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Bassmankr · 11th November 2009

If you want to use a DAW with the HD24 or HD24XR there is a free app along with buying a specific hard drive caddy for your computer which will let you just move the hard drive between the two easily. So if you do remote recording, just pop the drive in your DAW computer and transfer the files. You can use the HD's as converters only right into/out of the DAW with a simple interface card like the RME 9652 (PCI) or RME Raydat (PCIe). If you go the 9652 route you can add two more cards for a total of 72 I/O. Given the used price on a HD24XR of $1200 and used price of a 9652 of $300 you can have a 72 I/O DAW for only $4500. Add your choice of analog desk and outboard and you have a very nice hybrid setup. The HD24XR/9652 converters and interface is one of the best bang for the buck choices today for high I/O channel counts. In fact the latest RME beta drivers allow for six 9652 cards to be used in a computer bringing that channel count up to 144 but I have yet to hear reports about how well anyone with more than three cards is working. This combo probably has more life to it than other options due to it's flexability and expandability. Plenty of threads already on this stuff.

11th November 2009	#8
Bassmankr Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,907	If you want to use a DAW with the HD24 or HD24XR there is a free app along with buying a specific hard drive caddy for your computer which will let you just move the hard drive between the two easily. So if you do remote recording, just pop the drive in your DAW computer and transfer the files. You can use the HD's as converters only right into/out of the DAW with a simple interface card like the RME 9652 (PCI) or RME Raydat (PCIe). If you go the 9652 route you can add two more cards for a total of 72 I/O. Given the used price on a HD24XR of $1200 and used price of a 9652 of $300 you can have a 72 I/O DAW for only $4500. Add your choice of analog desk and outboard and you have a very nice hybrid setup. The HD24XR/9652 converters and interface is one of the best bang for the buck choices today for high I/O channel counts. In fact the latest RME beta drivers allow for six 9652 cards to be used in a computer bringing that channel count up to 144 but I have yet to hear reports about how well anyone with more than three cards is working. This combo probably has more life to it than other options due to it's flexability and expandability. Plenty of threads already on this stuff.