Can you suggest an audio interface with these features?

Fritz · Post by **Fritz** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:15 pm

since Presonus didn't find the necessity to post the size & weight of the FB on their site, I wonder if one of you owners would?
Thanks,

stonee · Post by **stonee** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:55 pm

im REALLY suprised no one metioned the motu ulralite. does everything you asked.( except maybe rca in)

im really happy with mine.

Fritz · Post by **Fritz** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:12 pm

I actually have a Traveler which I quite like. But I'd like something smaller.

unethnic · Post by **unethnic** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:24 pm

yamaha go 46 which is a refurb of terratec fw x24 - check it out on amazon.de. really happy with it

Fritz · Post by **Fritz** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:54 pm

go 46 looks as good as any other I suppose. But again, no size and weight info.
I assume it'll work with L5?

shredchris · Post by **shredchris** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:52 pm

TC konnekt 8 or 24D... Best sound quality for the price ratio... The 24D also has an internal DSP that takes care of EQ, reverb and compression for you...

Fritz · Post by **Fritz** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:41 pm

TC too big

formatk · Post by **formatk** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:56 pm

i have the inspire. works great. If i need a seperate audio cue output, i create an aggregate device in mac OSX which basically creates a virtual sound card that includes the built in sound and the inspire. so, you play out of the inspire, but set up a cue mix using the built in headphone jack.

Winston · Post by **Winston** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:52 am

formatk wrote:i have the inspire. works great. If i need a seperate audio cue output, i create an aggregate device in mac OSX which basically creates a virtual sound card that includes the built in sound and the inspire. so, you play out of the inspire, but set up a cue mix using the built in headphone jack.

When you aggregate the inspire with the built-in soundcard, can you have the cue mix going to the inspire's headphone jack?

I'd like to go for the inspire, because I want to go as cheap as possible, and like I said, I already have a firepod for most things, so the inspire might be good for a traveler. I can get it for just 165 dollars now. The lack physical knobs for main outs, headphone out and inputs are a bit of a concern though.

Most other things suggested here are more than I'd like to pay for a second interface.

formatk · Post by **formatk** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:26 pm

When you aggregate the inspire with the built-in soundcard, can you have the cue mix going to the inspire's headphone jack?

I'd like to go for the inspire, because I want to go as cheap as possible, and like I said, I already have a firepod for most things, so the inspire might be good for a traveler. I can get it for just 165 dollars now. The lack physical knobs for main outs, headphone out and inputs are a bit of a concern though.

Most other things suggested here are more than I'd like to pay for a second interface.[/quote]

aggregating combines two audio interfaces, so no you can't give the inspire another stereo output, you have to use your headphones wth yer mac. I actually like the no knob thing, I have a few preset settings I can always go back to for recording vocals or guitars and other instruments. If i start writing a song, i can always come back and add vocals with exactly the same settings if i want to.

brownbrown · Post by **brownbrown** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:03 pm

bathyscaaf wrote:Not sure about #5, but I'm using the Echo Audio Audiofire 4 and all the others apply. Love it.

yeah i agree with this as well. i'm running audiofire 4 on my mac pro without any issues. it'll run off bus power as well, so you can toss out the power plug. echo doesn't get a lot of love because the company is terrible at marketing, but they are reliable and good sounding interfaces.

also it's been mentioned that the audiofire 4 uses the same converters as RME's fireface 400 (not 800 mind you). if that's true, it's a complete steal at its price point. the preamps sound good too.

amoeba · Post by **amoeba** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:57 am

bump for the motu ultralite. amazing little box.

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:00 am

MOTU Ultralite.
It's $500, but you really get what you pay for.