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DJALEX
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sound card for lapyyyy??!!

Post by DJALEX » Thu May 05, 2005 5:52 pm

any advice in sound's card for my lap??!! :roll: "windows" ,witch one is better 8O usb firewire or direct?? i need only 2 or 3 outs :lol:
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D K
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Post by D K » Thu May 05, 2005 6:31 pm

i picked up an echo i/o cardslot interface and i love it
it seems i can get cleaner audio at fewer samples(thus lower latency)
than i can out of my firewire interfaces...
inexpensive in comparison
and really portable
great if you need only a few channels
http://echoaudio.com
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Post by DJALEX » Thu May 05, 2005 6:36 pm

D K wrote:i picked up an echo i/o cardslot interface and i love it
it seems i can get cleaner audio at fewer samples(thus lower latency)
than i can out of my firewire interfaces...
inexpensive in comparison
and really portable
great if you need only a few channels
http://echoaudio.com
d
Thank's DK im on my way to get one echoaudio, im f___n late my gig is come in!!!
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Post by hambone1 » Thu May 05, 2005 6:37 pm

I love my M-Audio Ozonic.

MIDI controller with loads of knobs, sliders & a joystick, keyboard, 4 channels of 24-bit audio out, 24-bit audio in with a phantom powereded mic preamp, MIDI interface, all in one box that connects with a single Firewire cable. Couldn't be simplier. Doesn't even need power.. gets it down the Firewire cable.

I've eliminated so many boxes, cables, and headaches with one box.

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Post by theofficials » Sun May 08, 2005 7:17 am

hambone1 wrote:I love my M-Audio Ozonic.....Couldn't be simplier. Doesn't even need power.. gets it down the Firewire cable.
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Just to add to that. Any laptop users with Firewire connectivity via a PCMCIA card will have to use the pre-supplied M-Audio Power Adaptor. PCMCIA firewire doesn't provide BUS power to the Ozonic.

For this reason alone I will be selling mine - so if anyone's interested in a 3 month old Ozonic as new then PM me.
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Post by hambone1 » Sun May 08, 2005 9:06 am

When would you be away from AC power for the Firewire card?

I have the LaCie Firewire 800 PCMCIA card. I don't use it for the Ozonic, but for a Firewire 800 RAID, which needs AC power anyway.

My only reservation about the Ozonic is how flimsy it feels. My old Kenton Control Freak Studio is in a steel case, and has been dropped, stood on, and soldiers on. They don't make 'em like that any more!

Maybe a good reason for a backup Ozonic. Let me know what you want for it.

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Post by theofficials » Wed May 18, 2005 3:00 pm

hambone1 wrote:When would you be away from AC power for the Firewire card?
When I'm out in me garden ofcourse feeling all inspirational.
hambone1 wrote:I have the LaCie Firewire 800 PCMCIA card. I don't use it for the Ozonic, but for a Firewire 800 RAID, which needs AC power anyway.
OK
hambone1 wrote:My only reservation about the Ozonic is how flimsy it feels. My old Kenton Control Freak Studio is in a steel case, and has been dropped, stood on, and soldiers on. They don't make 'em like that any more!
Sounds gr8!
hambone1 wrote:Maybe a good reason for a backup Ozonic. Let me know what you want for it.
minimum £250 (no including whatever delivery methods u require though) I ain't made of money. this will include a 3metre 6pin-6pin firewire cable and a pcmcia firewire card (surplus to requirements now)

p.s - sorry for the lond delay in replyin - for some reason gmail though msgs from this forum were spam :S

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About Soundcards

Post by matteo » Mon May 23, 2005 10:36 pm

Hello!

I use Live with RME Multiface and this card has everything you need 8 I/O
Spdif I/O Midi I/O Adat I/O Word Clock I/O Adat Sync. So you can connect drum machines, external effects Keyboards and Synths, Pads. The only problem is with Mic. Beacuse I bought Mic Preamp RME Quadmic with 4 Balanced I/O. I use Laptop Dell Inspiron 8200 and realy works great with Dell Hardware. I read on web that dell and rme has the most compability system together. With Multiface you should have a CARDBUS to connect a card with PC.

A lot of fun People, Crazy Nuts

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