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sound card / audio interface favourites
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07/04/08 + Marco25

Afternoon All,

Buying a new rig (thank you Lord) finally, shoot your favourites. Cheers.

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07/06/08 + dpmtl

Focusrite Saffire LE. Great little interface.

Recent blogs: The Korg R3, Too many problems with software

07/07/08 + Taavi

I've had Soundblaster AWE64, Soundblaster Live, Edirol UA20 and Edirol FA101, now I have Motu 828 mkII firewire... honestly there was nothing wrong with Edirol interfaces but I just needed something that would fit into rack. I do like 828 the most... it's just nice to use it, it's got all the nice knobs and possibilities.

Recent blogs: I need a new name!, Right brain vs. left brain test., My MOTU has gone crazy

07/07/08 + packetst0rm

I've got the Lexicon Omega which has gone down in price since I brought it. I love it...great sound, inbuilt mixer, mic preamps, phantom power and lexicon reverb plug in for free!

Recent blogs: ableton tshirts, Fedora 10 - Finally good linux audio?, Max Richter in London

07/07/08 + jkn

I bought a Presonus Firestudio Project earlier this year to replace my aging Aardvark Aark24 - the Win98 box the Aark was on was passing away slowly and it was time for a new audio card. It doesn't help that Aardvark went out of business so many years ago...

I did a lot of research and bugging friends on what they use - it was a toss up between Focusrite and Presonus. There are better out there if you want to spend more money - but keeping under $500 - those two companies both build quality stuff.

Recent blogs: Setting up My Studio 1: Sorting Cables, AtmoWorks - New Releases from Exuviae / upcoming releases, AtmoWorks Label - July 2008 Update

07/07/08 + adcBicycle

another vote for a presonus ... firepod, firestudio etc... works well, sounds good, good functionality

Recent blogs: higher noise floor!, reel to reel 4-track collab project!!, new 12rec.net compilation

07/07/08 + eyesnine

the ones that look really interesting to me are the desktop interfaces (as opposed to mobile or rack).

the new edirol mixer interface looks really cool, wonder if anyone's used or seen it being used or whatever: edirol M-16DX

seems nice, i wish it had more outs. if you needed a bunch of ins it could be an ideal solution.

Recent blogs: Reaktor Tutorial - Control Structures pt 2. Routers, Reaktor Tutorial - Control Structures pt 1. Separators, Reaktor Tutorial - Signal Flow

07/07/08 + dkarma

i've got an Audigy Platinum that I really love and has been uber good to me in my tower...as for laptop, it's usually onboard sound and a midisport 2x2 for me...

Recent blogs: Everything's Eventual

07/07/08 + tbeals79

im suprized there were no motu ultralite mentions. Happy user, 2 years.

Recent blogs: drumkit home, boss Micro-BR, so i played a show.

07/07/08 + celibacyclub

i like my focusrite saffire.

i might go as far as to say that i love it.

Recent blogs: em411 vimeo group, cc's monome, quixit in irc soon

07/07/08 + dpmtl

celibacyclub said: "i like my focusrite saffire.

i might go as far as to say that i love it."

Let it all out celibacyclub.

Recent blogs: The Korg R3, Too many problems with software

07/07/08 + cloudburst

RME fireface 400, very happy with it.

Recent blogs: ICI - DANS MA CHAMBRE D'ENFANT (music by me!), ambient outdoor event, arovane live set

07/08/08 + krushing

Motu Ultralite here as well - some minor niggles, mostly addressed by replacing the shitty FW cable that came with it.

07/08/08 + collapsicon

the new Motu 828 Mk III looks sweet, on board DSP

link

had the Mk II no complaints

Recent blogs: New sound design demo page up

07/08/08 + packetst0rm

That 828 mk3 makes me feel funny inside...I have no need for that many input/outputs though

Recent blogs: ableton tshirts, Fedora 10 - Finally good linux audio?, Max Richter in London

07/08/08 + goguru

I bought a used Presonus Firebox a few years ago and it still works like a charm. Perfect for my small home studio.

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