Opinion requested: USB audio - erutufon|nofuture

anarchosyn · 15th December 2002

See Opinions - Mac/Cubase for the full exposition on my nature, history and existence with music.

Just real quickly though, I'm planning on picking up a m-audio Quattro to run audio in/out and midi for my G4. The problem is, this is usb v1.1, which has a notoriously bad rep when it comes to audio (due to bandwidth issues).

I not only plan push audio OUT of the quattro, but I plan to be mixing the audio of at least 2->5 external synths and drum boxes INTO the quattro (for mixing back OUT with internal VST sounds).

I've never used a USB audio box before, should I be thinking of getting something that is firewire?

What down sides have YOU experienced with USB audio?

Lastly, what decent midi/firewire boxes exist for replacing the Quattro in my mind? I've never used firewire before, would I need two ports to run two boxes? I only ask because all the firewire stuff I've seen has been either exclusively midi or audio, and not an all in one box like the quattro.

Thanx.

c s · 16th December 2002

i've been using the egosys (esi) waveterminal u2a (2in/2out) for almost 2 years no without any problems at all (under windows at least). so usb 1.1 is definitely enough for 2 channels. the latency is great if you set the driver to 'fast' speed which eats a lot of cpu power though.

pille'ocheoni · 16th December 2002

im planning to buy a quattro soon myself.i have two friends that have one,and they have no complaints,one is running xp,and the other is running 0s9.so i havent heard any bad things myself but would like to hear some if they exsist.motu makes a rockin usb*firewire card/breakout.but way out of my pricerange./pille'

16th December 2002

emagic's 2|6 is supposed to be pretty good too but i've never heard it.. nor the quattro for that matter...

_JM · 16th December 2002

I've got an EMI 2|6 and it's great. The only problem I've had was an annoying hum in the outputs. Turned out the USB bus wasn't providing enough power. I added an external DC power supply and it's fine now.

anarchosyn · 16th December 2002

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Originally posted by pille'ocheoni
im planning to buy a quattro soon myself.i have two friends that have one,and they have no complaints,one is running xp,and the other is running 0s9.so i havent heard any bad things myself but would like to hear some if they exsist.motu makes a rockin usb*firewire card/breakout.but way out of my pricerange./pille'

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15th December 2002	#1
anarchosyn (- abscent to follow -) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon (USA) Posts: 963	Opinion requested: USB audio See Opinions - Mac/Cubase for the full exposition on my nature, history and existence with music. Just real quickly though, I'm planning on picking up a m-audio Quattro to run audio in/out and midi for my G4. The problem is, this is usb v1.1, which has a notoriously bad rep when it comes to audio (due to bandwidth issues). I not only plan push audio OUT of the quattro, but I plan to be mixing the audio of at least 2->5 external synths and drum boxes INTO the quattro (for mixing back OUT with internal VST sounds). I've never used a USB audio box before, should I be thinking of getting something that is firewire? What down sides have YOU experienced with USB audio? Lastly, what decent midi/firewire boxes exist for replacing the Quattro in my mind? I've never used firewire before, would I need two ports to run two boxes? I only ask because all the firewire stuff I've seen has been either exclusively midi or audio, and not an all in one box like the quattro. Thanx. Last edited by anarchosyn : 15th December 2002 at 22:29.
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16th December 2002	#2
c s rotorikTET Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: hh Posts: 2,033	i've been using the egosys (esi) waveterminal u2a (2in/2out) for almost 2 years no without any problems at all (under windows at least). so usb 1.1 is definitely enough for 2 channels. the latency is great if you set the driver to 'fast' speed which eats a lot of cpu power though.
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16th December 2002	#3
pille'ocheoni Just add a gabber kick Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 7,220	im planning to buy a quattro soon myself.i have two friends that have one,and they have no complaints,one is running xp,and the other is running 0s9.so i havent heard any bad things myself but would like to hear some if they exsist.motu makes a rockin usb*firewire card/breakout.but way out of my pricerange./pille'
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16th December 2002	#4
piscaries Posts: n/a	emagic's 2\|6 is supposed to be pretty good too but i've never heard it.. nor the quattro for that matter...
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16th December 2002	#5
_JM Registered Erutufon Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 162	EMI I've got an EMI 2\|6 and it's great. The only problem I've had was an annoying hum in the outputs. Turned out the USB bus wasn't providing enough power. I added an external DC power supply and it's fine now.
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