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MOTU 8 Pre Vs Firepod or another Upgrade ALSO MAXIMIZERS

13 by thebookofkevin_Archive
sonicdeath wrote:Its looks cool.... But is this better than using my existing firepod and picking up a pair of Sytek's????

opinions???


i've not used the fireface, but everything i've read is glowing. plus, they're linux compatible, which is super valuable if you're into Ardour and open source stuff.

i'm fairly certain that RME is a company that doesn't overprice their gear, meaning that you get what you pay for.

you may very well be better off with the RME, but i can't tell you either way personally, since i've never used RME stuff.
that damned fly wrote:digital is fine for a couple things. clocks, for example.

and mashups

MOTU 8 Pre Vs Firepod or another Upgrade ALSO MAXIMIZERS

14 by numberthirty_Archive
sonicdeath wrote:I Need better sound quality than my Firepod. Its just not going to cut it anymore. I was looking at a MOTU 8 pre and maybe a 896 HD if I could swing the cash.

Would you recommend these? I Wish I had the cash for apogee Gear, but cant afford it. I am slowly going for better quality, while my Home studio turns more into a real business.

I figure I have some OK mics. Not great, but OK. And the cash should be put into the converter and preamps... right?

I am Running DP 5.1 on a G4 duel 1.8 with 2 GB Ram. Added a SATA card as well. Its maxed out.

So what do you think?

Also as a note. What is you opinions of these:

BBE 882 or Kosmos V2 or Apex 204

Thanks in advance for you input.


I know that a company called Black Lion Audio perfoms mods on the 896 that the folks over on the Tape Op board are big fans of.

If you dig around, you might be able to find some useful information over there.

Good luck no matter what you go with.

MOTU 8 Pre Vs Firepod or another Upgrade ALSO MAXIMIZERS

16 by Argyreia Nervosa_Archive
sonicdeath wrote:I Need better sound quality than my Firepod. Its just not going to cut it anymore. I was looking at a MOTU 8 pre and maybe a 896 HD if I could swing the cash.

Would you recommend these? I Wish I had the cash for apogee Gear, but cant afford it. I am slowly going for better quality, while my Home studio turns more into a real business.

I figure I have some OK mics. Not great, but OK. And the cash should be put into the converter and preamps... right?

I am Running DP 5.1 on a G4 duel 1.8 with 2 GB Ram. Added a SATA card as well. Its maxed out.

So what do you think?

Also as a note. What is you opinions of these:

BBE 882 or Kosmos V2 or Apex 204

Thanks in advance for you input.


It depends on how many channels you want to record at the same time, but I might recommend the M-Audio 1010 as a cheap 8 channel sound card. I'd skip the other crap and get a UAD DSP card if you want to really improve your quality. The Pultec EQ, 1176LN, LA2A, Fairchild and Neve emulations are about the best plugins you can get for any platform.

Also keep your eye out for a company called Voxengo which will be porting their plugins to MAC in 2008. In terms of bang for the buck they are unparalleled, the Elephant 2 mastering limiter being better than hardware costing 20x the price for example.
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