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This is probably above your budget, but I can't recommend it highly enough: http://www.mhlabs.com/metric_halo/ I bought mine years ago, really stretching my budget at the time, but I'm glad I did. They make the point on the website that these boxes are tremendously future-proof, and I would agree with that. Don't underestimate how useful a few more inputs and outputs can be. E.g. I use a couple of spare outputs to drive a headphone amp when playing with other musicians, so the drummer can sync to me. Also it can be useful if you need to drive more than just one PA - e.g. I often find myself in places where it's useful to set up 4 outputs - two mono outputs to two stage monitors, and a stereo pair (carrying a different mix) to the house PA. cheers, os. 2008/10/24 Nick <ParadoxQuine@gmail.com>: > Hi everyone, > > I have ascertained that I need to get a firewire audio interface, but I > haven't found any knowledgeable local music stores nearby, and I want it > mainly for looping and loop-related things so I want to hear your >opinions. > > I'm looking for a firewire (400) audio interface, preferably in the >$250-350 > range. It must have at least one set of stereo ins and two sets of stereo > outs (so i can send my sound to comp>interface>kaoss pad>interface>comp >and > then switch ableton live to send it out speakers when its ready). I >assume > it needs a headphone jack too so I can listen to the full mix before > switching new tracks on for output to the speakers. If possible without > drastically increasing the price, 2 ins/3 outs would be very nice, in >case i > want to hook one more device up later to process things and send them >back > to the comp. > > Also, how do i connect a 1/4th inch connection to two rca style stereo >ones? > I'm not entirely sure if theres any downside to that or if I just need >some > kind of cable. I noticed most of the audio interfaces use that connection > but my kaoss pad uses red/white stereo cable and my speakers and imac use > 1/8th inch headphone size. > > I am willing to spend more if there's a significant difference in audio > quality, so that little or not quality is lost going from comp to kaoss >back > to comp, so an audio loop can be sent through that device series multiple > times without significant degredation if necessary. Full coreaudio > compatibillity is also a must, and I was informed that there should be no > latency difference, so I'm assuming I won't need to worry about that. > > Sorry for my complete lack of experience with this! Any/all suggestions >are > welcome and very appreciated. > > > Thanks, > Quine > -- os@collective.co.uk http://www.darkroomtheband.net/ http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/