Digi 001 & Ableton Live 5 Should I or Shouldn't I ?

RushinSteele · Post by **RushinSteele** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:43 pm

I got a great deal on a Digi 001 Interface w/PCI card etc. but I just use Ableton Live 5 and wouldn't use Pro Tools LE that much. Before I install I wanted to know if it will work as a good I/O interface for LIVE 5 because it has lots of I/O options. Or Should I go with something else. I have a M-Audio Black Box but it doesn't have phantom power for my Condenser Mic. Monarch Hornet Pro w/AMD Athlon 3400+ /2GB/160GB

saultopaul · Post by **saultopaul** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:47 pm

hi did you get any reply or help with your question? I have the 001 and just purchased five live. I was wondering if it is compatable.I have a mac g4 and also a pc p4 Thanks Paul

mike holiday · Post by **mike holiday** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:16 am

i had a 001 for 4 years and it was great.. worked perfect with live!

i got better perfomance with my 001 then i do with my 002r

the only problem with the 001 is that it doesn't go passed protools 6.4

saultopaul · Post by **saultopaul** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:02 am

hi Mike - i appreciate your response. It sounds hopeful. Hope you don't mind me asking you a couple of rather obvious questions that i should know the answer to!
i have a g4 with Mac OS X 10.3.9 .I know the 001 when i purchased it nearly 4 years ago now was using the older o/s. Now would you know if the 001 can run ok on the newer o/s.I also have a newish dell p4.I could possible use that ( though it is quite busy driving a rimage cd duplicator).Again as i bought the whole package mac and 001 i am not sure if i can run the 001 on a pc. I did try going onto pro tools site and downloading something i think was supposed to make it all work on xp but it didn't! Just didn't do anything. Sorry i know i'm going on but i hardly ever touched the 001 system after it damaged my ear due to a software glitch in pro tools.(Highlighting a bit of audio - using auto touch -wearing hedphones - gets to end of playing back highlighted audio and wham -incredible screeching noise -not feedback - did in my ear) What i would dearly love is to use as it looks like possible to do , use the 001 hardware with the five live . Would you have any idea if both platforms can be used and which is the better? If using the pc i would use the Audigy 4 break out box and card.THe card does have agood spec but suspect the 001 is better .
PS Just to further complicate things I have a roland vs2480 that again I am hoping can be utilised, possible as a controller of five live.

mike holiday · Post by **mike holiday** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:41 am

001 only up to 10.3.9 on mac

you can use it on pc, but you need the install disk..you can get it through the mail from digi design..but you can only use up to protools 6.4..call em to get it

the digi 001 will work with ableton no problem.. i hardly ever open pro tools anymore

dunno about the noise

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Marquis · Post by **Marquis** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 1:01 am

I have a digi 001 in my studio PC (Win XP home, 3Gz, 1 Gb ram),

It is senational for Live 5 use, imho.

Lots of I/O.

Easy on the processor as most of the sound processing is done on the PCI card and not by the CPU.

And clocks in at 5.x ms latency - lower latency than my mate's MOTU 828mk2 (connected to the same computer by firewire) which is 6.x ms.

I have the Protools package that came with my 001, but I never use it. I Was using Nuendo 3 (without problem) but am now moving closer and closer to using live as my all-in-one DAW.

saultopaul · Post by **saultopaul** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:48 pm

Thanks Marquis. I jst read your post. I had a problem trying to run it on the pc. Do you know what i would need softwatre wise ? Mysystem like yours is xp home.Thanks Paul

Digi 001 & Ableton Live 5 Should I or Shouldn't I ?

Digi 001 & Ableton Live 5 Should I or Shouldn't I ?

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