Which soundcard

Wallace · Post by **Wallace** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:23 pm

Hi,

I know, it's the same boring topic...

I've already browsed the old topics about audio cards, but I really cannot make up my mind.
I need some advice from someone who has used this cards.

Here's my minimal tech requirement:
- up to 192khz
- at least one pre-amp input
- balanced outputs
- good quality, reliability and portability

I've restricted my choice to:
- motu ultralite: very good audio card, but expensive for my budget and with extrafeature that I don't need (a lot of in/out, effets)
- Alesis io 26: perfect quality/price ratio, good interface for recording instruments - maybe too big for being really portable
The perfect solution would be Alesis io 14, but it looks like out of stock...
- Edirol fa 66: looks like a very good choice, just I don't if the quality is really good

Thank you for your help
Cheers

4.33 · Post by **4.33** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:10 pm

why not NI Audio Kontrol 1?
it's a bloody ace card!

guly · Post by **guly** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:16 pm

i got an alesis io|14 2 weeks ago more or less, it's available on an italian store.
that's *very* cool!

Wallace · Post by **Wallace** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:38 pm

@guly sounds great, can you tell me the store name ?

thx

leedsquietman · Post by **leedsquietman** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:39 pm

I also have an IO14 and it's been fine for me. Nice pres for an interface in it's price range, although I wish it had an extra 10db gain.

dru · Post by **dru** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:34 am

PreSonus Firebox.

guly · Post by **guly** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:10 am

Wallace wrote:@guly sounds great, can you tell me the store name ?

thx

http://www.newgroove.it
http://www.newgroove.it/scheda_articolo.php?recordID=85
you should compile an online form or send an email, there's no e-commerce it's just an e-catalogue:

Wallace · Post by **Wallace** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:57 pm

@guly: thanx for the tip, I'll try, even if now I live in germany...

if anyone knows about german shop selling alesis io 14, please let me know:
I already know that is a very good piece of hw

@4.33: I want a firewire audio card, that's why I don't consider NI control 1

@dru: PreSonus Firebox is a good audio card, but the edirol has an analog limiter on the audio input that I really need

Thx everybody

crumhorn · Post by **crumhorn** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:54 pm

Wallace wrote:@guly: thanx for the tip, I'll try, even if now I live in germany...

if anyone knows about german shop selling alesis io 14, please let me know:
I already know that is a very good piece of hw

@4.33: I want a firewire audio card, that's why I don't consider NI control 1

@dru: PreSonus Firebox is a good audio card, but the edirol has an analog limiter on the audio input that I really need

Thx everybody

+1 for firebox - instead of using a limiter record at 24 bit and turn the gain down to allow for unexpected transients.