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Just wanted to be another voice of admiration for the Indigo series of sound cards. I have one of each and even though I use a Presonus Firebox in my studio now, I always have a (tiny) Indigo IO and/or DJ in my laptop bag ready to go (and ready as a backup). I've never had problems with the jacks yet and recommend looking for a short male 1/8 to two RCA adapter with gold plating. Support the connection on the tabletop if you can. I worry more about the little firewire connector that goes to my Firebox. BTW - I often see the Indigos at music store clearances at very good prices. Photo of laptop w Indigo & pair of small Altec/Lansing powered speakers at the waterfront of a cottage we rented last year. Mmmmmm portable. :) http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3593/1204/1600/working%20Aug%2006.04.jpg Cheers, Scott M2 http://www.dreamSTATE.to ambientelectronicsoundscapes http://www.THEAMBiENTPiNG.com >> You guys keep mentioning the >> RME Fireface 400 and RME Fireface 800. >> >> They look incredible but, man, it takes my breath away to see >> what these things cost! $700 and $1200, >> respectively.................argggggghhh! > > ... > >> Any other alternatives besides the really pricey soundcards? >> > > Yup.. > > Echo Indigo IO is a good option, if you're comfortable with only 2-ins > 2-outs and if you have a CardBus slot on your laptop. You also get a >lower > latency than is possible with Firewire bus (I run at 64 sample latency, >32 > is possible). The downside with the Indigo IO is the poor 1/8" jacks that > tend to become finnicky after some wear. I've already had 2 replacements > shipped out from Echo. > > For live instrumental work, I really feel that 1-2 ms latency is about >the > upper limit of what I'm willing to accept. Companies these days are >saying > 5-10 ms is fine, but as a piano player I can feel the difference even >with > a couple milliseconds of delay. So I have shyed away from Macbook with >its > lack of CardBus support. Firewire just doesn't seem to be built for > ultra-low latency performance (that's my opinion). > > Another CardBus option that looks good is the Digigram VX Pocket series > (V2 or V440, at around $400-500). > > I'd be interested to hear what RME Fireface users are getting in terms of > real-world latencies (in-out). > > You can get cheaper firewire and USB audio interfaces, but my impression > is that the low latency performance is not as good. RME is known for > having great latency performance. > > Cheers, > -Mercury
