Advice on a good cheap PC set-up

by **The Tasmanian** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:20 pm

I have been asked to help someone set up PC laptop usb rcording / monitoring set-up.
(as good quality as is poss /but cheap, cheap,cheap!!)
Being a Mac only guy, I am not 100% up on what choices will work with a PC - and USB
I would have liked to have steered him to a 002 - or 003 / but no USB for these.
Can anyone suggest a Motu / or RME type of box (even second hand) that will do the job - will be running with cubase.
maybe 2-4 mic/line inputs - headphone out/ monitoring etc.
under say $600?

by **jkhuri44** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:23 pm

my Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 is....cheap as f@#$... (use it on my laptop only, not my main set up)

connect any good mic pre into it..and it sounds fine imo. i did a test with a good pre, just using its conversion..sounds great.

by **The Tasmanian** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:44 pm

Bummer - they dont make them anymore....
Looking at Motu 4 Pre ATM -

by **jkhuri44** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:48 pm

woops...sorry didnt know that :-(

by **Manning** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:22 pm

The MOTU is excellent.

I have a Focusrite Scarlett 18i6 that I carry with the laptop (running Cubase) when I'm travelling, they're about $300 ish. Good sound (for the price), comes two Hi-Z inputs and two mic preamps that are surprisingly good (for the price). Decent mix/routing software, plus has hardware knobs for headphones and monitors.
http://www.turramusic.com.au/Pages/Cata ... ?CIID=4812

It ain't an RME obviously, but if you want "cheap but usable" it's well worth a look.

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