audio interfaces!

[elementsrtyte]

hey i'm looking either to cop the presonus firebox or the m-audio fast track pro or the m-audio firewire 410. (or something else in that price range)

right now i'm using protools m-powered so tharts why i was leaning towards the fast track pro, but its got some shitty preamps and i hear the pres and the overall quality of the firebox is a lot better. i have a pc though, so i'd have to switch over to cubase, not logic . i havent heard much about cubase so i'm not sure its the best option for me. but yea, i haven't really familarized myself too much with protools so i wouldn't mind making the switch.

let me know if theres anything else in that price range that would make sense for me to cop! thankss

 

[Rackoon]

Hey elementsrtyte,

Let me start by telling you my experience with small audio interfaces...
I bought a emu-1212m (270$) 2 years ago, and quickly ran out of I/O....
I wanted to start experimenting with analog hardware but didn't have the inputs...
So my only option was to buy a adat interface like the behringer ada8000 (230$) to expand my connectivity...

With all these purchases I could of gotten a interface with already 8 In/outs without the assle/cost of adat cables and sync problems... (exreSonus FireStudio Project 499$)

So my advice would be to spend a bit more now so you dont have to later on...

As far as Cubase goes, Im a happy cubase sx3 user myself and its a very powerful program...
But the new cubase 4 fixed some issues like free routing and side-chaining that makes mixing more pleasant.


Peace