Soundcard choosing.

[Enos]

Hey,
I'm buying a G4- 533Mhz, 40 GB, and am stuffing up the ram to over 500Mb. Well I'm still deciding which soundcard to get. I need to record between 6-8 tracks simultaneous. I have a mixer so they don't need to be all pre-amplified.The 8 tracks are needed for recording drums. I've been recommended the MOTU 828 .But I was wondering wether you know any cheaper soundcard.Since I'm quite low on money after getting the G4.

[Nordy North]

There is no point in buying an amazing computer and then getting a substandard soundcard. You may have an ultra fast computer that can run plenty of tracks with loads of plug-ins but the overall quality of sound will be determined by the soundcard. The quality of the initial recording is going to determine how good everything else will sound. Saying that you can get decent soundcards for a pretty good price so shop around but definately get the best one you can for whatever you can afford. It will really be worth it.

[Enos]

Thanks.
I mean I know that the sound card determines the quality quite much.I mean the sound card is what picks and records the signal. If the signal is weak and low in quality, you won,t have nothing to work with. No matter how good is your computer. I know that.But the there is almost everyone,s problem. MONEY!!!!!
You get a good computer and spend money in rams and memory. But once you have the computer you are quite much dry. And without a soundcard you actually still can't do anything. But, yea, I suppose you're right. I better wait a little , get some money and get something good.Like a MOTU 828 or something like that.I've been talking in my local music store, the mac house and all talk quite good of the MOTU 828 and also the DIGI 001. In my case maybe the MOTU is better.I,LL BE DOING STUDIO WORK. So i must record live drums.that requires about 8 simultaneously recording analog tracks. As for the rest( guitars, bases, percussion, wind instruments, strings, etc...) 2-4 simultaneously recording analog inputs are enough.I'm quite pushed to get the MOTU 828. Anyone has it and has found any defects? Please post opinions and propositions. Thank you.

[Enos]

Thanks.
I mean I know that the sound card determines the quality quite much.I mean the sound card is what picks and records the signal. If the signal is weak and low in quality, you won,t have nothing to work with. No matter how good is your computer. I know that.But the there is almost everyone,s problem. MONEY!!!!!
You get a good computer and spend money in rams and memory. But once you have the computer you are quite much dry. And without a soundcard you actually still can't do anything. But, yea, I suppose you're right. I better wait a little , get some money and get something good.Like a MOTU 828 or something like that.I've been talking in my local music store, the mac house and all talk quite good of the MOTU 828 and also the DIGI 001. In my case maybe the MOTU is better.I,LL BE DOING STUDIO WORK. So i must record live drums.that requires about 8 simultaneously recording analog tracks. As for the rest( guitars, bases, percussion, wind instruments, strings, etc...) 2-4 simultaneously recording analog inputs are enough.I'm quite pushed to get the MOTU 828. Anyone has it and has found any defects? Please post opinions and propositions. Thank you.

[nt2099]

Hi.

The Motu and Digi are cool but I went another route and tried the M-Audio Delta 1010. For me the reason is that I just love using OS 10.1 and I can see the potential of this operating system. Although many of my software is loaded on 9.2, I guess I'm so used and enjoy 10.1 so much that I would rather wait and see what is coming out.

I heard that an OS 10.1 or higher Protools is going to take forever. With Motu...firewire is really nice. Since you have that powerful machine, I'm sure you read it already...the future and potential of this new operating system is nice and with Motu paving the way with firewire, the possibilities of better software and hardware should be in store for the near future.

So, again...if you can wait awhile and be patient, for now you may want to buy a nice new 7200 RPM harddrive for your MAC and then see what software and hardware will take advantage of the new OS.

[gtrdave]

As a former Midiman/M-Audio employee I can shamelessly promote their products as I have a couple of friends who still work there.

Good equipment and very good prices. The Delta series is very good, worth more than they cost.

[yuniosi]

Hey,
I have a delta 66 and omni. I have some weird problems that I can't seem to figure out. Digital Performer doesn't see the ASIO driver. Or it doesn't think it's the right one. (but it is) A lot of times I will hear an audible click sound when I press a play button. And one of the worst things is a will hear a constant crackling accompanying any sound I play in any program! Arghh, what should I do?

[gtrdave]

I haven't been there in almost 2 years but if you call the tech support guys they should be able to help you.
Just make sure that you've got your OS version, hardware config. and software versions handy.
You might be having a conflict with ??? (extension/INIT/OMS/etc) and the ASIO driver.

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