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

Damon wrote: OK, so I am buying a computer from adk pro audio through Dancing 
Dots.

Phil replied: don't do it.

Damon wrote: 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.

Phil replied: I know of someone who went down the route you are thinking of and 
ended up returning the system because every time he armed a track on the 
FW1884, there was a massive delay between him hitting the record key on the 
FW1884.  This issues seemed to improve if he unloaded Jaws from memory.

Damon wrote: 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.

Phil replied: it's ridiculous that your even having to think about doing this 
at all.  If ADK are such a great DAW builder then, they should have been able 
to track down this issue ages a go.  I think the one component in the system 
that they haven't tried changing to troubleshoot this is the motherboard.  
Bryan from Dancing Dots and I have had discussions at length with regard to 
this.

Damon wrote: 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 analogue 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. 

Phil replied: my advice is that you put those extra $900 towards a system from 
Jim Roseberry over at:

www.studiocat.com/

Jim has built systems for other DD customers that work well with the FW1884.

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