mike_mccue


public announcement:

Sandman5000 is a stalker who seems intent on harassing Jim R.

He responds to statements he imagines other people have said and never bothers to read or comment on the actual statement that he pretends to be addressing.

Review the advice accordingly.

that is a very un classy move there mike.  Im not stalking anybody.  Im simply giving my opinion and provided proof that backs it up.  Low blow trying to insult me cause I disagree with your opinion or that of another.  That is the point of these forums isn't it?  at its best,  there is a variety of opinions and then people can decide for themselves.  Look at the videos.  CLEARLY you can monitor via fx.  That is a good little unit for $200. And the irony of it all is that YOU come off as the stalker as you provide no opinion on the topic and just take the opportunity to personally insult and attack another member.  low move. 

mike_mccue


You set the tone... I just play on the field.

The technical aspects of your discussion were not bolstered by accusing Jim of speaking without specific knowledge... especailly when he has already shown that he has specific knowledge... and even more so when in fact you both agree on the technical realities but you are so intent on harassing Jim that you can not see what you are doing.

best regards,
mike

  obviously its you with the persona agenda.  Look at the FACTS.  Can you monitor with fx with this unit?  yes!  can you play soft synths n real time with fx?  yes!  videos show it.    personal attacks are not what I do.  i challenge opinions that I disagree with because I have personal experience.  Have you used the unit?

Sandman, You're just trying to confuse the guy.

It has already been clearly stated that the UX2 works great... until you WANT to monitor THRU your DAW... then it's different and it sucks.

This has been clearly stated.

You should state your opinion that you like the UX2 and stop trying to confuse the guy.

If you feel that there is some lack of clarity in the discussion then provide a complete explanation.

The first part of your statement (the passive aggressive cheap shot) was so important for you to get out that you left the second part  incomplete. You don't fully explain the choice you were trying to force on the OP.

The UFX might be a very good choice for the OP... but you wouldn't know so let the person have some good info and state your opinion and be happy.

I want to very clear to any observers: Sandman5000 has been stalking Jim R for about a year, maybe more, he has some long standing disagreement that he has imagined in his own mind and he stops by to make biased and technically insufficient hit and run commentary on each occasion that he finds the subject of ADA gear being discussed.

best regards,
mike


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Jim Roseberry

If you could swing a used FastTrack Ultra, you'd have an effective total RTL of 5.5ms... which makes playing/monitoring thru software EFX possible. 

Wow, I did not know this.  I've been looking at USB2 units for compact live use with a laptop.   I was only finding usable round-trip latencies in the RME FireFace-UC unit, which is also mucho mas dinero $$.  So, this is only true for the Fast Track Ultra, and not the lower models?

Awesome, Jim.  Thanks (as usual) for the great information.

Is a Tascam U144 compatible with Sonar 8 PE? Running Windows 7 on a newer slimline Gateway with a Core i3 processer and a 1TB HD with 6 G's of RAM.

Thanks!

 How do the UX2 and M-Audio Fast Track Pro compare? How much difference is there between the Fast Track Pro and the Fast Track Ultra?

How do the UX2 and M-Audio Fast Track Pro compare? How much difference is there between the Fast Track Pro and the Fast Track Ultra?

 
At that price point, there's not going to be a world of difference in fidelity.
The primary thing you're paying for the the Ultra version of the FastTrack is the excellent low round-trip latency performance.  (The Ultra and Utra 8R are the only FastTrack units that offer low round-trip latency.)
 
At their particular price points, it's hard to beat the overall features/performance/fidelity of the FastTrack Ultra units.

Let us know how you feel about the round trip trough SONAR latency once you've settled in to using it.

Have fun!

best regards,
mike

Yes,

Does it do a good job of real time streaming multiplexed video encoded with 5 channels of surround sound sync'd to SMPTE timecode with a genlock?

How does the Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 compare to the
Line6 UX2?

Good thing!  I just bought a MOTU running it thru firewire (although this particular model has both USB and firewire, but I get lower latency with firewire than I do with USB).

I don't know, but you should note that the discussion above mentioned two different latency measurements.

So are you asking about the devices internal latency or the drivers latency with regard to a round trip through SONAR?

If you clarify which you are asking about someone may have an answer to provide.

best regards,
mike

it's going to be on the same level as the UX2.

StevenMikel

Beagle


it's going to be on the same level as the UX2.

  Thanks Beagle.I'm going with the UX2 becuase I'm familiar with Line6 and I already have PodFarm2.

here is a very detailed review of the UX2:

http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=642117