What's the best audio interface to use with the MPC 2000XL?

shawncurtin wrote:if I'm sending 8 tracks out of the MPC 2000XL, wouldn't it be best to have the same number of preamp inputs on the interface as well so the audio quality is relatively the same when mixing in the DAW?

yes.... 8 inputs would be ideal... but not because of quality so much as having less inputs will force you to sync them up manually in your DAW later.

Thanks crossings. So what you're saying is that it's more of a workflow issue then, right?

I record through the 8 inputs simultaneously through either the analogs or adat on the 18i6 through USB seamlessly without any dropouts/latency/issues at all.

shawncurtin wrote:Thanks crossings. So what you're saying is that it's more of a workflow issue then, right?

exactly.

crossings wrote:

shawncurtin wrote:if I'm sending 8 tracks out of the MPC 2000XL, wouldn't it be best to have the same number of preamp inputs on the interface as well so the audio quality is relatively the same when mixing in the DAW?

yes.... 8 inputs would be ideal... but not because of quality so much as having less inputs will force you to sync them up manually in your DAW later.

Unless... the mpc is synced to the daw via midi, that way when tracking a 'second pass' so to speak, capturing the other parts that wern't recorded the first time round, the mpc would be sync'd and play in time with the previously recorded audio