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On Mi, 2012-04-04 at 12:05 -0400, Al Thompson wrote:<BR>
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On 04/04/2012 11:55 AM, Gerald Mwangi wrote: <BR>
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Hi guys,<BR>
I want to buy a usb sound card with the following specs:<BR>
16 input channels :<BR>
at least 8 Mic ins, <BR>
the rest line ins, intrument ins or ADAT ins (optical)<BR>
no spdif<BR>
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output channels:<BR>
8 would be nice but not a must<BR>
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price: 300-350 €<BR>
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I have these on my list:<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.thomann.de/de/256918tascam_us1800.htm">http://www.thomann.de/de/256918tascam_us1800.htm</A> (has no ADAT, but only spdif)<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.thomann.de/de/phonic_firefly_808_retour.htm">http://www.thomann.de/de/phonic_firefly_808_retour.htm</A> (unkown manufacturer, at least to me)<BR>
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Neither of the two you list meet your criteria. The Tascam only provides 14 inputs (not counting the S/PDIF), and the Firefly is Firewire only.<BR>
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I don't know of a 16x4 USB device right off hand.<BR>
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Well the 'no spdif' criteria is a weak one, since i have an spdif/ADAT<-> 8 channel mixer (Fostex vm200). But I don't really want to use the mixer just for 2 channels. The firefly 808 u is usb and firewire.
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