Blueser
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Would you go firewire, or PCI based?
Which one would you pick and why?
I am thinking of picking something up, that already has the preamps built in. I want some great sound quality, and I really don't foresee myself ever recording more than 4 tracks at a time. My candidates are:
**Firewire**
Motu 896 HD
Motu 828 Mk II
Presonus Firepod
**PCI based**
EMU 1820M
Lynx II (but I would need a preamp)
I already have pretty high powered dual processor P4, and G4 machines with plenty of disk and memory, that should do whatever I need them to do. I also have a pair of Mackie 824 monitors, and a Mackie 1402 mixer that I should start to put to good use. For now I have an SM57 to mic the cabinets, but I will be looking for a versatile condensor mic in the $300 range that can cover vocals, and instrument micing as well.
I basically want to pick a platform and start to move forward, which I think will help me improve my playing as well.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
B
Which one would you pick and why?
I am thinking of picking something up, that already has the preamps built in. I want some great sound quality, and I really don't foresee myself ever recording more than 4 tracks at a time. My candidates are:
**Firewire**
Motu 896 HD
Motu 828 Mk II
Presonus Firepod
**PCI based**
EMU 1820M
Lynx II (but I would need a preamp)
I already have pretty high powered dual processor P4, and G4 machines with plenty of disk and memory, that should do whatever I need them to do. I also have a pair of Mackie 824 monitors, and a Mackie 1402 mixer that I should start to put to good use. For now I have an SM57 to mic the cabinets, but I will be looking for a versatile condensor mic in the $300 range that can cover vocals, and instrument micing as well.
I basically want to pick a platform and start to move forward, which I think will help me improve my playing as well.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
B