Shtee Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I have a MacBook Pro; 2.2ghz 120gb drive. 2 gb ram. I have good mic (akg4047) and preamp (art gold dual). I was trying to use the FastTrack by M-Audio ... forget that! Way too much latency and problems with hearing the mic monitoring not sync'd with the recorded signal (latency?). So, I'm ready to start recording but need the best interface to use with Logic Pro 8. My spending limit is 1k, but would love to find something in the $500 range ... mostly just want it to work well ! My recording will be mostly voice / guitar / keys / midi. All thoughts are welcome! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonewar Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 For $500 you really can't beat the Apogee Duet, (unless you need more than 2 I/O). You might even find the preamps to be a step up from the ART.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazmanicg Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Only problem, with the Duet is there is no MIDI. I own a DUET for my iMAC, and LOVE IT. For My Studio MAC, I am using a MOTU828MK3 with an 8pre. You may want to look at the Ultralite from MOTU as one of your considerations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shtee Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 Clonewar & Fazmanicg, thanks for both of your inputs. Do either of you have any experience (or have heard) with the Firewire 1814? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Pro Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 wow every time i come here i see the same questions, INTERFACE! Maybe someone or some of us can make a review of all the logic compatible or status with interfaces and CPUs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shtee Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 OK, thanks for all the input. Here's what I've determined. It looks like the Apogee Duet is the best deal for me. It's true that I mentioned midi; however, truthfully I probably won't be doing any since all the layered samples are available with Logic ... probably much better sounds than are on my old midi equipment. I don't need more than 2 inputs and the preamps are rated really high. So, for my simple needs I think it's the Duet for me! Thanks for pointing me in that direction. Steve PS. I think I'll even go and make a donation to this site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leahbasskitten Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 wow every time i come here i see the same questions, INTERFACE! Maybe someone or some of us can make a review of all the logic compatible or status with interfaces and CPUs.. i second that! it would be nice to see who else has troubles with some equipment on certain setups too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkletch Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I have an 1814, to be honest, it is just alright. I got to play with a DUET and I am considering selling my 1814 with PT M-Powered. I will say the driver for Leopard and the 1814 is a pile of junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I sold my 828mkII for the Ensemble. And I'll get a Duet for the MacBookPro at some point. And a little USB keyboard. The Apogee stuff is simply WELL worth the $$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybass Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 i recently bought the duet, and its a phenomenal unit sonically. also very stable so much so that im now looking at putting my ff800 up on ebay to get the ensemble. originally i was concerned about there being no midi, but everything is usb these days so thats kind of irrelevant, especially if youre on a laptop portability is an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagrantmuse Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I do want to make one very important point about the Duet: it's outputs are UNBALANCED 1/4. Therefore, a long cable run (or even a short one) will almost certainly result in RF noise. Also, if your monitors only have balanced inputs, you'll likely want to run through a transformer. That being said, the damn thing sounds pristine for $500, and integrates like a dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaytranzmit Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 What ever you do DO NOT buy one of the M-Audio Firewire devices. I chanced it thinking I may be lucky but, nope, not even recognised on my machine. Zip Nada Tech support will not support their Leopard drivers and without a shadow of a doubt the most obnoxious and rude, supposidly support line, that I've had the displeasure of speaking to. Avoid like the clap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagal Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I WAS very happy with my Duet until 10.5.2. I now I am getting Kernel Panics due to the Apple FireWire driver way more than I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absorbalov Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Im looking for an interface, i needs to be able to record my bands live drums, so i would need something with at least 6 to 8 outputs, ive been looking at the focusrite saffire, has anyone any experience of this? Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxedwards Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 for the price roll with the duet... that is if two trk is ok, a lot of people like the metric halo stuff... goodluck wit it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absorbalov Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I need at least 6 tracks at once so i can record live drums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybass Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 What ever you do DO NOT buy one of the M-Audio Firewire devices. I chanced it thinking I may be lucky but, nope, not even recognised on my machine. Zip Nada Tech support will not support their Leopard drivers and without a shadow of a doubt the most obnoxious and rude, supposidly support line, that I've had the displeasure of speaking to. Avoid like the clap m-audio inputs/outputs are unbalanced. they use a unbalanced signal and somehow convert it to a balanced signal somehow. i had a friend run an oscilloscope and call tech support when he found them to be unbalanced and that was the response he got from them. one thing you cant really fault them for though is driver support. they were slow with leopard updates but have some of the most stable drivers out there. Not a fan of their interfaces sound quality/converters though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Pro Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I need at least 6 tracks at once so i can record live drums if thats the case get a RME400, absolutely stable. Audio on a Macbook pro has issues still, in case people forgot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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