Members Picker Posted January 5, 2006 Members Share Posted January 5, 2006 Howdy all. My sister is soon going to be purchasing a new DAW and has asked my advice on what to get. I know most of the computer stuff she will need. I was thinking of acutually sending her to ADK computers since they seem relatively reasonable and are pre-configured for audio. Anyway, the one thing I was not sure of is the soundcard. 5 years ago, when I was getting mine set up, I got the M-Audio Delta 1010 as it was about the best around for the money. However, I don't know what advances have been made since then. What's the best bet in the under $500 range? Still M-Audio? MOTU Eidorl RME What do I need to look at? I've tried web searches, but no one seems to have any info on comparison between the pro-audio cards. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wooden Posted January 5, 2006 Members Share Posted January 5, 2006 you wont find rme or motu below 500.. in that range i think the best to get is m audio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted January 5, 2006 Members Share Posted January 5, 2006 M-Audio is probably a good bet. For US$600, the PreSonus Firepod has eight mic preamps, eight A/D converters, and Cubase LE. Never heard it, but it's supposed to sound quite good for the $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Picker Posted January 6, 2006 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2006 I took a look and the RME w/ Mutiface box is about $900 MOTU 2408mk3 is about $950 The Delta 1010 is $400 in between is Lynx Studio Technology AES16 at $625 but it has no breakout box and I'm not sure how/what to connect it to. Would one of these other options be a significant upgrade from the Delta series cards? Would she be better off spending the extra $400-500 for the upgrade? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AudioMaverick Posted January 6, 2006 Members Share Posted January 6, 2006 Picker... The Delta-1010 is a straight analog interface. No frills, like ADAT or lite-pipe. The Motu 2408mk3 will give you 8 analogs, plus 24 channels of ADAT and Tascam digital I/O. Also, the Delta-1010 has no form of meters on it. I use the Delta Panel to set mine with no issues. But, several people I've spoken with prefer to see LEDs on the face plate. Most people I talked to think the converters are relatively close in sound, and easy to get used to either way. Are you just going to run preamp outs into the card? Is 8 channels enough? Then the Delta is going to be fine. Plus, you can get the ProTools *M-Powered* for around $250 (zZounds - ProTools M-Powered), if you like ProTools. It will make porting the mixes to studios easier. I'm not familiar with the RMEs. But, the I knew who have them swear they are whole step up in clarity and quality. Just A Note: When I bought my first Delta-1010, I found I was using up to 7 mics on the drum kits. So, I bought another Delta-1010. then, I had to sum their outputs together to be able to hear the channels from both interfaces during recording. Something to think about. If you are good with a soldering iron and et to that point, drop me an email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members losergeek Posted January 6, 2006 Members Share Posted January 6, 2006 I'm selling a presonus firepod + 2x2 usb midi interface for 500 shipped. I'll delete (edit to the point of removal) this post if the spam is undesired. the ad is also currently inthe HC classifieds. like new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkwave Posted January 9, 2006 Members Share Posted January 9, 2006 I still use a Delta card. Would'nt trade it for the world.. As far as mic pres, I use a Mackie VLZ pro mixer patched into the Delta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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