<font color="#888888"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hey Paul,</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Linux Audio User is probably a more appropriate place to ask, as your question isn't really Ardour specific.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>Do you need low-latencies? If your *only* recording live gigs, then you can get away with huge latencies no problem...<br>If you want low-latency 8 channel I/O, you're pretty much going to have to stay away from USB gear, there isn't enough bandwidth there to provide high sample-rate multiple channel audio.<br>
<br>I will advise the PCMCIA / ExpressCard route with a firewire soundcard. My experiences with the Echo cards is fantastic, and they have an 8 channel-with pre's unit. Its definatly *not* budget though...<br><a href="http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/FireWire/AudioFirePre8/index.php">http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/FireWire/AudioFirePre8/index.php</a><br>
<br>Good luck, -Harry<br><br>PS: Took the liberty to also sent this to the LAU list<br></span></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Paul Winkler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:slinkp@gmail.com">slinkp@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I want at least 8 preamps built-in (convenience and cost trumps<br>
quality for me).<br>
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Is there any such device? I think there are some USB2 devices on the<br>
market, but do we have drivers for any of them?<br>
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Or could I get a firewire PC card?<font color="#888888"><a href="mailto:ardour-users@lists.ardour.org"></a><br></font><br></blockquote></div>