Re: OT -- USB audio interfaces

["Luigi Meloni" <Luigimeloni74@libero.it>]

Hi. I would steer away from usb audio interfaces. The ones I have tried
seemed to be really unreliable and cpu-heavy. To make live recordings I'm
actually buying a RME Hammerfall (it is a cardbus device + external
half/rack module). It gives me the possibility to record at a really high
quality up to 24 tracks on three adat In and Outs, with the Digiface 
module,
and I know that there is the Multiface module that has balanced I/O + adat
I/O + SP/DIF and midi. It is really reliable and it has Asio2.0 drivers for
a real low latency. Plus, if you want you can connect with a PCI card the
same modules to your desktop, too. For informations you can take a look on
the www.RME.com site. It is cheaper than the various MOTU devices.
Or, if you have a firewire interface, you could take a look to www.motu.com
, since they have various Firewire devices.

Peace
Luigi
----- Original Message -----
From: <ArsOcarina@aol.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 1:08 AM
Subject: OT -- USB audio interfaces


> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to put together a little portable system
> using my G3 iBook to make live recordings. I've been
> looking at the Edirol UA-1A USB Audio Interface,
> which seems simple enough to suit my purposes
> (if it does in fact work). That, a couple of decent
> mics and ProTools and I'll be good to go . . . I think.
> Anyone out there with experience with a UA-1A?
> Got any other USB audio interface suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ted Killian
>