[LAU] need soundcard recommendations

[Brett McCoy]

On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Josh Lawrence <hardbop200 at gmail.com> wrote:

> my friend and I are starting a recording project that will require
> multiple mic inputs.  my soundcard has only two xlr inputs, and I need
> at least 8.  I could buy a cheap mixer and and sum everything up, but
> I'd like to have access to all of the channels in ardour if possible.
> does anyone have any recommendations for "pro-sumer" soundcards that
> have at minimum 8 xlr inputs?
>
> I remember someone mentioning using the behringer adat ada converter +
> an adat card to do this, but I can't remember how that worked or what
> the other piece of hardware was.
>
> anyway, I'll take any and all suggestions you have :)

The ones I have experience with are M-Audio Delta 10/10 and RME HDSP
Multiface II, both have 8 in/8 out analog balanced female TRS inputs,
I used them with an 8 channel snake that was XLR on one end and TRS
male on the other. The M-Audio device was pretty good, but the RME is
much better (and twice as expensive).

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