On 22 5 2003 at 12:35 pm -0400, Michael Carlyle wrote:
Well, for me it's like an interface between the digital and analog worlds. The 424 has a slew of 1/4" inputs, plus the 1/4" phone jack that I use for monitoring. With Cubase, I find it best to monitor in the analog domain, meaning I don't bother listening to the recorded material "as it's being recorded". I monitor the already recorded tracks on playback, routed through the 424, and the live material through the 424 directly.
Nice to hear you're using Tascam 4-track gear, Mike -- I too have been using my 414 (a step or two down from the 424) for analog i/o. :) My digital input to my ibook is a Griffin iMic, but I have to say it's been a bit of a nuisance lately -- have been having weird levels issues with it, and the string of adaptors required to get into the stereo 1/8th jack is a bit of a pain. I also have a Tascam M508 8x4x2 console which I use to record live jams, but even so I only have a stereo recording capability. The next (affordable) toy I want is a 4- or 8-channel input, preferably FW or USB based so that I can lug it around with my ibook, so that I can pull in more stuff at once. The closest budget gear I have seen to this so far is the M-Audio Quattro which connects by USB, though its cost is still about 4X that of a simple pair of iMics... -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca