By DJ Hellfire
Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:33 am
Just upgraded to a 003 and I'm in the market for 8 more channels. Which one would you choose? Presonus Digimax D8 vs Focusrite OctoPre MkII?
Infamous wrote:Not tryin to steal the topic, but what about the Focusrite Saffire Pro 40, any thoughts ?
al-Zarqawi wrote:Infamous wrote:Not tryin to steal the topic, but what about the Focusrite Saffire Pro 40, any thoughts ?
Quite rude in my opinion since we took the time to actually reply. Maybe he just forgot about it?
DJ Hellfire wrote: Found my answer elsewhere!
DJ Hellfire wrote:Yeah, being that the first replay was made THREE DAYS AFTER I made the thread, I forgot about it. Now I see this thread went over a month without a new post as one point. Found my answer elsewhere!
ntalec wrote:DJ Hellfire wrote: Found my answer elsewhere!
Which was?
I found this thread funny since people tried to make the 2 units you asked about come off like highend.
The best thing about adding either of them to your 003 is you don't have to worry about them being better than your stock 003.
al-Zarqawi wrote:I would go with the Focusrite if I had to choose between the two. If the A/D converters are anywhere near as good as the optional A/D card in the Platinum range, it ought to sound stellar. Are you aware of the new Octorpre MkII Dynamic?
al-Zarqawi wrote:ntalec wrote:DJ Hellfire wrote: Found my answer elsewhere!
Which was?
I found this thread funny since people tried to make the 2 units you asked about come off like highend.
The best thing about adding either of them to your 003 is you don't have to worry about them being better than your stock 003.
What are you talking about? Nobody alluded that anything mentioned was high-end. These are all basically mid - low tier converters. Does that mean they sound like garbage? Definitely not. Good technology is becoming cheap. The difference between "prosumer" and pro is narrowing every year.
I'm using my ADA8000 with an RME Fireface and comparatively they're much closer sound-wise than most people would care to admit. Sure the RME sounds a little better but not by leagues. My decision to purchase an RME Fireface was only partially based on the excellent sound quality. It mostly had to do with driver stability, build quality, format, and features.
Conversion is only one part of the process. Mixing and processing skills are much more important than just conversion. Especially if you have some quality outboard.
ntalec wrote:The Platinum range stuff sounds like low rent stuff for sure.
I'm glad you see the value in the ADA8000 and realize how far up you have to go to sound better.
al-Zarqawi wrote:ntalec wrote:The Platinum range stuff sounds like low rent stuff for sure.
I'm glad you see the value in the ADA8000 and realize how far up you have to go to sound better.
I was specifically speaking of the A/D conversion card for the Platinum series. Have you ever heard it? It's not Mytek but it's far from "low rent". Considering the price point for the application, it's more than adequate for getting a great sound.
It's no wonder that so many people give up on home recording and dump their whole setup on Cragslist. Yes, we all know that if you can't afford to spend $50,000 on a home studio there's no point in even trying to record music.
ntalec wrote:DJ Hellfire wrote: Found my answer elsewhere!
Which was?