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we may be changing our mackie d8b desk with a controll 24.

this presents an issue. 16 channels of adat conversion.

we currently have a mix3 system with 1 x 888 (4 x expernal pres) and an adat bridge giving us 16 i/o from the mackie.

if we go the controll 24 we will loose the 16 a/d/a via the adat bridge. (the mackie is an a/adat adat/a converter as well.

we will have the 16 controll 24 pres that need to go into tools. (to replace the mackie ones)

we can get a/adat stuff to go via the adat bridge (apogee ad8000,800, ad16, rme ???) or get 2 more 888/24's and forget the whole adat thing.

or some other 8/16 channel way into tools. (like the adat thing listed here for sale)

we dont need more outs, only more ins.

what would you do. are there any solutions i have not thaught of.

(2 x rme 8 channel things will get me done for about $3k.) or the 16 channel apogee for about $5.5k.

the alesis/behrincrud way is less than $1k and may be ok for the ctrl24 pres, but not when we replace them with better ones.

opinions please

For cheap as I said yesterday the be!@#$%^& or Alesis stuff.
If only for the Control24 pres it would do. Even if you loose 50% hit not much $'s later when you upgrade
Again for cheap and might not even be better the be!@#$%^& or Alesis :) a 1622. These are the same as a 882/20 convertors so only 20bit.
I changed from 882/20 and 1622 combo to HD and it was a big jump.

Or check out for a second hand AD16 Apogee, there the older model.

Or there is a creamware A16 on ebay localy now $360 less then a day to go.

New Auroa cards look nice. But $'s

anyone. i dont believe no one has had this issue.

anyone have an rme for sale (i know there are some at mixmasters)

i think i will borrow another 888 and buy one rme.

Surely you can pick up some 888 for cheap these days.

Nick

Thought so ....go to www.sounddevices.com.au second hands stuff, they have 888/24 for$1500 and 888 something for $1200

Nick

Seen them sell around $800 ebay.
I mean 888's were never my fav connvertors anyway.
Would see what the RME or even be!@#$%^&/Alesis sounded like against your 888 your got now. If you can do a borrow and test.

Maybe see if Digi can sell you a trade in before they scrap them...

remember the b*&$^ ada8000 used alesis 24bit chips

but the preamps sucked and the line in still used the analoue channel path.

there were mods to the analogue path - run through the prodigy geek-fest if you want to follow that up.

when i was hunting for my stereo ad/da i was certainly finding a lot of good reports on the RME stuff - german build quality, rigid clock.


definately a higher class than the digidesign units. by report, that is.

they've got a new 8 channel ADI-192 DD which might mean the old units are dropping in price. . .

chris

wasn't Mark Rachelle saying his be!@#$%^& ada8000s sounded as good or even better than his digi 888s at the old forum?

i now have 2 x 88/24's and are on the lookout for an rme or apogee thingy. for a good price. but for now 16 channels of 888 will be fine.

damien

[quote="PeterR"]wasn't Mark Rachelle saying his be!@#$%^& ada8000s sounded as good or even better than his digi 888s at the old forum?[/quote]

cant remember specifically who - it's a comment i've heard more than once.

chris.