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what about the tc konnekt live? has it been discontinued? 2009/6/17, Rainer Straschill <moinsound@googlemail.com>: >> I've checked out the Motu ultralight but had some compatibility issues >and >> wondered if anyone has used the TC electronic Konnekt 24 >> http://www.tcelectronic.com/default.asp?id=11055. >> On paper it looks real good and I've always had good luck with other >> equipment of theirs that I've had. > (Note that while you say "Konnekt 24", your link refers to the > "Konnekt 24D" - which I'll also refer to. And I'm going to do only a > quick, early morning review here). > > * Lots of (sometimes knowledgeable) people have mentioned the high > quality of both the pres and the converters (the latters being > referred to as "the best converters in a complex interface below 1500 > bucks" e.g. at recording.org). With only superficial comparisons, I > can second that. > > * The thing is really big and heavy in comparison with other > interfaces with a comparable feature set. This may be of relevance in > a mobile performance setup; it won't fit into some of the more shallow > racks. > > * The quality of the built-in effects is top-notch, both the Fabric R > reverb and the Fabric C channel strip. No wonder, these algorithms > reportedly come from the System6000. > > * TC Electronic have issues both with stability and performance of > their drivers/chipset. Lots of people have reported this. In a > comparable application setting, obtainable latency settings have been > over double of those of other, sometimes considerably cheaper > interfaces (e.g. Presonus Firebox). > > * In comparison with a lot of other interfaces, routing is VERY > inflexible in the onboard mixer. This does include that the Fabric C > algorithms can only be applied to input channels 1 and 2. > > * In the same realm, the gain structure of the Fabric C and the mixer > is very inflexible. For that reason, level setting for some line > signals which come in below +4dB is at least impractical. > > * won't go into the obvious (number of channels etc. here, you've most > probably already reviewd them in detail on their website). > > Summarizing: the biggest issue for me is the drivers/chipset thing. > Here, they really don't live up to what we've come to expect from > their non-computer gear. The big size and weight may or may not be an > issue for you. If both items aren't a problem for you (e.g. if using > the interface for stationary recording purposes), then you get the > reportedly best converters in that price range, some high-quality pres > and some outstanding algorithms for the money which is not the > cheapest for the feature set. > > Otherwise...you might look at a Marian UCON CX. Marian obviously faced > the problem that customers weren't able to accept a USB interface with > a professional feature set. But if you're able to accept that drivers > are available only for XP, you get them dead cheap at some factory > sales - if you get them. > > Rainer > > -- Raul Bonell at Blogger: http://raulbonell.blogspot.com Chain Tape Collective: http://www.ct-collective.com