BEST Sound Card??

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:43 am

TC System 6000

I wish MH made a card with more than 2 outs. If they made a 6 output card I'd get it tomorrow. Though the Ensemble is tempting too...

kenporter · Post by **kenporter** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:54 am

I have a RME Fireface 800, and Apogee AD-8000 (can be expanded with a Firewire option) and love them both. I also own a Konnekt 24D and it's an amazing interface as well, especially for the price.

System 6000 is not really a sound card as you would still need a low latency card to get audio to and from your computer.

Nice converters though.

Ken

wilxon · Post by **wilxon** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:41 am

zsazsa wrote:I wonder if anybody uses Metric Halo, their interfaces look very nice and I would guess they would be in the RME league.
Only downside is, i think, is that it's mac only.

Downside?

b0unce · Post by **b0unce** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:56 am

Tarekith wrote: I wish MH made a card with more than 2 outs.

they do, its called the 2882 ...

wilxon · Post by **wilxon** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:03 am

stikkyrice wrote:can anyone tell me whats the BEST Sound Card I should get/use for Ableton Live??.............thanks

What computer do you have?

What do you plan to use with it?

From personal experiences -

Mac laptop for DJing - audiofire 2

Mac laptop for recording - ultralite

PC laptop for recording - Emu 1616M

PC laptop for DJing - Indigo DJ

Desktop computer PC or mac - RME.

the girl next door · Post by **the girl next door** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:37 pm

RME Fireface 400

quadrant6 · Post by **quadrant6** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:07 pm

I'm considering the Fireface 400 over the motu ultralite

Does the fireface have the same rep for being solid and robust when used together with a mac?

wilxon · Post by **wilxon** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:11 pm

quadrant6 wrote:I'm considering the Fireface 400 over the motu ultralite

Does the fireface have the same rep for being solid and robust when used together with a mac?

MOTU & RME are 2 of the very best soundcard producers. You really are splitting hairs asking a question like this one.

Which one suits your needs best?

Which is most ideal for you?

That is he one you should go for.

Personally i would go for the ultralite because it looks nicer. and because i have a motu laptop bag.

4am · Post by **4am** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:20 pm

i love my multiface II... and i think she loves me too

quadrant6 · Post by **quadrant6** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:49 pm

MOTU & RME are 2 of the very best soundcard producers. You really are splitting hairs asking a question like this one.

Which one suits your needs best?

Which is most ideal for you?

That is he one you should go for.

Personally i would go for the ultralite because it looks nicer. and because i have a motu laptop bag.

Well I was set on the ultralite but a local retailer suggested the rme as a better, more solid solution.

I'm convinced the difference in sound quality and mic preamps is probably small(?) but was most concerned about ease of use and robustness. I'll be using with an imac and possibly macbook later.

yleh8k · Post by **yleh8k** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:25 am

what does it matter what the specifics of a sound card are? i truly don't know this. AFAIK, all a SC needs is a midi-in, mic, line-in and speaker-out, and i'm happy.

30$s gets u what u need!

quadrant6 · Post by **quadrant6** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:23 am

kenporter wrote:I also own a Konnekt 24D and it's an amazing interface as well, especially for the price.

That's what I've heard but is it reliable? on a mac? I was dead set on getting it but was told the motu ultralite would be better, more rock solid sort of thing... for my mac.

I'm really interested to know!

Rod Underleaf · Post by **Rod Underleaf** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:32 am

Soundcards are totally over-rated.

Unless you are a performing or recording professional, or otherwise need special or multiple inputs or outputs, you are wasting your time and money.

The on board soundcard is suitable for most audio use. Mine sounds fucking great. People hear me and continually say "thats awesome!", "thats awesome!".

Dont get sucked in. Most people cant tell the difference. I've had a bunch of expensive soundcards and theyre all a pain in the ass.

eyeknow · Post by **eyeknow** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:55 am

quadrant6 wrote:
kenporter wrote:I also own a Konnekt 24D and it's an amazing interface as well, especially for the price.
That's what I've heard but is it reliable? on a mac? I was dead set on getting it but was told the motu ultralite would be better, more rock solid sort of thing... for my mac.

I'm really interested to know!

This has got to be a classic in the making.......(also the one without the DSP stuff) .....

I'm thinking that for new buyer, these have to be a great choice.

I have a motu traveler.......very nice........extreamly reliable (and now even on a pc, which was not the case a while back)....but we are talking 850 bucks! 499/299 seems so much more attractive.....and the "jitter" is just about non-exsistant.....gotta help in the digital world

anti-banausic · Post by **anti-banausic** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:05 am

eyeknow wrote:
quadrant6 wrote:
kenporter wrote:I also own a Konnekt 24D and it's an amazing interface as well, especially for the price.
That's what I've heard but is it reliable? on a mac? I was dead set on getting it but was told the motu ultralite would be better, more rock solid sort of thing... for my mac.

I'm really interested to know!
This has got to be a classic in the making.......(also the one without the DSP stuff) .....

I'm thinking that for new buyer, these have to be a great choice.

I have a motu traveler.......very nice........extreamly reliable (and now even on a pc, which was not the case a while back)....but we are talking 850 bucks! 499/299 seems so much more attractive.....and the "jitter" is just about non-exsistant.....gotta help in the digital world

You picked up an Ultralite for $850, you were ripped my friend. Unless you were talking about the fireface 400? I am getting an Ultralite the minute i get a chance. It is really the best at the pricepoint. The fireface has one or two better things, but as with the Macbook pro, is it worth the additional cost? Me thinks not.

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