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Boy trance
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Scarborough (Toronto), Canada

Well to be honest, I feel like an idiot now... I can mixdown in 24/96 no problem, I just tested it out (yes I know, I should have done that first)... I had figured the soundcard needed to be 24/96 for this to be possible (since I had never done it with anything other than one before) but good ol Cubase does it all internally... it's just for recording that a good soundcard is needed I guess. And since I plan on recording vocals and still need to hook up my monitors, I guess now I need the following:

Can anyone recommend the best bang for my buck as far as quality, specs (24bit/96-192khz, pre amp, freq range, noiseless, SNR, etc), and for what I need (1 MIDI I/O is fine, 1 line in, 1 XLR mic w/ phantom power, 2 balanced 1/4" outs) in a USB or 4-pin firewire audio interface??

I also want to be able to switch from ASIO to WDM drivers freely to be able to play mp3's for reference using the interface as my main sound device (which will most likely take over for my integrated soundcard) and I've read that some interfaces won't allow you to do that. So the cheaper I can find one, the better!

Any suggestions would be great

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Zak McKracken
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Echo Audiofire 4

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Boy trance
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Scarborough (Toronto), Canada

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Echo Audiofire 4


Thanks dude! I've actually been doing a lot of homework and it seems Echo is one of the best and most reliable out there... but now I'm wondering whether I should go all out and spend more on a higher quality interface...

Do you think there's much of a difference between the Echo Audiofire 4 and the Echo Audiofire 8 in quality...? And if I were to go there, then what about the MOTU UltraLite mk3...? or maybe I should just go for gold and get an RME Fireface 400. lol

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Zak McKracken
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only diference is number of channels i think.i got both 2 and 12 and i cant realy hear any diference there (ill admit i havent realy been listening carefully either tho and i havent tried the inputs on audiofire 2, only outputs). im selling my 12ch if ur interested, dont need that many inputs anymore as im selling my synths. well u live in canada, i think its cheaper new there than what i want from mine used here in norway. seriously u dont need any more than the 4ch Echo if ur only recording vocals. and u dont realy need any more that 48kHz recording.

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Boy trance
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Registered: Apr 2001
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Thanks dude, I really appreciate it.

Ya I think I might go for the Echo Audiofire 4 since it's all that I need. I mean, does it really make a difference in audio quality if I'm mainly just mixing down tracks through Cubase anyways??? Would I really hear a difference mixing down using one interface or another? or is the difference mainly for outboard gear and recording?

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i think i said my opinion enough times here now the audiofire 4 is all u need. someone else might disagree but i doubt it.

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