12 Dec
2011
12 Dec
'11
5:16 a.m.
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 2:02 AM, Al Thompson
<althompson58(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Recording with usb will not be as efficient or low latency as pci.
On 12/11/2011 10:54 PM, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
Patrick, Al, thanks for your help.
If we choose the headphone amp solution, we would still need an
instrument input for each laptop/PC (for bass and guitar). Would you
recommend using a PCI one for this or an USB one should be enough?.
Otherwise get a hammerfall or delta10/10 and be done with it. They are
well tested and have proven stability. You may be able to pick one up
cheaply second hand.
I'd feel fairly comfortable with multiple in/outs with an LT1010. Â I'd
be more concerned with his apparent need to have multiple, independent
chains of guitar/bass effects/modelling with some attempt at low
latency. Â I think the odds of having low enough latency for
simultaneous
drum processing is pretty slim.
I think a better solution would be three PCs, each running their own
instances of guitar effects programs, and running the outputs of those
PCs through a multiple headphone amp such as a Rolls or similar.
Which one?. Would it be possible to use the mic input
of our cheap
sound cards from our laptops to connect those instruments?
You can record your instruments via you pc sound card mic in but you will
need to amplify the source before it gets to the sound card or once it is
in the machine. Your results will sound much better with a preamp.
You might find that it saves a lot of hassle to buy a mixing desk that has
all the i/o you need and run that though a 10/10 or hammerfall.
It depends on your budget really.
--
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd