[ddots-l] Re: emergency help needed on an audio interface

Dave wrote: What you've been told about the Tascam mirrors what I was told, as 
well from ADK. Apparently support from Tascam is so difficult to get that ADK 
does not
want to introduce this wildcard into the DAW. 

Phil replied: hmm, that's the first time I have heard the Tascam described as a 
wildcard.  My advice, do not ever ever purchase systems from ADK.  I know of 
someone else who went against my advice and had problems with the FW1884.  This 
isn't an issue with the FW1884, it's an issue that is specific to ADK systems.  
You may well ask, why I would make a statement like this?  Well, the individual 
in question, sent the system back to ADK and took my advice and purchased a 
system from Jim Roseberry over at Studiocat:

www.studiocat.com/

and his FW1884 is working well with that system.

  I will always recommend that you all purchase systems from Jim Roesberry, as 
Jim really knows how to build DAW systems and will if necessary, take the time 
to troubleshoot them.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dave 'SqueezeBox' Carlson 
  To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 7:41 PM
  Subject: [ddots-l] Re: emergency help needed on an audio interface


  What you've been told about the Tascam mirrors what I was told, as well from 
ADK. Apparently support from Tascam is so difficult to get that ADK does not 
want to introduce this wildcard into the DAW.

  Damon, ping me off-list to talk about ADK. I took delivery of my DAW just a 
couple weeks ago.

  dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  Dave

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Damon Fibraio 
    To: midimag@xxxxxxxxxxx ; ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 8:56 AM
    Subject: [ddots-l] emergency help needed on an audio interface


    OK, so I am buying a computer from adk pro audio through Dancing Dots. I 
get a call telling me that it is possible that my tascam fw1884 may not work 
with the new system due to some conflict that nobody can seem to track down. I 
can use it for midi and control surface functionality, but if the unit 
conflicts with the computer, audio will not work at all, even with small sonar 
projects. So, I am trying to plan ahead. Here is what I am thinking.

     

    I'll keep the tascam, and try it out to see if it works and still purchase 
a second audio interface. If the tascam happens to work, then I can chain the 
two together and use audio on both units and maybe ditch the line mixer I am 
using to get the keyboards into the system. If the tascam doesn't work, I can 
use it for midi and control surface and use the audio interface for getting the 
audio into the computer. I want to know from you all, with a budge of no more 
than $900 at most, what audio interface I should go with that will give me the 
inputs and outputs I need, and whose software control panel will be accessible 
to Jaws. If the unit has effects or whatnot, that's fine. Also, I am assuming I 
can connect the adat connector on the tascam to the adat connector on the new 
interface and pipe the audio from the analog ins to the adat into the new 
interface to double my inputs and outputs, right? If so, am I thinking about 
this the right way or is my head firmly planted in my posterior. Anyway, any 
suggestions would be hugely appreciated, and I need information today because I 
have to call Bryan from dancing dots back with an answer as soon as possible. 
Thanks.

     

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