Mid - High End Soundcard With 24 outs?

jonnypowell · 2nd August 2007, 12:33 PM

Hi,

I'm about to buy a Toft ATB 24 track console and need to update my sound-card.
I currently have a mac-book pro with an RME fire-face 400.
I'm gonna purchase a Mac Pro and considered daisy chaining a few Fire-Face 800's together, but I'm thinking there is a better solution?
I'd prefer a PCI based card due to the minimal Latency that comes with it.

What are your thoughts?
Bare in mind that I can't afford Apogee and don't want MOTU.

Cheers,
Jonny

DeadPoet · 2nd August 2007, 01:53 PM

What samplerate do you need ?

If you don't need 24ch@96k: RME 9652 or M-Audio Lightbridge with whatever 24ch of D/A you can afford (Alesis HD24 or XR24 do a great job)

Herwig

temetrepo · 2nd August 2007, 02:30 PM

edit: just read u dont want MOTU
plz delete

**DrDeltaM** · 2nd August 2007, 02:44 PM

Since you're on a Mac Pro, you need a PCIe compatible card. There isn't too much out there yet atm, there's Motu, Apogee and RME MADI.

So you could get an RME PCIe MADI card with an SSL AlphaLink MADI for 24 analog I/O.

andychamp · 2nd August 2007, 03:25 PM

Why not go with the Toft's firewire card?

**DrDeltaM** · 2nd August 2007, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andychamp

Why not go with the Toft's firewire card?

I believe that one is only 10channels (8 busses + stereo mix, or first 8channels + stereo mix).

dan p · 2nd August 2007, 03:39 PM

I too have a toft 32 ch,and i am using motu 2408 mk3.I am thinking about getting a motu 24 i/o. Motu stuff with the pci card has worked flawless although i did have to replace my first pci card. In my circle folks are using motu hd 192 and to my ears it sounds great.I would get the 192 if i could afford it.

Dan

vixapphire · 2nd August 2007, 04:24 PM

RME cards will have you sounding like Tony the Tiger in no time. ("They're GRRRREAT!"). I had a 96/52, and it compares quite favorably to the Motu PCI-424 system that I replaced it with.

lionheart · 3rd August 2007, 12:40 AM

I both have the Toft ATB24 and Motu 24io, It's works like a charm:-)

Mumblesound · 3rd August 2007, 02:08 AM

Two MOTU HD192 modded by Black Lion Audio would be the ticket...
or an Alesis HD24xr, but after modding our HD192, I like the MOTU better.

warhead · 3rd August 2007, 03:23 AM

The Alesis HD recorder isn't a bad idea, coupled with an ADAT i/o card you would be rockin' in stand alone world and DAW world.

War

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jonnypowell Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 700	Mid - High End Soundcard With 24 outs? Hi, I'm about to buy a Toft ATB 24 track console and need to update my sound-card. I currently have a mac-book pro with an RME fire-face 400. I'm gonna purchase a Mac Pro and considered daisy chaining a few Fire-Face 800's together, but I'm thinking there is a better solution? I'd prefer a PCI based card due to the minimal Latency that comes with it. What are your thoughts? Bare in mind that I can't afford Apogee and don't want MOTU. Cheers, Jonny

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DeadPoet Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Belgium Posts: 676	What samplerate do you need ? If you don't need 24ch@96k: RME 9652 or M-Audio Lightbridge with whatever 24ch of D/A you can afford (Alesis HD24 or XR24 do a great job) Herwig

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dan p Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: san ramon ca Posts: 574	24i/o I too have a toft 32 ch,and i am using motu 2408 mk3.I am thinking about getting a motu 24 i/o. Motu stuff with the pci card has worked flawless although i did have to replace my first pci card. In my circle folks are using motu hd 192 and to my ears it sounds great.I would get the 192 if i could afford it. Dan

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vixapphire Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,103	RME cards will have you sounding like Tony the Tiger in no time. ("They're GRRRREAT!"). I had a 96/52, and it compares quite favorably to the Motu PCI-424 system that I replaced it with. __________________ ___________________________________ "Revolution is the opiate of intellectuals." - Anon.

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lionheart Gear maniac Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 206	I both have the Toft ATB24 and Motu 24io, It's works like a charm:-)

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