I am having daw custom built. a From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of D!J!X! Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 1:02 AM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: sound card and mixer recommendations Well, what will you be doing for the most part, recording with mics, playing back lots of tracks (mixing and mastering), or messing around with soft synths, or a bit of all that. Performance wise, PCI express cards run better than firewire or USB, mainly because firewire interfaces for the most part use dice II chipsets which has its limitations; I think you can't go lower than 64 samples buffer. From what I've seen PCIE cards have better latency and can go down to 32 on a system that is properly configured, which is the question, what kind of system are you getting, is it a prepared daw? Bak to interfaces, RME makes some solid stuff, but it's expensive, and you'll have to buy the proper breakout box for your needs; not sure on its preAmps and such, but the drivers, stability and latency is good. In the firewire land, there's the focusrite saffire lines, stuff like the pro40, the liquid mix, the 56 etc. Motu also has some good stuff in both USB and I believe PCIE and firewire. HTH, D!J!X! _____ From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Fioravanti, Jr. Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:50 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: sound card and mixer recommendations Haven't decided on the type of connection yet, either PCI or firewire. Would you recommend firewire? e budget is not the problem. From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of D!J!X! Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:43 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: sound card and mixer recommendations What's your budget? What kind of connection capabilities does your new computer have, firewire, PCI express, USB etc. How much controll do you want over control panel and such, do you have outboard gear like preAmps and such or do you need something with good preas already in it? HTH, D!J!X! _____ From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Fioravanti, Jr. Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:33 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] sound card and mixer recommendations Hi: For a few years I've been waiting for caketalking to make 9 accessible and although I purchased 8.5 I've never installed it. Been using 6; however, I'm about to upgrade to 64 bit with a new computer and sonar 8.5. Any recommendations for workable sound cards and mixers to enable me to record at least eight tracks at once? Thanks in advance. John Fioravanti