AD on the ISA 428.....decisions....

[Nevelicious]

Question for you all. I am in the middle of doing some reorganizing of my rig. I want 8 channels of ADAT pre.... so I was thinking of selling my 428 for and audient 008. But after doing a bit more thinking, I figure getting another 428 would be better if the AD was ok. Any thoughts on the converters? Thanks a ton!

[maskedman72]

i am wondering the same thing as i am about to buy a 428 with the card.(unless there are better options)

[rowdy322]

I have the ISA 428 and AD card and it totally rocks.You cannot go wrong with this setup. I use a Neumann and a blueberry through it and it is real clean.

[Sammas]

I've been told that the A/D is almost identical to that in the Digidesign 192 I/O Interface which is not a bad thing at all... Sure it ain't not apogee or mytek but its still spose to be up towards that end in terms of quality.

[kudzu]

Can't agree more...I've got mine with an API 3124 thru the other four ADs clocked to a BIG BEN....started to get very proud of my recordings....!!!!!
Once I did borrow another 428 (without digi bord) to use with my own...it worked great....but kept looking @ the front of the borrowed one and thinking "don't need all those xtra bits on the Right front" hence went for API
Maybe ƒƒ shood bring out a 428 with no Digi option to augment existing 428...cheaper...might sell more 428's

[lamp]

I have the a/d card for the 428 and it's very nice. However I would get the card for the 428 you have, and four more pre's of another flavor, instead of another 428.

The 428 pre is a nice neutral tight sounding pre, but you'll get more color AND Detail with something like a GR MP2-NV, API ect.

[20to20]

Yeah, I like the (optional) converters on the 428...

And as you know, you can analog-piggyback
any other type of pre's into your 428 and use
its card to ADC up to 8 channels...

Go for different flavors...