Recording interface units

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I have a brand new laptop that has windows vista home premium and I want to buy a new recording interface set up. Anyone feel free to give me suggestions and ideas. :yes: I have been givien some advice on the digidesign stuff but according to their descriptions on the units like on musicians friend they won't work with windows vista. :cry: I have also been advised about the mobile pre unit by m-audio Let me know. Also I want to hear your thoughts on mics. :yes: I have shure beta 57's and beta 87's new and I am looking to add sevral more. Audix i-5, senn. 421, e906, and audixd series mics have been recommended. Along with the royer 121. :yes: But that puppy costs big time. Thanks and let me know. ;)
 
I just got through reading up on some of the manufacturer websites. The pre-sonus firebox will work with windows vista. Anyone ever used this unit before? The M-audio guys have a profire 6/10 unit that works with windows vista also going with firewire stuff. In the USB stuf the M-audio guys have the fasttrack ultra 2.0 8x8 unit that is windows vista compatible.
 
I've got two FireStudio Projects chained together for 16 inputs :)

I tried the FP10 before as it'd cheaper and is also chainable - one had noise issues, the other I think blew my firewire port. In any case, I moved up to the FireStudio Project and it's been quiet and I've been pretty flippin' happy with it.

Also of note, the FireStudio (series) FINALLY has a driver for x64 support - it's in beta, which I'm trying. So far, for me good results. I've seen a couple say the firmware "bricked" their boxes though - but they could have been trolls on the Presonus forums. Anyhow, the beta (and the full version when it comes out, according ot Presonus) is unlimited in how many you can chain - they've tested up to 48 in and 48 out....

I've used Vista x64 and Windows XP 32 with the presonus stuff I've gotten - Vista x64 now that the driver is out ;)

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:thumbsup: Thanks. I have the 32 bit windows vista, dual core processors 1.6 and 960 ram. currently in this laptop from the factory. I am getting conflicting reports about the digidesign stuff working, and or not working with windows vista. :doh: Hope to get to the bottom of that REAL SOON.
 
HOLLYWOOD":2dmph3uc said:
:thumbsup: Thanks. I have the 32 bit windows vista, dual core processors 1.6 and 960 ram. currently in this laptop from the factory. I am getting conflicting reports about the digidesign stuff working, and or not working with windows vista. :doh: Hope to get to the bottom of that REAL SOON.
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I would look here:

http://digidesign.com/index.cfm?langid= ... emid=36861

for known incompatibility.
 
HOLLYWOOD":2x36ypn2 said:
I have a brand new laptop that has windows vista home premium and I want to buy a new recording interface set up. Anyone feel free to give me suggestions and ideas. :yes: I have been givien some advice on the digidesign stuff but according to their descriptions on the units like on musicians friend they won't work with windows vista. :cry: I have also been advised about the mobile pre unit by m-audio Let me know. Also I want to hear your thoughts on mics. :yes: I have shure beta 57's and beta 87's new and I am looking to add sevral more. Audix i-5, senn. 421, e906, and audixd series mics have been recommended. Along with the royer 121. :yes: But that puppy costs big time. Thanks and let me know. ;)
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I have a 002 rack interface, and PT-LE, it does OK, but if I had it to do over again, I would get a interface and software that dosent have the compatibility problems that Digidesign and PT-LE has with other stuff. PT-LE uses a plug in platform that wont work with everything you may want. Also, the mic-pres in the Digidesign are junk, but so are the mic-pres in a lot of other stuff too. for guitars, I like a 57-421 combo through Universal Audio preamps, and dont use the mic preamps in the Digidesign. For other stuff, its totally different. Hope that helps
 
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