Three FF800 ?

Ciozzi · 26th October 2007

I'm arranging a recording studio. I've got a 24 channel console and need 24 channels of I/O on the computer.

Can fireface 800 drivers support up to three units ?

Any other solutions ?

Thanks!

**DrDeltaM** · 26th October 2007

I think they support up to 4 actually, but firewire bandwidth can get tricky...

It might be a better idea to look at something like the SSL AlphaLink convertors, combined with a Mixpander PCI card or an RME HDSP9652 or RME MADI card.

macleod · 26th October 2007

the ff800 has 10 analogue and 16 adat ( as well as spdif ). get an ssl alphalink and use all 24 ins from one unit. thats what i do.

K

Ciozzi · 26th October 2007

I didn't know the Alphalink, it seems pretty cool anyway! How's the quality of the convertors compared to RME ?

macleod · 28th October 2007

slightly better to my ears, but both are very good value for money.

K

26th October 2007	#1
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26th October 2007	#3
macleod Gear maniac Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 267	the ff800 has 10 analogue and 16 adat ( as well as spdif ). get an ssl alphalink and use all 24 ins from one unit. thats what i do. K

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macleod Gear maniac Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 267	slightly better to my ears, but both are very good value for money. K