Best Firewire Recording Interface for Mac
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Given To Fly
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Whats your budget? Do you have external mic preamps?
The UA Apollo's each have 4 mics preamps plus Line In's for external gear and I'm 99% positive 8 channels wouldn't be a problem. RME is another company to look into because no matter what you need, they make it.
The UA Apollo's each have 4 mics preamps plus Line In's for external gear and I'm 99% positive 8 channels wouldn't be a problem. RME is another company to look into because no matter what you need, they make it.
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I went with a MOTU 8pre for my Mac setup. Has always worked really well. I love it.
I had a Presonus FireStudio and after years of major issues and not being able to even USE it :x Guitar Center finally gave me store credit to get a MOTU instead. For some reason I got a lot of "hiss" through it and everything sounded distorted, like I had the gain cranked. I had Guitar Center's extended warranty, so I kept sending it out for repairs... it'd be gone for months, then they'd send it back saying it was fine, and it'd still have the "hiss" and high-gain sound. Not saying that Presonus is a bad option to go with... I believe I just had a lemon... but I was certainly fed up with them at the time and the MOTU was an awesome replacement.
I had a Presonus FireStudio and after years of major issues and not being able to even USE it :x Guitar Center finally gave me store credit to get a MOTU instead. For some reason I got a lot of "hiss" through it and everything sounded distorted, like I had the gain cranked. I had Guitar Center's extended warranty, so I kept sending it out for repairs... it'd be gone for months, then they'd send it back saying it was fine, and it'd still have the "hiss" and high-gain sound. Not saying that Presonus is a bad option to go with... I believe I just had a lemon... but I was certainly fed up with them at the time and the MOTU was an awesome replacement.
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Budget would help. Metric Halo makes some fantastic interfaces specifically for Mac, but the price for a ULN-8 is rather high. I own a ULN-2 as well as a 2882, and they are fantastic. edit: And I just realized this is an old thread. Hopefully the OP will let us know what he went with and what his experience has been.
