help me with my mobile pre's

deve · 18th March 2008

I am looking for 16 channels of budget pres for my mobile setup. I am considering focusrite octopre with adat card or presonus digimax fs. Any opinions? Which one should I go for? I'll record anything that comes. Be that pop, rock or traditional music.

bishopthomas · 18th March 2008

I had both at one time but sold the Focusrite in favor of the Presonus. They are both decent sounding units, but the Presonus has pads. That was my only reason for going with the Presonus.

Ol' Betsey · 19th March 2008

I'll probably get flamed for this but...

Mackie ONYX 1640 with Firewire Card. 16 channels straight to computer.

I used one for a live DVD tracking session a few weeks ago and it work flawlessly.

Sounded pretty damn nice too. Certainly respectable that's for sure.

So much so in fact, that I just found a brilliant deal on one myself and bought it!

Now I just gotta do the little 'Direct Outs after EQ' Mod and I reckon I have a great little portable rig.

Good luck,

R.

Gerax · 20th March 2008

I have the Octopre with ADAT card. Used it for the majority (if not all) of my recordings on remote along other higher end pres (API, UA, ISA serie Focusrite). It's decent sounding, clean enough to get your source recorded with no issues. It depends a lot on what mics you use, but I took home some great sounding recordings with it, both acoustic and electric. The comps are handy to watch your back from digital overs, and the dual ADAT output allows me to split the signal to primary and backup recorders at the same time. For the money it's a good unit. Be sure to have some space above and beyond, as it gets pretty hot, and the digital board can go nuts in very hot climates (it happened to me a few times, then I started to povide open front to back ventilation in the case).

Hope this helps

L.G.

18th March 2008	#1
deve Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2006 Location: istanbul TR Posts: 766 Thread Starter	help me with my mobile pre's I am looking for 16 channels of budget pres for my mobile setup. I am considering focusrite octopre with adat card or presonus digimax fs. Any opinions? Which one should I go for? I'll record anything that comes. Be that pop, rock or traditional music.

19th March 2008	#3
Ol' Betsey Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: London Posts: 2,035 1 Review written	I'll probably get flamed for this but... Mackie ONYX 1640 with Firewire Card. 16 channels straight to computer. I used one for a live DVD tracking session a few weeks ago and it work flawlessly. Sounded pretty damn nice too. Certainly respectable that's for sure. So much so in fact, that I just found a brilliant deal on one myself and bought it! Now I just gotta do the little 'Direct Outs after EQ' Mod and I reckon I have a great little portable rig. Good luck, R. __________________ The Speaker Snuggy is specifically designed to compensate for the additive effect of using plugins which literally remove the blanket from your speakers. These plugins can sound good when solo'd, but when used across dozens of tracks they can leave your speakers sounding cold and insecure. (Casey / Bricasti) When I haven't any blue I use red. (Pablo Picasso) Ol' Betsey Satan - The Original Flower Shop 8 track - "She fought long and she fought hard..."

20th March 2008	#4
Gerax Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Modena, Italy Posts: 619	I have the Octopre with ADAT card. Used it for the majority (if not all) of my recordings on remote along other higher end pres (API, UA, ISA serie Focusrite). It's decent sounding, clean enough to get your source recorded with no issues. It depends a lot on what mics you use, but I took home some great sounding recordings with it, both acoustic and electric. The comps are handy to watch your back from digital overs, and the dual ADAT output allows me to split the signal to primary and backup recorders at the same time. For the money it's a good unit. Be sure to have some space above and beyond, as it gets pretty hot, and the digital board can go nuts in very hot climates (it happened to me a few times, then I started to povide open front to back ventilation in the case). Hope this helps L.G. __________________ Lorenzo Gerace L'Acquario Recording & Post Mobile Recording, Editing, Mixing Prato (PO) Italy info@acquariorecording.it http://www.acquariorecording.it

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Can someone post cheap pre's vs. $$$ pre's?	pikapikapi	Gear Shoot-Outs / Sound File Comparisons / Audio Tests	4	1st January 2008 04:43 PM
Konnekt's pre's VS. other pre's	THE CACA MAN	Low End Theory	23	18th March 2007 02:44 AM
Presonus: Firepod Pre's vs. Digimax Pre's	Almost Human	Low End Theory	1	12th December 2005 07:43 PM
Are the api lunchbox pre's the same as the API 3124 pre's?	SoundCampaign	High end	5	20th August 2005 02:36 PM
Question to Mobile I/O 2882 and Mobile ULN-2 users	jeronimo	Remote Possibilities in Acoustic Music & Location Recording	5	29th July 2003 04:09 AM

18th March 2008	#2
bishopthomas Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,565	I had both at one time but sold the Focusrite in favor of the Presonus. They are both decent sounding units, but the Presonus has pads. That was my only reason for going with the Presonus.