Jesse G
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OCTA-CAPTURE Review
Hello All, It's time for a new Audio Interface and I am thinking about replacing my Presonus Firepod with the Roland OCTA-CAPTURE (See link ) http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.php?ProductId=1127&ParentId=104 I would like to know from current users of the Octa-Capture, your thoughts on the device and how do you like using it or what you dislike about it. Are you having any problems using it in Sonar X1 with Windows 7, 64 bit? Are there any latency issues? What about pops and clicks, (My current problem with Win 7 and the firepod). Please provide me with your experice concerning the audio/midi interface. Peace 
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/03/28 09:45:06
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What about pops and clicks, (My current problem with Win 7 and the firepod). Are you trying to use the Firewire built into the motherboard? If so, that is likely why you are having problems. You may already know this and I apologize if you do, but if you are not using a high quality firewire card with a TI (Texas Instruments) chip you will experience pop and clicks when using Firewire. I don't have the octa-capture so I can't comment on that. I've been interested in adding that myself.
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Jesse G
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/03/28 10:11:32
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codamedia
What about pops and clicks, (My current problem with Win 7 and the firepod).
Are you trying to use the Firewire built into the motherboard? If so, that is likely why you are having problems. You may already know this and I apologize if you do, but if you are not using a high quality firewire card with a TI (Texas Instruments) chip you will experience pop and clicks when using Firewire.
I don't have the octa-capture so I can't comment on that. I've been interested in adding that myself.
Hello Codamedia, I have a firewire card in my PC and the Firepod has been working well for several years using Windows XP. I recently switch over to Windows 7, 64 bit when I installed X1 (both updates added) and began getting pops and clicks with all audio, not just Sonar, but with You tube, Windows Media player and the like. I think the Firepod drivers for Windows 7 are shotty. Peace
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/03/29 01:13:32
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Have you try to switch to firewire legacy drivers under win7 ?
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Jesse G
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/03/29 07:15:02
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Om@S
Have you try to switch to firewire legacy drivers under win7 ?
Om@s, I used the legacy drivers and I still received popping and clicking. I have uninstalled and re-installed the drivers several times. I have the lastest drivers for Win7 from the Presonus Website. I really don't want to have to spend the money to buy a new interface, but this noise is getting on my nerves since I switched over to Windows 7. Peace
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/03/29 07:56:26
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It's not a very good news for me because I plan to switch my edirol FA 66 for a Fire studio mobile.
I haven't enough inputs on Fa 66.
I suppose your firewire card is equiped with a TI chipset ?
Olivier
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Jesse G
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/03/30 08:42:43
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Om@S
I suppose your firewire card is equiped with a TI chipset ?
Olivier
Yes Oma@s, My 1344 card has the TI chipset. I am going to place my Firepod on Craigslist and see waht I can get for it and then add my earnings toward the purchase of the Octa-Capture. The reviews for this Audio I/O are wonderful! Peace
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/03/30 10:45:00
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Jesse G: Sorry you are not having any success with the Firewire setup and need to fork out for a new interface. If you do get the Octa-Capture, please come back and let us know how it is!
Don't fix it in the mix ... Fix it in the take!
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/03/30 14:10:56
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Craig Anderton did a review of it. It really looks like a great bit of kit. I am looking at getting one myself. I'm am looking at the Mbox 3 as well. It looks like the OC is ahead in the running though.
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/03/30 21:57:41
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Awesome review... 
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Jesse G
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/04/11 11:18:54
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I just ordered my Octa-Capture from Musiciansfriend.com I called them instead of ordering it via the web and then gave me $60.00 off of the price of the item. Whooo Yaaa! I sold my Presonus Firepod Firepod for $300.00 on Saturday and now I have a new Octa-Capture on the way. Goodbye Firewire!! for good. Firewire and Windows 7 seems to be trouble. I though about purchasing the Focusrite Saffire pro 40, but their webstie reported, "All of Focusrite's FireWire products will work with Windows 7, however some will require the use of the Windows Legacy FireWire driver. How to install the Windows Legacy FireWire driver is outlined below, as is how to revert back to the standard Windows FireWire driver". http://www.focusrite.com/answerbase/en/article.php?id=1030 Reading that wasn't pleasing, so I decided I didn't want a product that I would have to fight with the drivers to get it to work properly. Hello Octa-Capture USB 2.0!!! Peace
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/04/11 13:12:15
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Jesse G
I just ordered my Octa-Capture from Musiciansfriend.com I called them instead of ordering it via the web and then gave me $60.00 off of the price of the item. Whooo Yaaa!
