Best 8 channel interface to work with Mbox 2

pistonsvox

Howiya.

Looking for a nice sounding 8 channel preamp rack to work with the mbox 2 to give me 10 xlr inputs overall using spdif. Just to beat the system and not have to buy more digidesign gear. What would ye's recommend?

kfoltman

pistonsvox wrote: »

Howiya.

Looking for a nice sounding 8 channel preamp rack to work with the mbox 2 to give me 10 xlr inputs overall using spdif. Just to beat the system and not have to buy more digidesign gear. What would ye's recommend?

8 XLR inputs over single SPDIF? How?

I think you'd need an ADAT input, not SPDIF. And as far as I know, mbox 2 doesn't have that.

pistonsvox

ah yeah adats the one. well then is there any other interface that would give me more xlr inputs and will work with protools le?

madtheory

M Audio have some. Project Mix. Digidesign 003.

PaulBrewer

pistonsvox wrote: »

ah yeah adats the one. well then is there any other interface that would give me more xlr inputs and will work with protools le?

The Digi 003 or the older 002 have ADAT in.

Certainly look at the Audient ASP008 which is a monster sounding box for the money - all depends on you budget of course.

The Focusrite Octopre LE (which we also can sell!) is an atrocious piece of dirt though ...

pistonsvox

so is there any usb or firewire interface I can buy cheap to give me 8 extra channels so?:pac: if I had money for 002 or 003 rack or board id get it! Just dont wanna buy something and have it tell me "this is not compatible with digidesign protools le" ha

PaulBrewer

Digidesign , as I'm sure you know ensure that their hardware is part of a PT package. Therefore the only multi chan way around that is via Adat lightpipe on their 002/003s.

Except ......

I believe Mackie ( is it ?) have a firewire desk that runs with M-Audio M-Powered PTools.

Maybe wait til January 14th to see what NAMM brings?

pistonsvox

I guess ill wait so yeah.

Cant get the m audio stuff anyway cos i dont have protools m powered, you'd have to buy that separatly yeah?

That mackie desk sounds well handy.
if only mbox had adat:rolleyes:

woodsdenis

PaulBrewer wrote: »

Digidesign , as I'm sure you know ensure that their hardware is part of a PT package. Therefore the only multi chan way around that is via Adat lightpipe on their 002/003s.

Except ......

I believe Mackie ( is it ?) have a firewire desk that runs with M-Audio M-Powered PTools.

Maybe wait til January 14th to see what NAMM brings?

http://www.mackie.com/enews/

Here it is

bedubaya

you could always buy the m-audio 1814, and use a bank of 8 pre's with adat out into that. the 1814 goes pretty cheep second hand, you could then use this with protools m-powered.

pistonsvox

dont have m-powered tho... hmmm