfully).
Drivers are still updated even if the interface is no longer produced.
GETTING STARTED
MAC configuration is very simple.
Software mixing / routing is supplied with simple and effective.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 3 years now. It was the center of my configuration before being replaced by Apollo.
Its main advantage is to provide 10 microphone inputs, two lamp (it's not top lamp, but it can offer a different sound). This allowed me to save groups or make good with battery taken.
This is a good quality / price ratio is obtained and what to do sound very correct. I still use when I need to save a group and the 8 analog inputs of my Apollo is not enough. By spreading out the entries we get a very satisfactory.
I particularly regret the absence of I / O ADAT which would have made life easier, but at the same time was not entirely useful because the target audience.
Given the context of the purchase of this card, I would do this choice without problems.
It has no equivalent on the market today (10 mic on a firewire card 1U).
Most such interfaces offer 4 or 8 mic preamps.
It proposed in 10 2 with output lamp.
general characteristics:
I / O:
8 xmax mic preamps (Class A)
2 "super channels" Mic / Instrument with lamp output and analog limiter (a pentode for both channels) and low cut at 80Hz.
6 line inputs
8 line outputs + headphone
Phantom power per channel pair xmax, one per channel lamp.
interface:
16 AD 24bits / 96Khz
10 DA 24 bit / 96Khz
I / O lunchtime din.
Two FireWire 400 ports
NOT digital I / O (which is why I do not put that 7)
UTILIZATION
Drivers work without problems. I use it with Logic Pro 9 in parallel with a UA Apollo (which I acquired after the presonus).
Latency is about 12ms with a buffer 128.
I've recorded 14 tracks simultaneously with. In contrast, the buffers can be overloaded when connected to the Apollo causing cracking output (not input thankfully).
Drivers are still updated even if the interface is no longer produced.
GETTING STARTED
MAC configuration is very simple.
Software mixing / routing is supplied with simple and effective.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 3 years now. It was the center of my configuration before being replaced by Apollo.
Its main advantage is to provide 10 microphone inputs, two lamp (it's not top lamp, but it can offer a different sound). This allowed me to save groups or make good with battery taken.
This is a good quality / price ratio is obtained and what to do sound very correct. I still use when I need to save a group and the 8 analog inputs of my Apollo is not enough. By spreading out the entries we get a very satisfactory.
I particularly regret the absence of I / O ADAT which would have made life easier, but at the same time was not entirely useful because the target audience.
Given the context of the purchase of this card, I would do this choice without problems.
It has no equivalent on the market today (10 mic on a firewire card 1U).