AFMG Network Forum

Brad Weber · Member

I find myself needing to purchase a new laptop and in researching what is out there I am finding that apparently USB 2.0 and 3.0 as well as eSATA are the new standards and not only FireWire ports but also CardBus and Express card slots are no longer included on many laptops. Most of the new laptop models also seem to come with some version of Windows 7. These factors seem to make compatibility with my EASERA Gateway a challenge. If I have to purchase a new interface I would like to get one that also supports multi-channel operation with SysTune.

Are there any recommended audio interfaces that are compatible with EASERA, Windows 7 and the ports commonly available on these new laptops? Has anyone tried the Roland Octa-Capture?

Thanks for any recommendations!

Charlie · Member

Hi Brad,
The soon to be released Aubion X.8 should work well for you. It interfaces with the PC via Ethernet connector. It has 8 inputs (4 mic pre & 4 line level) & 2 outputs.

Brad Weber · Member

Charlie, I saw the prototype unit at InfoComm 2009 and it looked promising, the one catch is that I will probably need something fairly soon. I know how things sometimes go in getting a product from concept to reality but the X.8 seems to have been 'coming soon' for two years now, is there any firm date for availability and an estimated price?

Charlie · Member

Hi Brad,
While I don't know for sure, I hope the Aubion will be available by the end of the year. The announced price is 1,100 EUR (abut $1,500 US).
http://www.afmg.eu/index.php/read-news/items/news-and-discounts-for-prolightsound.html

hadisumoro · Member

Hello Brad,

RME has great selections of soundcard. I have used Fireface 400 and Babyface for measurement purposes. You may need to spend 1-2 hours to learn on how their matrix system work (monitoring). The driver and hardware are really good, always responsive and very minimum crash/undetected. I suggest you take a look at RME Babyface. It has EQ, Delay, and compressor built in too. It is a very powerful soundcard.

Hadi

Torben · Member

I work with the RME Babyface too and I never had any problems with it. It's a great device with a great performance...

Stefan · Member

Hi all,

the AUBION X.8 should be shipping by the end of next month. We are in the process of refining the GUI and writing the manual.

Stefan

vpizzarelli · Member

I have a new 64 bit windows 7 computer and had a failed attempt at getting the Presonus 1818vsl to work correctly. I need a rock solid USB pre, network or firewire device minimal 8 channels of phantom mic and two channels line. What are the recomondations?

AFMG Pedro Lima · Forum Moderator

Some recommendations can be found here: http://easera.afmg.eu/index.php/tools.html

HTH,
Pedro

vpizzarelli · Member

I see the the MOTU 8Pre is on the list. Has anyone succesfully used the MOTU 896MK3-hybrid?