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Studio/Sono CASMA « Very good professional sound card »
Published on 02/24/11 at 02:15What motivated me for this purchase:
- 8 preamp. Micro
- Integrated DSP (for direct monitoring, a little less for the effects in the mix)
- Full integration with Cubase (parameterization of the card, its inputs, DSP ,...)
- Évolutibilité being able to add the I / O cards MR816CS 3 / X
Cons:
- A single I / O Adat (2 would have been better as the RME)
- Routing less complete than the RME (with TotalMix) (eg: can not route an output signal from cubase to 2 or more physical output analog or digital TotalMix whereas with the RME and the matrix, anything is possible)
- Unable to put the window cubase plugins DSP physical inputs always in the foreground ("ever before").
PS: I already had the RME HDSP9652 (which I sold)
UTILIZATION
The card is based on my Studio (www.studiocasma.be).
8 analog inputs for studio, Adat inputs can also be used via my digital mixer.
The analog outputs are used for monitoring the shipments headphone, sending to an external reverb.
ADAT outputs go to my laptop with a level analyzer, spectral ... (Pinguin audio meter).
I have already made some fairly complex projects without worry. Latency between 3 and 6 ms without problems.
GETTING STARTED
Being professional, the greater part of the basic features I have already learned and I had no desire to install, use, ...
OVERALL OPINION
I use it since mid-2009 and it has never disappointed.
I've used an RME HDSP9652 (which I currently sells because it is PCI and I have only PCIe) (very good card but only digital converter except Supp. Daughterboard in that I also sold)
I also have an M-Audio Firewire 1814, which I use for my laptop (analyzer recording studio or outside the studio if the config is not too large)
I also have a Tascam US-144 which I use also my laptop to play music sample or in concert, ... or simple stereo miking
I REFERRED surely this choice and even more considering the price is down since my purchase!
In addition, to increase the potential of the studio, I also buy one or two more for double or triple the I / O.
- 8 preamp. Micro
- Integrated DSP (for direct monitoring, a little less for the effects in the mix)
- Full integration with Cubase (parameterization of the card, its inputs, DSP ,...)
- Évolutibilité being able to add the I / O cards MR816CS 3 / X
Cons:
- A single I / O Adat (2 would have been better as the RME)
- Routing less complete than the RME (with TotalMix) (eg: can not route an output signal from cubase to 2 or more physical output analog or digital TotalMix whereas with the RME and the matrix, anything is possible)
- Unable to put the window cubase plugins DSP physical inputs always in the foreground ("ever before").
PS: I already had the RME HDSP9652 (which I sold)
UTILIZATION
The card is based on my Studio (www.studiocasma.be).
8 analog inputs for studio, Adat inputs can also be used via my digital mixer.
The analog outputs are used for monitoring the shipments headphone, sending to an external reverb.
ADAT outputs go to my laptop with a level analyzer, spectral ... (Pinguin audio meter).
I have already made some fairly complex projects without worry. Latency between 3 and 6 ms without problems.
GETTING STARTED
Being professional, the greater part of the basic features I have already learned and I had no desire to install, use, ...
OVERALL OPINION
I use it since mid-2009 and it has never disappointed.
I've used an RME HDSP9652 (which I currently sells because it is PCI and I have only PCIe) (very good card but only digital converter except Supp. Daughterboard in that I also sold)
I also have an M-Audio Firewire 1814, which I use for my laptop (analyzer recording studio or outside the studio if the config is not too large)
I also have a Tascam US-144 which I use also my laptop to play music sample or in concert, ... or simple stereo miking
I REFERRED surely this choice and even more considering the price is down since my purchase!
In addition, to increase the potential of the studio, I also buy one or two more for double or triple the I / O.