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I Need a good USB I/O box

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physix

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aside from the OZONE (i already have a midi controller),
what do you guys recommend as an I/O Converter...??


Thanks, guys!
 
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physix

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also, how do i know what's 1.1 and what's 2.0...

like.. i'm lookingon M Audio's site at the dif't ones and there's no mention of the Quatro being a USB 1.1, for instance.... thanks guys... as always, your collective knowledge is a heaven-send!


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is it when it says

2 x 2 analog I/O (as in the M-Audio DUO)
and 1 x 1 sanalog I/O (as in the Quatro)???
 
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Isosceles_CAT

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Originally posted by physix
how do i know what's 1.1 and what's 2.0...
Click to expand...

2.0 is pretty new and superior, so if the product is 2.0, they will prolly advertise that fact as it is a high selling point...whereas if there is no indication I would guess that its because it is 1.0 or 1.1.
 
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physix

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i see.... hrmmmm.....

but for firewire.... would i need to have some
adaptor on the back of my computer...?? I don't
think I have a firewire for it....
 
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Isosceles_CAT

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Is it a PCI machine? If so firewire cards are about $40 at radio shack. If you can afford it, a firewire audio interface will produce far superior results [IMO]. But if its PCI you could always just get a sound card, which is optimal. If it's a laptop I don't know how/if firewire can be added. I would guess it could be easily though.
 
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DeepSix

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there's likely a PCMCIA card for firewire...you can probably also get USB 2.0 upgrade cards on PCMCIA or PCI bus cards.

I use a MOTU 828 firewire interface with great results.
My friend uses that Edirol UA-1000 on USB 2.0 with equally great results.

Personally, I think USB 1.1 is waaaaay to slow to make practical sense if you can afford to upgrade or get better gear.

The choice is yours.
 
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physix

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Originally posted by Isosceles_CAT
Is it a PCI machine? If so firewire cards are about $40 at radio shack. If you can afford it, a firewire audio interface will produce far superior results [IMO]. But if its PCI you could always just get a sound card, which is optimal. If it's a laptop I don't know how/if firewire can be added. I would guess it could be easily though.
Click to expand...

so, ultimately you're saying I should
get off my lazy ass and install the M Audio
Delta audio card that i've had since January?

;)

yeah... i should probablty do that, i guess

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Cheap Ego

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thanks for your earlier advice on USB, ICat. I eneded up getting the Delta 44 instead and I couldn't be happier...especially considering it's cheaper than the Quattro...
 
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musork

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I dont know I use this
http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.main&ID=81703e2203e2556c9d650c1b3d3a6e79
paired up with this
http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.main&ID=ece56c6762d7f5440c52b8a67b37fb38
in the studio with zero and I mean zero problems...
and belive it or not at the advice of kit clayton and mim cascone I picked up this for live shows and its probally the best sound card Ive ever used
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic/
I was using this
http://www.edirol.com/products/info/ua1a.html
which I found made things sound muddy some times....
oh and for live midi I was and still am going with midi usb and the
http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.main&ID=b4a8849dceaffac747e83be310498fa8
how ever Im about to swith over to this:
http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.main&ID=2505615704f241ab716639de0db48fef
I used to use an earlier version of this one but I retunred it when I was bascially inconpatable with most every thing I used...
but Ive tried out this one and it works sweetly with every thing I use...
and as soon as I add a second laptop to my studio and live set up Ill have both controlers up and running and 2 laptops both speaking exchanging data using a tcpip data link through max/msp....
Ive been doing this in the studio with my laptop and desktop and it works amazingly well...
no need to confuse things with a midi sync set up for both laptops as they are locked via tcp/ip and a single ethernet cable...
but I think im way off topic here my point was I am happy with my m audio quatro adn the digo I/O with it...
 
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