Recommend a good external soundcard for a macbook?

ruskie · Post by **ruskie** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:42 am

Just switched from a pc with a emu0404 so finding macbook speakers weak. Got the monitors just need interface. Any recommendtions? Budget approx £100-£200.

proxy · Post by **proxy** » Thu May 17, 2007 4:48 pm

Yo m8, you don't need to spend any extra money! You can use the 0404 with your Macbook just fine. Just need to download the correct drivers.

Here's the link to download from Emu's site:

http://www.emu.com/support/files/downlo ... 2&File=574

Cheers!

ruskie · Post by **ruskie** » Thu May 17, 2007 5:33 pm

proxy wrote:Yo m8, you don't need to spend any extra money! You can use the 0404 with your Macbook just fine. Just need to download the correct drivers.

Here's the link to download from Emu's site:

http://www.emu.com/support/files/downlo ... 2&File=574

Cheers!

Sorry should of been more clear. 0404 is an internal one not external so would not work. (No USB)

cure · Post by **cure** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:42 pm

depends what you want...I have a maudio mobile pre... it does what i need it to. Has 2x XLR, 2x 1/4 inch etc etc... work great.

unempty · Post by **unempty** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:51 pm

Some folks have had pretty good luck just hooking up good DA converters to the SPDIF, but I don't have first-hand knowledge though. Might be worth trying though.

ozeb · Post by **ozeb** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:57 pm

I just ordered this yesterday - have heard good things and the price is right...

http://www.focusrite.com/product/saffire_le/

ramadanman · Post by **ramadanman** » Sat May 19, 2007 12:55 am

i use the saffire le. it's sick

efa · Post by **efa** » Sat May 19, 2007 1:18 am

This is fuckin mad - I'm just in the market for one and all roads led to the saffire

This threads the final nail - Bagged tomorrow!

efa · Post by **efa** » Sat May 19, 2007 1:21 am

On a technical note Ruskie its all about the onboard VST to free up your chip etc etc etc - check...

http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/shop/vie ... ITE&page=1

Oh, and its not the LE I'm gettin...

scaramanga · Post by **scaramanga** » Sat May 19, 2007 7:53 pm

RME Fireface 400

ozeb · Post by **ozeb** » Sat May 19, 2007 8:15 pm

well shit - If I just ordered the same interface that Ramadanman uses then that's an automatic seal of quality in my book!!

ruskie · Post by **ruskie** » Sun May 20, 2007 8:20 pm

Cheers for the replies. Looks perfect, nothing better than first hand recommendations from people. Looks like gonna have to sell the MPC though as a sacrifice...

proxy · Post by **proxy** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:17 pm

Ruskie wrote:
proxy wrote:Yo m8, you don't need to spend any extra money! You can use the 0404 with your Macbook just fine. Just need to download the correct drivers.

Here's the link to download from Emu's site:

http://www.emu.com/support/files/downlo ... 2&File=574

Cheers!
Sorry should of been more clear. 0404 is an internal one not external so would not work. (No USB)

Oh, my bad.

I have one of the USB 0404's that I just use with my laptop. It was given to me by a friend who works for EMu so that I could beta test the Mac drivers.

I'm somewhat old school in my studio as far as my interface goes. I'm running a MOTU 828 (original Mk1) and a MOTU 2408 that is just used as a format converter from the 828 ADAT lightpipe. So I have 16 analog ins and outs to my board.

ceskus · Post by **ceskus** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:32 pm

ramadanman wrote:i use the saffire le. it's sick

ramadanman is spot on, i bought one of these last week. pretty similar to the m-audio firewire series, except it has better mic pre-amps, and plus if anything goes wrong, if it breaks etc, the company is based in the uk, unlike m-audio who are based in belgium or something like that.
you should pick one up for just over 200 quid.

jahtao · Post by **jahtao** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:31 pm

Blatantly the Saffire's a winner but if you really don't to spend that much, don't - especially if you don't need all that I/O. There's other stuff out there man

Recommend a good external soundcard for a macbook?

Recommend a good external soundcard for a macbook?

Who is online