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

[Susan Dridi]

Quentin Harley wrote:
> 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

Hi All,

I'm thinking of upgrading too, but I'm interested in firewire. I 
currently have an old M-Audio 2496 PCI card, which I have connected to 
my Allen and Heath WZ16:2DX mixer. The card seems to be picking up 
noise. There's a hissing when I playback from the computer, but it's not 
there when I don't go through the computer (when I'm just plugged in to 
my mixer and out through the speakers or phones).

Any recommendations for a firewire device? I would still want to connect 
it to my mixer, which I really like:)

Thanks!

-Susan