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Re: Portadrive / Surround Sound

Subject: Re: Portadrive / Surround Sound
From: "Rich Peet" <>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:42:34 -0000
Last year it was the Multiface with 3 sound devices MP-2 preamps.
We will see what he is doing this year as the RME Quadpre looks to be
an impressive 4 channel pre.  I will let him jump in and finish when
he reads this.

Rich

--- In  "thorley_tom"
<> wrote:
> Hi Rich,
>
> > I am glad that HHB is actually going to make this machine but
think
> > that Rob may have it beat right now with his RME and Laptop
setup. He
> > may loose a little portability but with a external 10 key pad for
> > control and a tablet pc with more simple software he may make up
the
> > portability difference and gain a real time spectral display as a
> > bonus (yea hard to see in direct daylight).
>
> Which RME interface is Rob using? I also use a very portable laptop
setup f=3D
> or
> 2ch recording. I have a Powerbook G4 combined with the M-Audio
Firewire
> 410. The really neat thing about this setup is that phantom power
is suppli=3D
> ed
> through the firewire Bus. The Pre-amps are good for the money and
it record=3D
> s
> 24/96. Best of all it costs =A3299 and has an additional 2 line
inputs, 8 out=3D
> s for
> surround monitoring, 2 indepedant headphone outs with analogue
level
> controls, s/pdif coaxial and optical i/o, 2 firewire ports for
daisy chaini=3D
> ng (also
> midi i/o). This is an interface I would recomend for desktop use as
well. T=3D
> he
> laptop solution is of course significantly cheaper.
>
> Tom



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