Hello,
I am asked fairly often for help referring a product that will record four =
channels simultaneously. Mic preamps would be nice and a USB or Firewire i=
nterface to a laptop would be good. I've never found such a device outside=
of a PCI device--which isn't all that convenient for portable applications=
. Does anybody know of anything?
Short of that, is there free or low-cost software available that will recor=
d two stereo USB sound interfaces at the same time? This is less desirable=
, I think, because I would expect relative timing errors to occur in the se=
rial data paths of the two cards. Is there a way to compensate for this?
My application would most often be for setting up hydrophone arrays to moni=
tor the location of cetaceans while recording their vocalizations. We seem=
to have so many great options for digital recording these days that is see=
ms like a four-channel budget system could be made without moving into DAQ-=
oriented devices.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards, Robb
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