brconflict
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/23 10:59:25
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I use the MOTU 24 Core I/O w/OP-AMP mods and a BLA external clock. I'm excited to see some of the stuff coming from Antelope, though. If I had the extra cash, I'd look at them seriously. Lynx Aurora is supposed to be amazing as well.
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karhide
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/23 11:06:38
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My main interface is the RME Fireface UFX and in my live rig I use a RME Fireface 400 and I've never had problems with either. I also have a Roland Quad Capture that has also be rock solid. In the past I've used gear by NI, Tascam and Motu which has been OK.
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KevWest
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/23 11:33:12
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RME Babyface robert_e_bone
I have the Presonus Audiobox 1818 VSL, and it works well with Sonar.
I looked up the specs for your Propellerhead Balance, and it seems like they have ASIO drivers for Windows 7 and 8, and it claims in multiple places that it works with any DAW software.
If you have that device still, can you please elaborate on the issues you were having with it and Sonar? Perhaps the issues can be resolved, saving you from having to buy an additional interface.
Bob Bone
Balance has dropout issues with Sonar and it lead me to stop using Sonar a year ago a couple months after upgrading from Sonar 4 to X1 Studio in favor of using Reason. Its a great interface but its hit or miss with certain DAWs because it was designed to work with Reason. Propellerhead have tried to make it work right but something some where just isn't compatible. I went with Abelton Live and it really is not designed for mixing music. I can bring in some plug ins like my IK British channel and it will shoot ableton's cpu up to 20%+ meanwhile in Reaper or Sonar its down to around 2 or 3% cpu usage I am finding that a lot of stuff does this with Live so I am backing out of Ableton and considering going back to X1. That said I want a new interface if I do that. I like the interface it sounds great and works great with Reason, Ableton and Reaper but I only kind of like Reaper vs Sonar being one of my favorite DAWs despite most of its short comings
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MachineClaw
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/23 15:10:00
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I upgraded my interface from a Stienberg C2 and now use a Focusrite Saffire Pro 24.
The Saffire Pro 24 is Firwire/USB and I am using the Firewire.
Sonar X1 has had much better perforamce, less latency mic imputs are very nice and the interface came with some loops a Focusrite Plus-in suite wich was an added bonus (decent effects plugins free).
Ableton works much much better with this interface and I notice less drop outs, latency issues and it helped CPU hit a bit. not sure if it cause I'm using Firewire or not but the interface made a real difference.
Pro 24 runs about $299 list but I managed to get it with a guitar center coupon for $199 or price matching via another vendor like amazon.com I can't remember - I didn't pay that much and with all the other interfaces I got a real deal for a quality interface.
I am also running Windows 7 64 bit and have a quad core 2.4ghz with 8gb ram and ssd hard drive. all of that plays into performance as well.
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Jesse G
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/23 18:08:38
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I use the Roland Octa-Capture and I love using it. Since you want to stay under the $500.00 range, I would say try the Roland Quad-Capture, it's about $269.99.
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Razorwit
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/23 18:12:28
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brconflict
I use the MOTU 24 Core I/O w/OP-AMP mods and a BLA external clock. I'm excited to see some of the stuff coming from Antelope, though. If I had the extra cash, I'd look at them seriously. Lynx Aurora is supposed to be amazing as well.
Hi brconflict, I actually own both an Aurora 16 and an Orion32. I like them both and I find that, to my ears, there isn't much difference between them. The Orion is awfully limited in it's routing currently though. OTOH, 32 channels at up to 192 khz over USB and low latency is pretty cool as long as you don't need hardware routed cue mixes. Next step for me is probably an RME hdspe MADI fx and then I'll run both at once via MADI. Dean
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soundtweaker
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/23 21:55:24
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Waiting for the Roland Studio capture and the Aphex USB 500 Rack.
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digimidi
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/23 23:29:49
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I'm using the Focusrite 18i6 and it is the best of the three interfaces that I own - best latency by far for me. I also dig the preamps. I have heard good things about the Roland Quadcapture and Octacapture as well, but I am perfectly content with the Focusrite!
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jimusic
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/24 01:04:39
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I'm using a TC Electronic Studio Konnekt 48 & a Presonus StudioLive 16.4.2.
Love 'em both!
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Bald Eagle
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/24 06:58:21
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I use a MOTU 896mk3 and have never had any problems.
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SF_Green
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/24 07:33:25
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I use an RME Fireface 800, but that's more than you need and is firewire. I would check craigslist for a used RME Babyface: you should be able to get one for less than $500. RME's drivers are great. I've had two prior M-Audio interfaces (Delta 1010 and Audiophile 192), and they didn't work so great for me, but in fairness the 1010 was used and I think there was something wrong with it.
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phrygiann
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/24 12:29:07
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How about rme madiface xt usb3
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jtwinpcola
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/24 19:18:12
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UA Apollo Quad. A bit of a pricey unit, but nice to be able to track and/or monitor with UAD plugs with no latency.
+1 on Focusrite as well.
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KevinD
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/25 08:54:01
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I researched Presonus and Focustrite's for about a month and then just pulled the trigger on a Sapphire Pro 24 DSP. Everything is working great after some Nvidia driver fixes. I originally wanted more channels using the Presonus for the money but I'm very happy with the Focusrite, the pre's are great.
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SilverfoxUK
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/25 09:03:33
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Wow, no mention of the V-Studio 100?
Absolutely brilliant interface/controller. Especially matched with Sonar X
The live mix (0 latency sub mix) is a dream to use. Perfect for a home/mobile set-up
Music making heaven.
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Dick Martini
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/25 09:45:33
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RME Babyface. Rock. Solid.
Sonar Platinum, Win7 x64, RME Babyface. Lots of analog, lots of digital, lots of plugs. Bored? Check out my blog: retrosynthads.blogspot.com
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konradh
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/25 13:13:28
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Correction to my earlier post: I am using a V-Studio 700, but my alternate interface is a MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid.
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millzy
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/25 19:43:26
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Millzy i7 3770K, 16gb ram, Samsung EVO SSD, 2 x WD drives, RME Babyface, Win 10 (x64), Cakewalk by Bandlab, heaps of other stuff.
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Billy Buck
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/26 06:12:13
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UA Apollo Quad. A bit of a pricey unit, but nice to be able to track and/or monitor with UAD plugs with no latency. UA Apollo Quad here as well. Looking forward to building a new DAW with on-board Thunderbolt later this year so I can use the Apollo's TB option. Cheers, Billy Buck
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Awes
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/26 07:42:55
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Moved the back end of last year from a Line 6 UX2 to the Focusrite 8i6, for a hobbyist, is a darn good piece of kit.
Sonar Platinum; Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 PC: Windows 7/64; AMD A8;16GB RAM My SoundCloud
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crx091081gb
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/26 17:34:17
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KevWest
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Re:What audio interface are you guys using?
2013/04/28 08:08:04
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thanks for all of the replies everyone
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