Mar 31, 2004 07:27 pm This may be of use:
www.behringer.com/BCA2000/index.cfm?lang=ENG
Anyone else seen or played with this unit yet?
Andrew
USB Preamp?
Posted on Mar 31, 2004 01:07 pm
Ty
Member Since: Jul 13, 2002
Hi all. I'm looking for a budget entry-level recording solution for my PC. I currently have a SB Live! sound card, and so I consider upgrading that to be tops on my priority list. I also need a preamp. I came across a few devices by Tascam and M-Audio that seem like they might accomplish both. Specifically I am looking at the M-Audio MobilePre USB. I know it's limited to two channels, but frankly I think that'd be enough for me. If I were to get a device like this, would I suffer any ill effects from not upgrading to a professional-grade sound card?
I'm enticed by the portability of the unit...my buddy and I record together, and with a device like this, we could do it at his place or mine, or even elsewhere with a laptop. What do you guys think?
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Mar 31, 2004 07:27 pm This may be of use:
www.behringer.com/BCA2000/index.cfm?lang=ENG
Anyone else seen or played with this unit yet?
Andrew
Mar 31, 2004 08:09 pm While I haven't used the M-Audio Mobile pre, I have used few M-Audio products and loved what I've used. A lot of the folks here use M-Audio and love it. Thats about all the info I can give you on that though
Apr 02, 2004 10:25 pm Ty, the M-Audio unit will be a Pro level sound card/audio interface. It works very well, runs at a real low latency and the sound quality is tops notch. If you only need the 2 channels it should work just fine.
AndrewB, only read one review on the unit from Behringer so far and it was teaming with good words about it. No bugs were noted in the review so I will assume it must install and run steady.
And yes indeed, as Loki stated many of us including myself and dB use M-Audio. Price and quality means excellant bang for the buck. I personally have been using their gear from way back in the days when they were only known as MidiMan. I still have an old school 2 channel card called the D-Man thats been stiing on a shelf waiting to be used again. I plan on installing it in one of my sons boxes for him to start at an entry level of recording.
Apr 08, 2004 05:51 pm My buddy has done a lot of research on this, and in case anyone else has the same questions about USB sound cards/preamps I thought I would mention what he's found. Basically, most USB models on the market now are USB 1.1, which means a maximum bandwidth of 12 mbps. This is somewhat restrictive and the result is that there are few devices that can record more than two channels at once, and many can't even playback while recording! We concluded that USB 2 (480 mbps) or Firewire (400 mbps) are the only way to go if you want to use an external, portable unit like this. There is only one USB 2 unit on the market that we could find, and it rocks but is more than we can afford, so we are going with Firewire. M-Audio, Edirol (sp?), and others make Firewire units.
Anyway that's just FYI for anyone else looking at this stuff!
Dec 06, 2004 12:18 am can you provide some links/ descriptions of the firewire products, and that USB 2 goodie?
i have the M-Audio Mobile Pre USB, and although the sound quality is excellent, i find that i have to bump the waves up in the snap grid about on 32nd note for it to be in time w/ the music. fortunately, the music is forgiving enough to allow for this. it works great for laying down ideas though, and creating in Acid Pro for example.
anyone out there have any tips for getting around this latency issue?
sample my stuff, if you wish at www.e-nationmusic.com/media.htm
Dec 07, 2004 04:39 pm yes, i have this unit, REALLY EASY TO INSTALL and works good...
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