[64studio-users] HOWTO record 8+ audio channels?

[Quentin Harley]

perso at factoryprojects.com wrote:
> Hi list! This is my first message to the 64Studio Mailing-List.
>
> I'm working with this distribution for few months and I love it. 
> Now I have a pair of M-Audio 2496 and works fine, but I'm thinking in upgrade my home-studio. I want to record 8 or plus audio channel at once and I don't know what hardware I must buy. 
> I have seen that there are many problems with RME (I will have to downgrade the firmware, ...) 
> What kind of HW can you suggest to me? 
> A digital mixer with ADAT output and a ADAT card? I love the digital mixer idea...
> An analogic mixer with a multiple-input card? But what audio card?
>   

The RME pci based Hammerfall cards are very well supported by linux.  I 
have the Digi 9632 card and a ADAT digital mixer.  Stunning results, 
what else can I say.

The difference between the Hammerfall - digimixer combination and my 
Audigy platinum (which was supposed to be a premium sound card) is so 
noticeable, that since the jack awareness of totem, I hardly use the 
audigy for anything much anymore. Thinking of removing it soon...

http://www.rme-audio.de/en_products_hdsp_9632.php

Although my card is not available anymore, this one looks very nice, in 
that it also has analog output (whereas mine has only ADAT and SPDIF)

Hope it helps!

Cheers,
Quentin