Your Audio interface for Win7 64 ...

I use a USB 2.0 Multimix8 preamp by Alesis, and its treated me very well. You can get the Multimix16 model too.

Only thing that I dislike about it is that you have to email Alesis for the 64 bit drivers, because they are not on the website, but other than that its worked wonders for me (it has phantom power, though).

My new laptop has USB 3.0, so im waiting for a new model to come out :]
apparently USB 3.0 is 6x faster than firewire :0

i love my vs-100. Flawless

Mine is the V-Studio 700 http://garrigus.com/?VStudio700

Scott

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Fog: Ozone + win7 64 bit has worked fine for me (other than a little latency and confusing it with the 32-bit version.

Garrigus: I'd love to get my hands on the V$studio 700 for a partial rebate seeing I have S8.5.3.

Jim Roseberry (and MatsonBox):  My RME FF400 is a strongly suspected motherboard destroyer (at least 3 of mine);
... and RME tech support has failed 5-10 times for me.  (I'm in the US). 

... I spent the time troubleshooting with Dell (chipset, etc.). 
... Heck, every time I turn on/off the RME FF400, a bolt blows the speakers! 
... The problem was worsened by the latest firmwear drivers.
(I will try, again, to have "RME swap out the unit" ... but I'm not holding my breath (from past experience with RME!))

MiykPace:  That's the other thing; USB 3.  Firewire is obsolete!  But emailing for drivers is just weird for me.  The USB 2.0 Multimix8 preamp by Alesis, etc. I'll research.

I'm strongly considering cw's UA 101 ($500) ... a safe-humble option (I'm certain my ears won't tell the difference!)

WHYZ: Thanks again for chiming.  I will definitely research the vs-100.

I'm still using the same 'ole Frontier Dakota card that Jim Roseberry sold me many years ago.  It's been through Win 98, Win Me, Win XP and now Win 7 x64.

M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 8R.

Im running 7.0 (lol) on W7 x64, works great.

It's got phantom power and MIDI, but still a good unit in my mind.

I really like M-Audio because of all the post-purchase support you get with them, like driver updates and lots of documentation.  Line 6 was the complete opposite.

Their software is pretty cool too.  If you want, go ahead and download the driver for the interface.  You dont actually need the hardware to be able to play with the software and get a feel for it (unlike some other brands). 

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=support.drivers&f=1065 

alexoosthoek

garrigus

Fog

garrigus


Mine is the V-Studio 700 http://garrigus.com/?VStudio700

still not shipped it huh?

Nope, you'll have to come here and pick it up. Shipping costs too much these days.

Scott

So I guess I'll have to wait for Fog to pick it up, so he can send it, man!!

Everybody wants to get their hands on my V-Studio 700!

Scott

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Out of curiosity, knowing that I'll eventually have to upgrade to Windows 7, I just checked and it seems that there are drivers for my good old Delta 44. 

Still running XP and I don't plan on switching OS before a while, but at least, I know that I've got that covered, which is nice cos' I know they took a long time to support Vista.
Pretty much like Dave and his Dakota, I've ran this thing under 98, 2000 and XP - basically for the last 10 years, throughout which I remember having problems w/ drivers only once. 

Konnekt 24D runs smoothly.

I must admit I do have a FF800 too, not using it with Win 7 though.

M-Audio Fast Track Ultra (the desktop unit).  Mighty fine!  And mighty fast.

Thanks Manolo, Yorolpal, and AlexOostHoek,

The USB ff UC boasts better than the ff 400 ... but I wouldn't pay 1/2 the asking price ($1300) for that ... also, USB 2.0 peripherals may be rushing into extinction just like 400 and 800 firewire ...
Frankly, RME makes no sen$e to me!

Sorry MatsonMusicBox, even if my FF400 worked sweetly, I doubt my ears could ever discriminate any differences in double-blind studies.  What is really so great about my FF 400, "period" anyway?  Please, I detect histeria and/or 'expectation bias' may be the rea$on for the ridiculous RME hype that abounds on these forums.

Also, your/my next DAW, Lord-willing, will contain USB 3.0 peripherals (3-6 months from now?).

This makes some sen$e:

The M-Audio Fast Track Ultra: $284 (street) or Ultra 8R for $130 more.

Konnekt 24D: firewire at $400 street ... but may be extinct soon (it is extinct on laptops).  At least its not $1500.

Desktop Konnekt 6 Firewire: $189 street ... performance oriented with desktop knobs ... but not enough inputs (I need guitar, mic, and MIDI-Synth inputs).

Delta 44: $129 ... but its a PCI soundcard that may or may not fit my Alienware.

V-Studio 700 Rack + Fantom synths:  Special Order: $1800 without the generic sliders.  usb 2.0  ... but alas
... I already own a Fantom-8 workstation with nearly as many obsolete patches.
... IOWs, my Fantom patches don't compare (AT ALL) to BiaB audiophiile edition patches (1.2 terabytes at $680) nor EWQL samplers ($700 for composer edition, now IIRC)
... sorry Roland, your Fantom patches are ridiculously obsolete for my home studio. 
And fortunately, BiaB plug-in mode (32 bit) works fine above 64 bit Sonar... dropping MIDIs and CD quality wave files into Sonar, seemlessly.  (another topic)
In sum, for me, the v studio 700 is a no buy, period.

cw VS 100:  $600.  with desktop performance controls ... and a seperate portable stereo recorder (with SD card memory)! ... IIRC, humble EQ and compression, FWIW.
That means I can unplug it and record the choir, etc.
Its buggish, IIRC, having "controller" issues I'm afraid: http://forum.cakewalk.com/tt.aspx?forumid=47
But, WHYZ (above) validates his interface.

UA-101 Pro: $500, with 5 stereo inputs (whole band) ... which I'm assuming is 64bit also.

MOTU UltraLite MK3 Firewire USB Hybrid $549, Wow!

MatsonMusicBox


What's with all the dis'n on FF800/400 ? These are some of the best units period ever, anywhere near their price ranges ...I'm stumped?

I'm not sure either.
 
I've used my FF400 through two Dell systems (XPS 400 and XPS 420) and three OS's (Win XP 32/64, Vista 64 and Win7 64) without issues.
 
The FireFace units are among the BEST at their price range.  Then again, 100% customer satisfaction doesn't exist with any product.
 
Hope the OP gets his issue sorted either with a new FF800 or a new interface.
 
 
Take care!
 

But for those of us who use a ton of soft synths and efx...it's ALL about latency.  Take your blinders off Matson ;-)

Sorry, ol pal.