Definately get it. I used one until my PTHD rig. Best thing out there especially for the price in my opinion. Very clean and transparent pre-amps, very high quality converters. I can't vouche on any of there other products, and i always hear people around this forum complaining about m-audio gear but whatever, the converters in this thing are great. They even have some of the same components as the HD. I never once had a problem with it. Worked perfect in Ableton and Pro Tools.Soundscapemusic wrote:Any thoughts?
I want to upgrade from the presonus Firebox in my studio..
I'm a little weary about M-audio's converters and overall stability in handling audio but i dont know first hand.
What do you guys have to say about it.. Recommened anything better?
I also want to upgrade to a dedicated Desktop a work horse... PC or Mac? Any suggestions? I would like to build my own PC if thats the route i go.. unless buying one and customizing it is cheaper. So any suggestions or thoughts are welcome
Wow, first time i heard of that. Never had a problem with that at all. I just went back to some projects to take a look and everything lined up perfectly. I was using a Dual Core PC (2.4 Gig, 2 Gig Ram, mostly all NVIDIA certified components and a socket 939 motherboard...i know it was old but it worked great) Win XP, texas instruments firewire card, and checked in both Ableton and Pro Tools M-Powered. No problems whatsoever.Dan Dare wrote:I have one and the I think for the money it has some positive bang for you're $.
Also has some issues:
http://forums.m-audio.com/showthread.php?t=12972
http://forums.m-audio.com/showthread.php?t=6391
Cool thing about PT is the ilok. Many people hate them (mostly people who just use laptops and amateursSoundscapemusic wrote:Cool guys, really appreciate the response. Im Serisouly considering this thing.. I really wanna add protools M powered to my setup but i dont want to install it on my laptop (which is all i use right now)
Once i scrounge up some cash and can find/build a dedicated desktop for my studio i think ill definetly grab one of these.
) but its great because you can take Pro Tools (as long as you install it) to any computer without ever re-activating it. Use it on your laptop, use it on your desktop, at a friends place, etc.... Also you can add plug ins to it. Never have to re-authorize. I love ilok, and I love lamp.shatzer wrote:Cool thing about PT is the ilok. Many people hate them (mostly people who just use laptops and amateursSoundscapemusic wrote:Cool guys, really appreciate the response. Im Serisouly considering this thing.. I really wanna add protools M powered to my setup but i dont want to install it on my laptop (which is all i use right now)
Once i scrounge up some cash and can find/build a dedicated desktop for my studio i think ill definetly grab one of these.
If you are buying PT (not upgrading) then the ilok will come with it. It will have the authorization pre-installed onto the ilok already. The ilok only holds authorizations/licensing. You can also get a free account at ilok.com to control all your authorizations or transfer to other iloks.Soundscapemusic wrote:shatzer wrote:Cool thing about PT is the ilok. Many people hate them (mostly people who just use laptops and amateursSoundscapemusic wrote:Cool guys, really appreciate the response. Im Serisouly considering this thing.. I really wanna add protools M powered to my setup but i dont want to install it on my laptop (which is all i use right now)
Once i scrounge up some cash and can find/build a dedicated desktop for my studio i think ill definetly grab one of these.
Stupid question.. i dont have an ilok/never owned one. Obviously upgrading to PT you NEED one. But PT is not installed on the ilok righ? The ilok just stores all of your authorizations? right or wrong?
evernaut wrote:I have Profire - love it, never had a single issue with it on Mac OS X - great pre's, great A/D converters, no-brainer price point, PT compatible, etc. etc.
But you must bear in mind that M-Audio gear is crap, so I'd say...don't buy it.
