--- In Walter Knapp <>
wrote:
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> I'm of the opinion that the USB based interfaces are a better deal
than a internal soundcard. They can be used on more than one machine
easily, they do the conversion from analog to digital outside of the>
electrically active computer case.
Agree: I bought a couple of M-Audio Transit USB interfaces recently
for less than $80 each. They have worked very well on an IBM Laptop
and a desktop, both under WIN XP. They support 24 bit and high
sampling rate if desired. I have done only one field recording so
far, with directly-connected WL183's. The "Event" I was recording
(Cemetary Chimes in North Africa) happened during a heavy rain, so I
can't say much about the residual White Noise! The Transit coexists
with my 16-track M-audio 1010LT's on the desktop machine, which was a
nice surprise. The Transit and two WL183's fit in one shirt pocket,
while the USB cable, which powers the Transit and mikes from the
laptop, fit in another pocket. Take a look at:
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Transit-main.html
for more Transit info.
The transit also has an optical input, but I haven't used it. It might
work for transfer from some MD recorders, but I don't have any info on
this.
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