if all you are doing is gonna be running in 2 channel audio (to record sets) and 2 ch out (to monitors) yes this is DEFINITLY overkill.

for remixing and producing, dont worry too much about pre-amps. internal mic pres dont sound real great. youd wanna get a nice tube pre anyways. and most of the time you arent running that many inputs and outputs.

dont get me wrong, focusrite make very very nice equipment. i love their pre-amps, and this is a great interface, but you could easily get away with a firewire solo from m-audio. now if you are going firewire for its higher bandiwdth and therefore lower latency, id go this route:

E-MU PCMCIA interface

i usually dont like E-MU products since they are made by creative and think you get better sound from M-Audio, Lexicon, Pre-sonus, or Focusrite, however, this little thing looks bad-ass.

it has an on-board DSP, 192khz, and ZERO latency monitoring

Last edited by Vero on Sep-09-2005 at 23:30

Thanks the advice Vero. I am definitely looking into Firewire, because of the some to zero-latency and the superior product. I have also been looking at this one from M-Audio. It's only 199.99, so a bit less money than the Focusrite Saffire. Here's the link.

M-Audio FireWire Audiophile Computer Recording Interface

yeah thats a good one too. I personally use a m-audio firewire 410. the audiofile you mention is basically a slimmed down version of the 410. good quality, really love mine. i think that is a good piece of hardware for ya, that wont break your bank.

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Originally posted by Vero yeah thats a good one too. I personally use a m-audio firewire 410. the audiofile you mention is basically a slimmed down version of the 410. good quality, really love mine. i think that is a good piece of hardware for ya, that wont break your bank.

Yeah I really don't need anything that advanced. This seems perfect and quite simple. Thanks.