Setting up, but what do I use?

quintessence_01 · 4th August 2007

ey fellas. im setting up a little production. all i need is a good audio interface. i finished a diploma in audio engineering and i was taught pro tools, recently i purchased logic, but apparently logic and pro tools dont get on.
so ive had to consider something else. many suggestions have been put to me, but i don't want to spend a grand on something shit. i want the right piece of gear. so far, i've looked at focusrite, motu, rme and various other interfaces.
can people perhaps tell me what they use and how they find there gear?
this would help heaps.

Luke.

Stitch333 · 4th August 2007

Get whatever and a great pair of AD/DA converters.
Then its really about which DAW you interface best with.

boodah · 4th August 2007

I believe the first thing Tony and many others here will say, it's dependent on your budget.

tomdarude · 4th August 2007

less $$ MetricHalo 2882 I/O

more $$ Lynx Aurora16 with AES/EBU pci/-e card

much $$ Lavry/Prism/etc.

don´t wanna be rude, but I always thought having a "diploma" included knowing your tools or knowing whom to ask, at least ??

youngrob · 4th August 2007

TASCAM FW-1884 Close-Up | Sweetwater.com

You should go with this. It has everything you would need: adat,s/pidf, word clocking, etc.

Then all you would need is an ad/da converter, I suggest you learn how to make your music sound good without one first.

goldenlotus · 4th August 2007

If you know and like PT, just grab an 003r.

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quintessence_01 Gear interested Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 9 Thread Starter	Setting up, but what do I use? ey fellas. im setting up a little production. all i need is a good audio interface. i finished a diploma in audio engineering and i was taught pro tools, recently i purchased logic, but apparently logic and pro tools dont get on. so ive had to consider something else. many suggestions have been put to me, but i don't want to spend a grand on something shit. i want the right piece of gear. so far, i've looked at focusrite, motu, rme and various other interfaces. can people perhaps tell me what they use and how they find there gear? this would help heaps. Luke.

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Stitch333 Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Phila, PA/Upstate MA Posts: 3,432	Get whatever and a great pair of AD/DA converters. Then its really about which DAW you interface best with. __________________ Little Studio Big Studio "Run to the hills, run for your lives." -Iron Maiden

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tomdarude Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2005 Location: germany Posts: 1,616	less $$ MetricHalo 2882 I/O more $$ Lynx Aurora16 with AES/EBU pci/-e card much $$ Lavry/Prism/etc. don´t wanna be rude, but I always thought having a "diploma" included knowing your tools or knowing whom to ask, at least ?? __________________ "You'd be surprised that "f*ck it!" can be a profound philosophy." picksail; 28th August 2008, 08:55 AM "The best sounding sluttiest gear of all time... is a great song" --Greg Wells http://www.hi-endgear.com http://www.audio-import.de

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boodah Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 626	I believe the first thing Tony and many others here will say, it's dependent on your budget.

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youngrob Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 502	TASCAM FW-1884 Close-Up \| Sweetwater.com You should go with this. It has everything you would need: adat,s/pidf, word clocking, etc. Then all you would need is an ad/da converter, I suggest you learn how to make your music sound good without one first.

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goldenlotus Lives for gear Joined: May 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,132	If you know and like PT, just grab an 003r.