So, I've been reading through forum after forum and I just wanted to know what you all thought about ad/da converter quality of the various Fireface converters out there.
I guess I'm looking for Pro Tools HD grade converters without actually going to pro tools (I'm comfy with Sonar).
I'm thinking about slowly building towards a semi-pro setup over the next while as I get a feel for each piece of the setup.
I've got a PC laptop and I'd like to keep things somewhat mobile, which is why I'm looking at firewire interfaces.
I'm looking for 8 analog I/O with future expansion ability to cover a full live band (so16 ins, maybe up to 24, who knows). Just looking for the ad/da conversion quality, and I suppose the analog front end that affects the conversion quality.
So, what I've seen so far are the following:
High End:
RME Fireface 800
Apogee Rosetta 800
Lynx Aurora 8/16
Prism Audio Orpheus
Mid:
Focusrite Saffire (Liquid 56 or pro 26?)
MOTU (various.. 8 pre, 896 mk3)
don't really want to go go lower than that...
I've seen some studios take the Lynx Auroras and ADC them into pro tools HD, so maybe that and the Orpheus are overkill?
I'm looking for converters that are approximate to the Pro Tools HD ad/da quality. Feel free to suggest others.
Thanks for the help, even if you have to qualify your statements with "It's all subjective" or "it's what your own ears tell you". I just want to hear people's thoughts.
I guess I'm looking for Pro Tools HD grade converters without actually going to pro tools (I'm comfy with Sonar).
I'm thinking about slowly building towards a semi-pro setup over the next while as I get a feel for each piece of the setup.
I've got a PC laptop and I'd like to keep things somewhat mobile, which is why I'm looking at firewire interfaces.
I'm looking for 8 analog I/O with future expansion ability to cover a full live band (so16 ins, maybe up to 24, who knows). Just looking for the ad/da conversion quality, and I suppose the analog front end that affects the conversion quality.
So, what I've seen so far are the following:
High End:
RME Fireface 800
Apogee Rosetta 800
Lynx Aurora 8/16
Prism Audio Orpheus
Mid:
Focusrite Saffire (Liquid 56 or pro 26?)
MOTU (various.. 8 pre, 896 mk3)
don't really want to go go lower than that...
I've seen some studios take the Lynx Auroras and ADC them into pro tools HD, so maybe that and the Orpheus are overkill?
I'm looking for converters that are approximate to the Pro Tools HD ad/da quality. Feel free to suggest others.
Thanks for the help, even if you have to qualify your statements with "It's all subjective" or "it's what your own ears tell you". I just want to hear people's thoughts.