[LAU] [Ardour-Users] Portable non-firewire interface for Linux laptop w/ at least 8 mic pres?

[Jan Depner]

On Sat, 2011-10-01 at 07:43 -0400, drew Roberts wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Jan Depner <eviltwin69 at cableone.net> wrote:
> > On Fri, 2011-09-30 at 21:33 -0400, drew Roberts wrote:
> >> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Jan Depner <eviltwin69 at cableone.net> wrote:
> >> > On Fri, 2011-09-30 at 16:35 +0100, Harry van Haaren wrote:
> >> >> Hey Paul,
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> oops, on replying to this I see I sent the last direct instead of too
> the list. The key info should be in this one reply though.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >    I finally quit messing around with the direct to computer stuff.
> >> > I've got 2 Zoom R16s (record 8 tracks each at 24 bit/44.1KHz).
> >>
> >> Do they sync to one another?
> >
> >    I checked the documentation and it said that the second R16 would be
> > slightly delayed, one to two milliseconds.  I did my own check and they
> > were about right.  The important thing is that, with Ardour, you can
> > nudge it to the right easily. In practice, you can't tell.  Hell, I'm
> > using a Haas effect on some of the tracks and that uses a 15 to 40
> > millisecond delay on one side anyway.
> >
> I found where it said you could sync 2 of them via usb, one as a
> master and one as a slave. I would want to sync 3 I think. Anyone know
> if usb lets you have one master and two slaves and if you can do it
> through a hub?
> 

    Unfortunately, only one master and one slave as far as I can tell.


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> all the best,
> 
> drew