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Mikro38 « Neutrality foolproof! »
Published on 07/10/12 at 17:58
Best value:
Excellent
I bought this card when finally made Digidesign Pro Tools software is compatible with the most sound cards market.
So, after 8 years of use Pro Tools, it turned out to be a small revolution in the studio.
Basically the configuration consists of:
A MacBook Pro 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
8 GB DDR3 1067 Mhz RAM
And a stable operating system, the 10.6.8
I use this sound card live (to trigger a bass drum using Drumagog for example). But also and especially for home studio compositions or recordings album.
Not only, the card features four mic preamps, a DI preamp line inputs and 4 analog, 2 ADAT inputs but also allowing a multitrack recording of 26 lines! Very useful for recording a live!
UTILIZATION
The drivers are stable and work well since the acquisition of the card and if not to buy there was no reason to update.
I mainly use Pro Tools 9 and it works perfectly. I also use Live Logic Pro 8 or 9. The card is recognized by all software with no worries. Be the software used some latency is very low at the moment or you do not overload the CPU with plugins. According to the mix, we appreciate the new management function of latency for Plugins.
As said before, I just recorded up to 20 lines simultaneously with two racks of outboard preamps plugged in ADAT sound card. The sound card can be as master or slave clock. I recommend that it be master unless you are working with A / D converters type Rosetta 800.
GETTING STARTED
The installation will do without any worries. There is no inconsistency encountered to date. The general configuration and more particularly the management of the card with the software FireMix is rather complicated at first but got used to it very quickly and really understands the full scope of possibilities of the card.
When the manual, I admit to not having needs to get out very often, almost never see.
OVERALL OPINION
I use this sound card since 2010 and I made lots of recordings of any kind with.
This is not the product "ultimate" but he does what is asked of him and rather good value. The preamps are neutral so do not expect the color of a source. Work out your sources for your sound.
Before deciding to purchase the Fireface, I was the possessor of a Digidesign Mbox 1. I had also repeatedly work with a Digi 002 Rack from the same vendor. I was pretty happy with the Mbox but strangely not the DIGI. Having purchased the Fireface 800 threw me into another dimension!
I think the price / quality ratio is quite reasonable for this type of product and compared to other manufacturers. Of course, there are always better. But your wallet may become very thin ...
So, after 8 years of use Pro Tools, it turned out to be a small revolution in the studio.
Basically the configuration consists of:
A MacBook Pro 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
8 GB DDR3 1067 Mhz RAM
And a stable operating system, the 10.6.8
I use this sound card live (to trigger a bass drum using Drumagog for example). But also and especially for home studio compositions or recordings album.
Not only, the card features four mic preamps, a DI preamp line inputs and 4 analog, 2 ADAT inputs but also allowing a multitrack recording of 26 lines! Very useful for recording a live!
UTILIZATION
The drivers are stable and work well since the acquisition of the card and if not to buy there was no reason to update.
I mainly use Pro Tools 9 and it works perfectly. I also use Live Logic Pro 8 or 9. The card is recognized by all software with no worries. Be the software used some latency is very low at the moment or you do not overload the CPU with plugins. According to the mix, we appreciate the new management function of latency for Plugins.
As said before, I just recorded up to 20 lines simultaneously with two racks of outboard preamps plugged in ADAT sound card. The sound card can be as master or slave clock. I recommend that it be master unless you are working with A / D converters type Rosetta 800.
GETTING STARTED
The installation will do without any worries. There is no inconsistency encountered to date. The general configuration and more particularly the management of the card with the software FireMix is rather complicated at first but got used to it very quickly and really understands the full scope of possibilities of the card.
When the manual, I admit to not having needs to get out very often, almost never see.
OVERALL OPINION
I use this sound card since 2010 and I made lots of recordings of any kind with.
This is not the product "ultimate" but he does what is asked of him and rather good value. The preamps are neutral so do not expect the color of a source. Work out your sources for your sound.
Before deciding to purchase the Fireface, I was the possessor of a Digidesign Mbox 1. I had also repeatedly work with a Digi 002 Rack from the same vendor. I was pretty happy with the Mbox but strangely not the DIGI. Having purchased the Fireface 800 threw me into another dimension!
I think the price / quality ratio is quite reasonable for this type of product and compared to other manufacturers. Of course, there are always better. But your wallet may become very thin ...