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27th November 2003

ive been tyring to figure out the best way to run converters into my powerbook. im going for high(er) quality gear which im not gonna need or want to upgrade in a few years.

the rme digiface seems like my best option, although they dont have osx drivers for it yet. with this ill have a good deal of flexibility as to what kind of converters to run into it. im assuming they will release drivers sometime, but im certainly not gonna buy it if they havent yet.

apogee has the 8 channel rosetta with the forthcoming firewire option, but thats a little bit expensive for me. looking at cost vs. quality, the extra quality isnt something i am ready to pay for. i think that my money could be put towards something else that would suit me better.

im mostly looking for any suggestions. what would you do? if there is some option i havent thought of or that i dont know about yet, id like to know.

i dont need a lot of channels (8 of input is more than i need, and only 3 or 4 of outputs), although i also dont want to be stuck if in a few years i want more i/o. most of my current and planned work is solo artist recording with overdubs and the occasional tracking live with extra accompaniment.

27th November 2003	#1
chikkenguy Guest Posts: n/a	higher end i/o options for powerbook ive been tyring to figure out the best way to run converters into my powerbook. im going for high(er) quality gear which im not gonna need or want to upgrade in a few years. the rme digiface seems like my best option, although they dont have osx drivers for it yet. with this ill have a good deal of flexibility as to what kind of converters to run into it. im assuming they will release drivers sometime, but im certainly not gonna buy it if they havent yet. apogee has the 8 channel rosetta with the forthcoming firewire option, but thats a little bit expensive for me. looking at cost vs. quality, the extra quality isnt something i am ready to pay for. i think that my money could be put towards something else that would suit me better. im mostly looking for any suggestions. what would you do? if there is some option i havent thought of or that i dont know about yet, id like to know. i dont need a lot of channels (8 of input is more than i need, and only 3 or 4 of outputs), although i also dont want to be stuck if in a few years i want more i/o. most of my current and planned work is solo artist recording with overdubs and the occasional tracking live with extra accompaniment.