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What do you hope to do with it? Do you need a lot of inputs/outputs? That's really the only reason to get anything else than an M-Audio Audiophile 2496.... if you want better converters and need a lot of inputs and/or outputs.

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The Motu 828's are very good. I use them at college.

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Originally posted by alanzo What do you hope to do with it? Do you need a lot of inputs/outputs? That's really the only reason to get anything else than an M-Audio Audiophile 2496.... if you want better converters and need a lot of inputs and/or outputs.

Right now I am all software but an looking into getting a virus and perhaps some other hardware. I would prefer to buy something that has a little more functionality than I currently need so my studio can grow with it. I collab with cryophonik on a lot of vocal tracks. He does all the vocal recording but it may be something I get into in the future.

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Price range?
Number of inputs/outputs needed?
all software or some hardware?
mac or pc?

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If you get a Virus Ti, you don't need any analog inputs. Something as simple as an M-Audio Audiophile will do you fine.

Sorry, I just really have a boner for the M-Audio Delta series. They're priced nicely and get the job done. I've been using the Delta series for six years now. I've recently upgraded to an Apogee Mini-DAC, though, but I'm still using an M-Audio Delta 1010-LT for ADC.

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Originally posted by justjabbin Right now I am all software but an looking into getting a virus and perhaps some other hardware. I would prefer to buy something that has a little more functionality than I currently need so my studio can grow with it. I collab with cryophonik on a lot of vocal tracks. He does all the vocal recording but it may be something I get into in the future.

Obviously, you know that I use and like my MOTU 828mkII, but here are a few considerations regarding recording live instruments. If you think that you will only be recording vocals and only one at a time, you don't necessarily need the XLR inputs/preamps like those found on the 828mkII/III, RME FF400/800, etc. Instead, you could just buy something that has enough 1/4-inch inputs to handle the number of hardware synths that you think you might purchase, but without XLR inputs and preamps, plus at least one more input (analog or digital) for adding a preamp at a later date. Then, if/when you decide to record vox, you could just buy a mic and an external preamp/channel strip and route it into the extra input. I route the digital output (SPDIF) of my JoeMeek OneQ into my MOTU's SPDIF input and use that for >90% of my recordings. About the only time I use the MOTU's XLR inputs is when I need to record more than one instrument simultaneously (e.g., when Aliciya is recording vox and guitar scratch tracks).

The other option is to just go with something like a MOTU 828mkIII and have those XLR inputs and preamps available to you for when you need them.

And, as far as the Virus TI is concerned, you'll likely be running that directly into your computer via USB as alanzo mentioned, so you won't be using any of your soundcard's inputs.

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Wait i'm confused, are justjabbin and cryophonik the same person... sorry for the off topic?

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Originally posted by Stef Wait i'm confused, are justjabbin and cryophonik the same person... sorry for the off topic?

No, but we live near each other and collaborate on a lot of songs.

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