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Published on 02/11/13 at 07:02This rack brings together everything I needed for my installation:
- 8 analog inputs (2 Mic / Line Combo XLR-front, 6 rear jack 6'35)
- Inserts (rear) for Mic-Line 1-2
- 8 analog output jacks on the rear 6'35
- 2 x TosLink (optical, so ...) can transmit knew SPDIF (stereo) or ADAT (8 channels at 44.1/48 kHz)
- The BNC for word clock sync for digital
I use a microphone input for plugging my (modest) AT-2020 in case of need, and I use the other analog inputs / outputs to be connected (depending on the desires of the moment) subgroups of my mixing desk, live synths or effects racks (for use in "External FX" from Cubase).
I'm on PC, with a Core2Duo E8400 (@ 3.0 GHz), 8 GB of RAM with Windows 7/64bits and Cubase 5.
Any small downside (for some): Enabling phantom power (48 volts) is global for the two preamps. It is therefore advisable to simultaneously connect a condenser microphone and a dynamic microphone ...
UTILIZATION
Drivers, as usual with the hardware EchoAudio are stable enough to be forgotten.
Routing program is simple, unadorned and unnecessary functions but it works perfectly with efficiency: each output has its own tab in which the volume is adjusted the volume of physical input and output software.
Being more musician statistician, I've never fun to count the number of tracks in my songs or to measure the number of samples latency depending on the sampling frequency, but in any case, I could always work peacefully without having to worry about my sound card.
GETTING STARTED
From the moment that we follow the procedure outlined in the manual, installation is almost alone: simple, clear, quick, concise.
I have not encountered any problem, it worked nickel the first time.
And it has not always been the case for other models from other manufacturers ...
OVERALL OPINION
I Layla3G this for 2 years now. It replaced a Gina24 which, despite all its qualities, was only 2 inputs and no preamp.
What I like most is that it has this quality increasingly rare: she knows how to forget.
You turn on the computer, it starts the sequencer and make music without worrying about IT. We play it converts the computer records. Point.
What more?
What I like least: you can connect only one rack I / O on the PCI card. I dream of interfaces for Echo, as their cards with MOTU 324/424, to combine multiple racks on a single card ...
Ah yes ... There is also the fact of not being able to ADAT and SPDIF at the same time ... But for me, this is a detail ...
- 8 analog inputs (2 Mic / Line Combo XLR-front, 6 rear jack 6'35)
- Inserts (rear) for Mic-Line 1-2
- 8 analog output jacks on the rear 6'35
- 2 x TosLink (optical, so ...) can transmit knew SPDIF (stereo) or ADAT (8 channels at 44.1/48 kHz)
- The BNC for word clock sync for digital
I use a microphone input for plugging my (modest) AT-2020 in case of need, and I use the other analog inputs / outputs to be connected (depending on the desires of the moment) subgroups of my mixing desk, live synths or effects racks (for use in "External FX" from Cubase).
I'm on PC, with a Core2Duo E8400 (@ 3.0 GHz), 8 GB of RAM with Windows 7/64bits and Cubase 5.
Any small downside (for some): Enabling phantom power (48 volts) is global for the two preamps. It is therefore advisable to simultaneously connect a condenser microphone and a dynamic microphone ...
UTILIZATION
Drivers, as usual with the hardware EchoAudio are stable enough to be forgotten.
Routing program is simple, unadorned and unnecessary functions but it works perfectly with efficiency: each output has its own tab in which the volume is adjusted the volume of physical input and output software.
Being more musician statistician, I've never fun to count the number of tracks in my songs or to measure the number of samples latency depending on the sampling frequency, but in any case, I could always work peacefully without having to worry about my sound card.
GETTING STARTED
From the moment that we follow the procedure outlined in the manual, installation is almost alone: simple, clear, quick, concise.
I have not encountered any problem, it worked nickel the first time.
And it has not always been the case for other models from other manufacturers ...
OVERALL OPINION
I Layla3G this for 2 years now. It replaced a Gina24 which, despite all its qualities, was only 2 inputs and no preamp.
What I like most is that it has this quality increasingly rare: she knows how to forget.
You turn on the computer, it starts the sequencer and make music without worrying about IT. We play it converts the computer records. Point.
What more?
What I like least: you can connect only one rack I / O on the PCI card. I dream of interfaces for Echo, as their cards with MOTU 324/424, to combine multiple racks on a single card ...
Ah yes ... There is also the fact of not being able to ADAT and SPDIF at the same time ... But for me, this is a detail ...