AW: laptop audio I/O hardware in your price range?

["Rainer Thelonius Balthasar Straschill" <rs@moinlabs.de>]

I am using a Presonus Firebox (which I got used for below €200). 
Features: 
        + 4 independent analogue inputs, 2 with a combo jack (TS Hi-Z and 
XLR for Mics with PP)
        + 6 independent analogue outputs (1/4'' TRS)
        + headphones with hardwired volume control
        + S/PDIF I/O
        + MIDI I/O

Not so cool:
        + when using S/PDIF in, you need to lock sample freq to this 
S/PDIF source
        + latency is so-so (compared to my RME stuff)




> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Joshua Carroll [mailto:josh@infinivert.com] 
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 7. Juni 2006 07:04
> An: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Betreff: Re: laptop audio I/O hardware
> 
> Brian,
> 
> I'm not sure whether this was directed toward me or Jeff, but 
> as for me, I'll definitely be using Mobius and probably Live 
> or another similar sequencing software.  Right now my laptop 
> is only equipped with the onboard WDM sound card that came 
> with the machine, so latency is pretty awful.
> 
> I really need at least 2 ins and 4 outs, and firewire/usb 
> makes no difference to me.  I'm window shopping the web for 
> such a device right now actually... and procrastinating 
> bedtime... which isn't likely to leave me with a very happy 
> wife.  Sigh...
> 
> --Josh
> 
> 
> 
> > Can you reveal to us what software you use and possibly what the 
> > latency is like? I know many players that say the 828 delivers the 
> > lowest latency of most firewire interfaces (when running 
> Guitar Rig 2).
> >
> > - b
> >
> >
> > On Jun 7, 2006, at 12:28 AM, Jeff Kaiser wrote:
> >
> >> I'm currently in love with my Motu Ultralite.....but I've 
> only used 
> >> it on a mac.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Jeff Kaiser
> >> http://www.jeffkaisermusic.com
> >> pfMENTUM.com • AngryVegan.com
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jun 6, 2006, at 2:08 PM, Joshua Carroll wrote:
> >>
> >>> What do you guys use/recommend?  I have an old 20-bit Echo Layla 
> >>> that I use on my desktop DAW, but it's neither portable nor ASIO 
> >>> compliant.  So I'm looking for something for my laptop that will 
> >>> accomodate multi- in/out live looping.  Thoughts?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for the input so far, by the way!  This group is a 
> wealth of 
> >>> knowledge!
> >>>
> >>> --Josh
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> 
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