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Subject:Recording hardware question Posted by: HYPERFLASH Date:11/12/2005 5:40:46 PM I am curious what you all use to record external sources to ACID. I am looking for something that will take either 1/4" and/or RCA inputs and USB 2 outs.
Subject:RE: Recording hardware question Reply by: JohnnyRoy Date:11/13/2005 10:33:36 AM You do not want to use USB out unless you are only going to record one track at a time. USB relies heavily on your CPU for data transfer. So don’t be fooled by USB 2.0 bandwidth claims; if your processor can’t keep up it doesn’t matter what the bandwidth of USB 2 is. No one is getting the throughput that USB 2 claims. If you are looking for an external device I would recommend firewire (IEEE 1394) instead. Firewire has NO CPU overhead and so bandwidth across the firewire devices doesn’t affect your processor at all. To answer your original question, I use an M-Audio Firewire 410. It’s 2-in/8-out. I’m planning to get either an Echo Layla 3G because I need 8-in/-8out for an upcoming project, or the new M-Audio ProjectMix I/O which is not only 8x8 but also is a HUI controller with automated faders. ~jr Message last edited on11/13/2005 10:34:26 AM byJohnnyRoy.
Subject:RE: Recording hardware question Reply by: Iacobus Date:11/14/2005 11:14:24 AM Use an Echo MiaMIDI here, specifically its S/PDIF input (from a DigiTech GNX2 guitar effects processor). I have the option of recording 1/4" too, but the S/PDIF provides more neatness in terms of clutter. :) Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid Buy Instant ACID by JohnnyRoy and mD! mD at ACIDplanet

Subject:Recording hardware question

Posted by: HYPERFLASH

Date:11/12/2005 5:40:46 PM

I am curious what you all use to record external sources to ACID.
I am looking for something that will take either 1/4" and/or RCA inputs and USB 2 outs.

Subject:RE: Recording hardware question

Reply by: JohnnyRoy

Date:11/13/2005 10:33:36 AM

You do not want to use USB out unless you are only going to record one track at a time. USB relies heavily on your CPU for data transfer. So don’t be fooled by USB 2.0 bandwidth claims; if your processor can’t keep up it doesn’t matter what the bandwidth of USB 2 is. No one is getting the throughput that USB 2 claims.

If you are looking for an external device I would recommend firewire (IEEE 1394) instead. Firewire has NO CPU overhead and so bandwidth across the firewire devices doesn’t affect your processor at all.

To answer your original question, I use an M-Audio Firewire 410. It’s 2-in/8-out. I’m planning to get either an Echo Layla 3G because I need 8-in/-8out for an upcoming project, or the new M-Audio ProjectMix I/O which is not only 8x8 but also is a HUI controller with automated faders.

~jr

Message last edited on11/13/2005 10:34:26 AM byJohnnyRoy.

Subject:RE: Recording hardware question

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:11/14/2005 11:14:24 AM

Use an Echo MiaMIDI here, specifically its S/PDIF input (from a DigiTech GNX2 guitar effects processor). I have the option of recording 1/4" too, but the S/PDIF provides more neatness in terms of clutter. :)

Iacobus
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