help choosing audio interface

apolloXiii · Post by **apolloXiii** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:11 am

Anyone have any experience using an audio interface with ableton?

I'm looking for one that has at least 1 mic and 1 instrument input (2 mic/instrument inputs would be cool too). I don't know if it is possible, but it would be great if it could take the signal from each input and route it to a different audio channel in ableton (so as to manipulate each separately). I'd like to use it for both recording and live performance.

A cheaper option would be better, but I would still like to prevent sacrificing sound quality if possible.

Rabalder · Post by **Rabalder** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:06 pm

Your spesifications suggests you could pretty much buy whatever interfacer you come across (at a price you can afford)

Google search!

apolloXiii · Post by **apolloXiii** » Mon May 02, 2011 4:35 pm

I figured that was the case, but I was wondering if anyone had specific experience with any that would make me not want to buy them (i.e. problems with latency, audio quality, etc).

nuxnamon · Post by **nuxnamon** » Mon May 02, 2011 4:39 pm

my experiences have been bad with m-audio drivers, specifically firewire drivers.. the sound of the card wasn't bad at all, but driver developement was very slow.. i am on osx so maybe pc users might have better luck.. i've had good experiences with motu, and especially RME..

perplex · Post by **perplex** » Mon May 02, 2011 5:28 pm

i have the cakewalk fa-66. i own a mac, and its great right out the box, i recommend.

AceLuby · Post by **AceLuby** » Mon May 02, 2011 5:40 pm

nuxnamon wrote:my experiences have been bad with m-audio drivers, specifically firewire drivers.. the sound of the card wasn't bad at all, but driver developement was very slow.. i am on osx so maybe pc users might have better luck.. i've had good experiences with motu, and especially RME..

PC here and have had a great experience w/ my firewire solo. Never have had an issue w/ it, plus it frees up a USB slot for a midi device.

d-track · Post by **d-track** » Mon May 02, 2011 11:36 pm

novation nio is cheap, solid and looks good, very portable with decent knobs and switches.

Silence · Post by **Silence** » Tue May 03, 2011 4:02 pm

have a look at http://www.echoaudio.com/

drivers = good
sound-quality = good
PR = nope, so they can focus on drivers and sound-quality!

AceLuby · Post by **AceLuby** » Tue May 03, 2011 5:05 pm

Silence wrote:have a look at http://www.echoaudio.com/

drivers = good
sound-quality = good
PR = nope, so they can focus on drivers and sound-quality!

Just found my next interface.

Moody · Post by **Moody** » Tue May 03, 2011 8:36 pm

Budget?

H20nly · Post by **H20nly** » Tue May 03, 2011 10:01 pm

I have this and love it:

http://www.tcelectronic.com/DesktopKonnekt6.asp

i've never had a single problem with it. none. almost 2 years.

I'm thinking about buying this one next:

http://www.tcelectronic.com/impacttwin.asp

if it had phono jacks i'd have been rolling lose change and digging through the sofas by now.

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