what's the best USB audio interface with midi?

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Posted by discobiscuit on Sep-07-2008 19:12:

what's the best USB audio interface with midi?

I was gonna get the echo but I don't have FireWire on my computer...

Posted by Vortex_SA on Sep-07-2008 19:14:

buy a firewire to PCI card if you want firewire and dont have any, don't settle down on quality with audio interfaces...

Posted by Storyteller on Sep-08-2008 05:56:

Firewire is better for data exchange with high priority than USB . Adding a Firewire card would be the best way to go, if you have the budget for it, of course.

What are you looking for (inputs/outputs, 24bit/192khz perhaps, specific specifications)?

Posted by alanzo on Sep-08-2008 13:16:

I agree with the above. A PCI to Firewire card will run you about $20.

For audio interfaces, which require low latency and accurate data exchange, Firewire is the way to go. For example, with the Apogee Mini-DAC, USB can only do 48khz/24bit. But if you use the Firewire interface, it can do up to 192khz. Manufacturers realize Firewire's superiority and put out their best external cards with a Firewire interface.