Walt-wrote:
>Jeremiah Moore wrote:
>> I'd be a bit surprised if the Sonica device actually manages that
>> much audio I/O on USB due to bandwidth limitations - I think 6
>> channels of 24-bit 48KHz is about the practical limit for USB. Maybe
>> it's taking a compressed datastream (like Dolby AC3) via USB and
>> decompressing it at the unit? It would be compelling to have that
>> much I/O in a small unit at low price point, but too good to be true?
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>It is a USB 2 device, I can't remember just what the speed jump is for
>USB 2, but it is faster.
do macs do usb 2.0?
>
>As I said, I've not researched it as it's not compelling to me to have
>that sort of thing.
You bet, but,
http://www.midiman.net/news/pdf/m-audio_sonicatheater_pr.pdf ,.don't
you think it's 8 out and 2 in?
>7.1 surround is how many mics?
For realists, 8, of course! Use your mkh-110 for the sub! (.1) The
m-audio device probably also configures for 5.1 surround.
>Think about it, then
>think about setting all that up out in the woods. Stereo is enough to
>cart around.
Even 4 mics opens the perspective greatly. Then there are 4 channel
crossfades! The motu 828 firewire boxes with 8 I/O are ~$700, For
field, record into ibook, powerbook.
Emagic's usb box, the EMI 2/6, does 5.1 with 2-I and 6-O @~$300.
Rob D.
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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