Apogee Ensemble vs. Apogee Rosetta 200

[WideawakE]

I'm looking to get a new interface as I just sold my RME Fireface 800....

The two I'm looking at are the Ensemble and the Rosetta 200 w/ firewire. I usually just track 2 at a time, but was using the RME as an 8 channel mixer as well. If I got the Rosetta I could substitute my 4 track tascam as the mixer...

Then I was thinking I could go Ensemble and add another 2 channel A/D later but that's pretty expensive.

I use a Macbook Pro with Cubase 4 and an MPC 3000, SE1x, SP1200 with an Aurora GTQ2mk3 and sometimes a DBX 160x on drums...

Opinions?

[TonyBelmont]

You have a lot of different options...

I personally have a Lavry AD10 and DA10 hooked up through lightpipe to my Macbook Pro (my production setup)... If you don't need more than 2 channels, you could do that, and have the GTQ2 hooked up to the AD10.

[WideawakE]

what do you do about MIDI if you're only running two channels? I normally sync the MPC to Cubase using MTC and just do however many passes it takes to complete the track...

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by WideawakE

what do you do about MIDI if you're only running two channels? I sync the MPC to Cubase using MTC and just do however many passes it takes to complete the track

Midi controller through USB... it has midi in's and outs for my MPC.

[WideawakE]

Oh ok, right on...

one last question, I'm looking at the AD10 from the rear it has an AES/SPDIF output that looks similar to an XLR cable..I'm assuming there is a specific cable needed (like an AES to SPDIF) to go from that to the MB pro?

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by WideawakE

Oh ok, right on...

one last question, I'm looking at the AD10 from the rear it has an AES/SPDIF output that looks similar to an XLR cable..I'm assuming there is a specific cable needed (like an AES to SPDIF) to go from that to the MB pro?

You would use optical and an adapter for your MacBook Pro.

[WideawakE]

right on thanks Tony, appreciate your time

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by WideawakE

right on thanks Tony, appreciate your time

[mistaD]

im also looking at this exact setup! Would I be able to just use the m-audio transit as the cascade to hook the ad10 and da10 up to my laptop through lightbridge?

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by mistaD

im also looking at this exact setup! Would I be able to just use the m-audio transit as the cascade to hook the ad10 and da10 up to my laptop through lightbridge?

If you have a Macbook Pro, you wouldn't need any other device... just a couple of cables like these:

Toslink to Mini_Toslink Cables

I have some Belkin cables that are very high quality, but just bought some of these as a backup.

[tengu]

At the moment I am using a crane song Hedd with my outboard and was looking to add a DA to the mix. I am using a Macbook Pro

My idea was to get a Lavry DA and create an aggregate device using whatever soundcard with spdif connections connected to the Hedd.

Does anyone have any idea how this would perform?

Tony you got all the gear do you think you could give it a go?

[mistaD]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

If you have a Macbook Pro, you wouldn't need any other device... just a couple of cables like these:

Toslink to Mini_Toslink Cables

I have some Belkin cables that are very high quality, but just bought some of these as a backup.

I don't have a mac.... just a laptop with the same specs, I have usb and firewire ports abut the only light bridge i have is on the m-audio transit!

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by tengu

My idea was to get a Lavry DA and create an aggregate device using whatever soundcard with spdif connections connected to the Hedd.

Does anyone have any idea how this would perform?

Tony you got all the gear do you think you could give it a go?

How do you have the HEDD connected now? The Lavry can accept optical, coax and spdif, so there should be an easy solution.... If the HEDD has optical, you can connect both units directly to the MBPro with no other interface needed (2 channels in/out only).

Originally Posted by mistaD

I don't have a mac.... just a laptop with the same specs, I have usb and firewire ports abut the only light bridge i have is on the m-audio transit!

Do you have digital audio optical connections? If so, you just need those cables above and select digital in your sound preferences.

[mistaD]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

How do you have the HEDD connected now? The Lavry can accept optical, coax and spdif, so there should be an easy solution.... If the HEDD has optical, you can connect both units directly to the MBPro with no other interface needed (2 channels in/out only).


Do you have digital audio optical connections? If so, you just need those cables above and select digital in your sound preferences.

Yup, through the transit.... and the transit actually comes with a mini jack to toslink so im good to go! Thanks

[bossmove1]

i have a power mac pro tower and logic 9,and a tlm 103 neumann mic,i wanted to buy rosetta 200 and avalon 737 is this a good idea and would it work with my setup?i bought the mac in 2007 i just keep updating it...i need help