I sold my Presonus Firepod Firepod for $300.00 on Saturday and now I have a new Octa-Capture on the way. Goodbye Firewire!! for good. Firewire and Windows 7 seems to be trouble. I though about purchasing the Focusrite Saffire pro 40, but their webstie reported, "All of Focusrite's FireWire products will work with Windows 7, however some will require the use of the Windows Legacy FireWire driver. How to install the Windows Legacy FireWire driver is outlined below, as is how to revert back to the standard Windows FireWire driver". http://www.focusrite.com/answerbase/en/article.php?id=1030
Reading that wasn't pleasing, so I decided I didn't want a product that I would have to fight with the drivers to get it to work properly. Hello Octa-Capture USB 2.0!!!
Peace
Cool! I am really happy with mine. Super low latency and great sound. My friend came over and did some vox for me. I have a crappy mic and it did not sound so bad with the OC. It was a pain with my old E-MU though. I was tracking guitar and using input monitoring the other day. I forgot that I had 5 IK 670 compressors, one IK CSR hall, 3 delays and channel tools all going. Granted there were only 4 tracks but I could never have done it with my old E-MU. At 48 samples it was very stable.
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Jesse G
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/04/11 13:15:42
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GuitarPrima, I'm just following your great purchasing lead man..., just following your lead... Peace
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/04/11 14:22:08
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Hi Jesse, Nice choice. I'll likely be getting the Octa-Capture in the next few weeks. I just noticed that your system specs are (or will be, with the Octa) identical to mine -- right down to the video card! Great minds... 
post edited by JonD - 2011/04/11 14:25:02
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/04/11 23:14:14
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/04/11 23:47:19
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Jesse,
Tape Op has a good reveiw of the Octa online. I still haven't gotten my hard copy, but they have a reviews section online these days. It is worth the read.
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/04/12 08:08:53
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AT, Scott Anderson's review was favorable of the Octa-Capture as well as all of the other reviews I've read. I will read the Tape-Op review also. --------------------------------- JohD, Are you keeping the Delta 66 card when you get the Octa-Captcure or will you get rid of it? Peace
post edited by Jesse G - 2011/04/12 08:34:51
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/04/12 09:23:54
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AT
Jesse,
Tape Op has a good reveiw of the Octa online. I still haven't gotten my hard copy, but they have a reviews section online these days. It is worth the read.
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This review is spot on with my experiences so far. Although, my puter will go to 1.1ms 48 samples even for moderate projects for me. Bigger projects need more latency though.
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/04/12 12:08:18
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GuitarPima,
How to you like the Auto sensing and the internal mixer??
Peace
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/04/12 13:32:08
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That's one thing I have not really messed with. I have low vision and the lcd is not easy for me to see. I've been using Sonar's meters to adjust the input gain. I did use it at first but I was not sure of what I was doing. It did give me a good level though. (-6db) I could not figure out how to do more than one at once. The manual is not easy either. The manual (pdf) is white with dark letters and it hurts my eyes to read it.
I will say that dialing in the input gain manually was pretty easy and it was easy to get good results. Maybe they'll add meters in driver/mixer updates. (fingers crossed)
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Re:OCTA-CAPTURE Review
2011/04/12 14:10:54
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Jesse G
JohD,
Are you keeping the Delta 66 card when you get the Octa-Captcure or will you get rid of it?
Peace
Getting rid of it... but it's already spoken for. (Giving it to my GF's brother, which, knowing him, is likely to be abused or abandoned... but that's how it goes sometimes). 
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